NieNie Dialogues: Right now I should be...

Usually, I reserve Saturday for cleaning (bathrooms, kitchen, and laundry),

but instead, last Saturday, we spent our day outside together.

I didn't regret it one bit, and if I am being honest, it was hard at first because

I'm usually thinking: "Right now I should be....",
(enter a thousand different things).

But the right answer is "watching Lottie ride her bike,"

or "follow Mr. Nielson around the garage shop to see his projects,"

or "admire Claire's paintings," "check on the chickens with Jane," or

"film the boys doing awesome tricks on their motorcycles."

I think it's important to find a balance between when to play,

and when to work.
Sometimes I get it, and sometimes I don't.
I know of several mothers who are really good at this,
like my friend Lindsay in Arizona and Amy in Utah.
I feel so grateful for good friends who inspire me and
teach me through example and compassion, and
I am thankful for motherhood and what it teaches me
and pushes me to become.
I like who I am because I am a mother.