Have You Lost Your Identity?

Have you ever asked yourself this question or thought about it? 

Have you lost your identity?

When you became a Mom did you lose your identity as a person other than Mother and wife? 

Recently I have been thinking about this question quite a bit. 

What kind of person was I before I had children?
I had a lot of friends and I often had plans all of the time. 

Where am I now that I have children? 

I can count on one hand how many good friends I have, and the only plans I ever have involve doctor’s appointments, car pools, teacher meetings, grocery runs, and anything else related to my motherly duties. 

I often tell others on my blog that it is very important for you to take a little time for yourself every now and then, however I have failed to do so. Have you failed to take time for yourself? How often do you put your own needs aside in order to take care of your children and spouse? It happens all of the time. We are mothers, and we often forget that we too need to have our needs met. 

I am going to try something new myself and I encourage you all to do the same. 

Try to do something nice for yourself at least once a week. Even if it isn’t anything major, just try it. Maybe you can’t afford to buy yourself something new, but you can paint your nails (in a room with no kids! Ok, I added the no kids part just because I think it sounds nice. 🙂 

I would love to hear how it is working out for everyone after a couple of weeks. 

Are you in for the challenge? 

Anyone that would like to participate can post below. Don’t worry, you can comment even if you don’t plan to participate. I would love to hear what others have to say on the subject. 

I will post about this again next week and those that are taking part can comment again letting us all know what they did for themselves throughout the week. (You do not have to comment, but are free to if you like. The more the merrier!)  And if you would like to post about this on your blog and link back to my original post you can do that as well.

(I wanted to add that I would never trade where I am in my life for anything in the world. I would give up everything for my boys. I am not unhappy by any means in the life that I live. I live a great life and love being a mother. Thanks to all who are reading and commenting.)