WOW! What a whirl wind these last few weeks have been! I've composed countless blogs in my head but just couldn't find the time to sit down and write it all out. I still am scrambling trying to balance everything and even as I write this have an on going list in my head of things I HAVE to do.
What I REALLY HAVE to do is blog. I've said it before that I have had journals for years. It has been my way of bringing myself back to reality. I start out crazy and frantic and scattered and as I write ,I slowly hear myself and recognize the lesson I am suppose to be getting at that moment in time.
Right now my lesson is to remember what it's all about. This whole Mamaism thing. Yes The Big Idea was great. Yes the potential is endless as to what this business can be. But the vision that it all started with is what I need and want to focus on.
Since it all started I've had no time for my friends. I haven't exercised, I'm not sleeping, not eating as often as I need to, haven't picked up a paintbrush and most importantly I haven't seen my husband for longer than a few minutes for weeks and weeks now AND I have very little time to really spend with my kids, Which is SO ironic because they were the inspiration for the Mamaisms!
I know this is nothing new to most mothers out there. We are all trying to balance it all. But why? Why if the basic and most important things in life get neglected.
I also know that life comes in cycles. And sometimes we have to focus more on some aspects of our lives than others and that doesn't mean that the other aspects are not as important, it just means everything has it's own time. Nothing stays the same. It's a constant lesson I'm always trying to explain to my kids. None of us do change well. And we all have been struggling with our new way of life here in our home. What IS a constant is the love and support that is flying all around here. I have gotten so many e-mails and phone calls from my friends and family with their encouragement and shared excitement for me. I have gotten nothing but positive responses every where I go. I still can't bring myself to erase all the messages that my husband and kids left me on my cell phone while I was traveling up to NY for the show. Paul chanting "YOU ARE THE BEST" , Arden telling me "you are going to be great Mom" and after they watched the show Logan (who is 12 mind you) saying "you were awesome Mom and you looked so beautiful"! Friends and perfect strangers sharing stories about what these mamaisms mean to them. These are all the reasons why I am doing this.
So... may I just make the time right now to say ... many , many thanks to everyone who has encouraged and supported me. It has meant so much to me . I am so excited about where we are headed BUT please know that I will not forget what it is all about!
