Momma’s Monday Memo Introduction

Good evening Momma’s!
Welcome to the beginning of our lovely journey of taking back Mondays.

Saturdays are for the boys.
Sundays are for the girls.
And from now on,
Mondays are for us, Momma.

Now I know what you’re thinking, of all days why in the hell would anybody want Monday. Which is exactly why that’s just part of the ingenious of it all, hear me out!

First and foremost, I’m TIRED of giving a damn day of the week so much power over my mood and my life. The amount of anxiety that I have allowed Mondays to cause me over the years is frankly laughable. Everybody knows the Monday stigma. Mondays suck, they’re the first day back to work, first day in the school week, strangely depressing, ball busting-ly busy, full of responsibilities and the farthest day from the weekend. Everyone seems sour and defeated before the day even begins. By the time Monday night rolls around everyone’s exhausted, over the day and ready for Tuesday to be here. And what does that leave you, you may ask? The perfect time to take advantage of everyone’s solitude of a mood and get some you time.

Now I could use the saying “you can’t pour from an empty cup”, however what I should say is you shouldn’t pour from an empty cup. As moms we all know it doesn’t matter if your cup is bone dry or cracked all over; you find it, you do it, no matter what, without a second thought.

All I’m asking is you take some of that will power and reinvest in yourself. The saying “A happy mom is a happy home.” exists for one reason, because its true.

Now, it doesn’t need to be some grand planned out night every week. Most weeks for me look like leftovers, but hot, (iykyk), indulging in the chocolate I’d been hiding from my toddler all day and blissfully rotting on my couch with rosemary oil in my hair. Some days I’ll throw in a little red light therapy and any one of my Farmhouse Fresh masks slathered all over my face and neck, never forget the neck ladies. No one touching me, no one needing me, just me re-watching another NCIS episode I’ve seen a thousand times. Happy and peaceful in my solitude.

For many months my Monday me times were interrupted by the cry of a baby, feeding sessions and sometimes the ultimate abandonment of said me times. But that was my season of life and it’s okay if that’s yours right now. You’d be surprised how big an effect just the act of scheduling time for yourself can have, especially in the depths of that first year as a momma. Now just to be perfectly clear am I saying it’s completely okay for this to be the only time for yourself? Fackkkkkk no! But sometimes life happens and you can only control so much.

*My brain immediately reciting the serenity prayer anytime I hear someone preach about not being able to control everything- Thank you, AA baybay*.

Taking over Mondays is about more than just taking time for self care, hobbies and comfort shows. Its a movement for Moms to remember themselves, to love themselves and to ultimately show up for themselves like they do everyone else in their lives.

*Enter Momma’s Monday Memo*

Each Monday I will take to my little corner of the internet to share a mishmash of topics on surviving and thriving in motherhood. My hope for these memos is that they encourage you, me and every momma in between to keep going and keep growing even in the dark and twisty’s of motherhood. I hope to give you 10 minutes in your day where you truly feel seen, heard and understood in a way only another mom could make you feel. A place where each word makes you feel a little less alone and a little less crazy cause lets face it some days sanity is hard to come by.

So I invite you to join me on my mission to take back Mondays. To be as intentional about caring for ourselves as we are with our little’s.

We deserve it, Momma.

Until Next Monday, I love you, I believe in you and please remember…