'Me Time'......What's that?!

Once upon a time I decided when I'd wake up and when I'd sleep and everything in between, all that changed after baby. Baby changes EVERYTHING, no jokes! She hasn't just changed my daily schedule but also my priorities and has given my life so much meaning. I LOVE LOVE LOVE (yes, that much love) baby to bits, but ever since she's been born I've come to realize what an adjustment it is. As I do with all things, I never imagined what life would be like after the baby. All I could think of was 'when will she come?!', one year on and it's hitting me now when I meet friends or family and they tell me how much I've changed! Gone are the days I would sleep in and walk around all day in my pajamas, now I wake up when baby wakes up and that is usually way earlier than I would like! Every new phase of life will bring about day to day changes, you'll never notice until one day you look back and realize just how much things have changed!

I believe it's been said time and time again how being a mom is a full time job so I won't talk about that, instead I want to talk about how important it is to take out just a little time for yourself everyday. Everyone always tells me that whenever baby is asleep I should also sleep, but I really can't sleep randomly like that at all. Instead, I tell myself that once she goes down for her nap (which btw ever since she's turned 1, she really only naps once a day) I will do all the pending things and clean up and all that......... What I do instead is watch videos of her till she wakes up (true story). I know, I sound so obsessed. So I thought I'll put her to bed early so I can do my own thing at night....that didn't work out too well because the earlier she sleeps the earlier she wakes up and honestly waking up early is literally one of the hardest things for me, especially since I have to get up multiple times at night with her. I'm still working to find the perfect balance on when and how to get some free time!

Everyone has their own schedule and they relax in a different way, but I sometimes used to think 'oh I haven't seen a tv show in so long' or just had a date night with my husband or other small things like that. So I started making it a point everyday to make a little time for things that just relax me, even if I'm just scrolling through Instagram....as long as I zone out for a bit it doesn't even matter what it is. When you take out a little 'me time' it does have an effect on you, you're not as tired or snappy it makes you feel refreshed. I can no longer sit on the phone with my friends for hours, just messaging on and off but even that helps you to vent a little or when you hear about their life then it's a change for you and it takes your mind off your daily routine. I mean, even taking a shower is considered 'me time' now! lol

So basically, I wanted to address how while of course the baby is my first priority but sometimes you just need to step back and take a breath for a minute. Taking some time to myself really helped me be refreshed and still feel like I can still do random things that I once really enjoyed doing.

xx

Saneya

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