You often hear it off the streets from old friends as they unexpectedly catch shopping at your local grocery store, " she let her self go! She used to be soo Gorgeous before". Or you might even hear it from family. In subtle or not so subtle ways,"your leaving the house looking like that? Honestly, the way I leave my house sometimes, hair disheveled being held back by a tired elastic, yoga pants, t-shirt and hoody, sometimes socks and crocks. Because before children the first thing I use to think of was myself, I made sure I got my 20mn showers and had time to apply a bit of makeup, my hair was always styled ever so nicely, never wore the same out fit or even exchanged the same shirts throughout the week, and so on. But now that I'm a mother, things are different. Not to say moms can't keep up with their past appearances, but I so choose to spend my time differently. I often wear the same shirt or pants throughout the week because my post pardom baby jellybelly says so or because its the only thing that is unstained at the moment. Ive swapped out long relaxing showers daily, with showers that have an uncanny resemblance to jail, they're going to be shared and you better make it quick. LOL. And that might be a few times a week if your lucky. I don't spend time hanging out with friends, I roll around with littles and play with chalk. I usually don't have time for what little make up I do have, instead I scrounge my husbands pockets for his Chapstick. I don't have evening dinner dates with the ladies on frIdays, I have full days with the littles spent at parks and libraries. I don't eat alone all comfy while watching a movie, I eat while balancing a nursing on my lap. So the next time you come across a mirror, or hear an unwanted opinion, say to yourself, " I didn't let myself go, I gave myself to my children".
