Mom-ivation

I struggle with keeping upbeat around my kids at times.  I work Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at the end of the day all I want to do is change into my tank top and yoga pants, hit the couch and attempt to conquer the latest level in Candy Crush.

I do not want to make dinner, but I do.

I do not want to load the dishwasher every night, but I do.

I do not want to pick up clothes, start laundry, put the house back in order -- only to have it destroyed again as soon as my little ones wake.

But I do.

What keeps me motivated?  I would say ninety percent is just a deep down driven determination I possess to get things done.  The other ten percent is in the silly little motivational quotes and photos people pass around Facebook.  Ridiculous as it sounds, if I find a saying I connect with or read something inspirational, it keeps me going.

This all means, of course, that I make sure I find the time every day to log on to Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest in order to find these things I like or to get inspired.

The other thing I do is to try and take those frustrating parenting moments not as seriously.  Yes, when my two-month-old son projectile pooped on my shirt, some of it splashing up into my hair, I wanted to cry, scream and immediately shower.  But I was changing him on the floor of my office since I had stopped in with him before my return from maternity leave to touch base on a project and I couldn't do any of that.  So I finished changing his diaper, I rinsed the poop out of my hair and wiped it off my shirt best I could, and then I shared the story.  I got a ton of Facebook likes, laughs and giggles out of my projectile poop moment. After all, what else can you do?

So how do you keep up your motivation?  You can read other motivational tidbits here: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2DZAXu/voiceboks.com/how-do-you-get-your-mom-motivation/

That inspired me to blog today - I hope it inspires other parents out there to find some "you" time!