Sometimes… okay most times…. in life we get thrown curveballs. Everything around us doesn’t always go the way we plan. Thinking of the week ahead on Sunday isn’t usually the way it ends up on Tuesday. Sometimes the kids won’t leave us alone and we feel like we are being pulled in ten different directions. Being a full-time working mom, I know how hard it can be to find time for yourself! I think that sometimes we get overwhelmed with too many things and feel like we just HAVE to put ourselves on the back burner. That is never the answer!

You cannot take care of your family for decades to come if you don’t take care of yourself today. Whether you have to exercise before everyone else gets up, on your lunch hour, after work, before dinner, or after bedtime, you have to get it done. You have to let your family know that you are putting your health on the front burner. They will not go hungry, and those dishes aren’t going anywhere, either.

Remain flexible, whatever life throws your way, and know that when obstacles pop up that is just another opportunity for you to build your strength.