Are you a cool mom?

You would like to be a cool mom and do everything an updated mother does. Well, you are already there but maybe, not in your mind. 

1.     You are working hard, at home and at work, and see less of your precious one. You pride yourself on being able to spend ‘quality’ time with your child, whenever you can. But your child might be missing a huge part of you during his impressionable years.

Can you…draw a line where you know that office work can be handled tomorrow or delegate it to your teammate? Again guilty, well, life is never easy but your child needs you now.

2.       You do not have any hobby and you are so boring, almost ‘aunty types’. You judge yourself every time another woman achieves a milestone.

Have you…pampered yourself in a spa lately? You deserve it, believe me, either you are a stay-at-home-mom or a working mom, you exert yourself more than even you can imagine.

3.       You feel out of shape and unwanted. You plan to but never get to spread that yoga mat. Maybe, tomorrow.

Forget it, tomorrow never comes. Schedule that time for yourself, breathe deeply and get exercising. Chores are never-ending, the day will get over soon.

Mothers are a worrying lot, give yourself a break. It’s fine to miss some work and complete it tomorrow. After all, you too have just one life. Live each day!

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