Being Fabulous means Loving yourself.... without the kids!

To be a fabulous mom, you have to know that it's okay to pamper yourself. I know it's hard. It's been more than difficult for me to except the fact that there are times when you go shopping that you don't have to come home with something for the kids or groceries. Imagine that! I still haven't gotten the concept of that, hence, the purse issue. But this weekend I realized how wonderful it is to just time time out and have a Ladies Day.



My children are 9, 6, and 4. And I have never left them, except to go to my sister's graduation last year. As many know, I celebrated my 31st birthday about 2 weeks ago and my best friend has been trying to coordinate a day for us and a few girlfriends to get together and do girlie things. Finally, we did it.



Ms. Thang took me to the spa to get a massage. This is something that I've never done before. I've never taken the time and never wanted to spend the money to do it. We went out to have a nice dinner, went to one of those "girlie parties", and spent the night talking and laughing over a few drinks.



Well, I'm glad that I got the experience. The massage was nice and relaxing, but the wonderful part was spending a weekend without the family, without hearing Mommy, Mommy, Mommy! Without worrying about laundry, cleaning or anything... FOR TWO DAYS!



The best part of the experience was having a willing participant to help make it all possible. My husband, I have to, was wonderful about the whole thing. Just getting home from 5 days in the field, he willingly took on the responsibility of being the sole parent for the weekend. He did a great job because when I came home, of course everything was clean, dinner was done and he was doing laundry. The kids said they had a good time and I felt extremely at ease the entire weekend knowing that everything would be fine when I got home.





I learned that it should be okay to do something for yourself every now and then. It's okay to pamper yourself, do something that feels good to you, hang out with friends, be something other than just a mom, every now and then. I also learned that in order to remain a fabulous mommy, Mommy has to appreciate and love herself as much as she does her family.



And that's what being MOMMY FABULOUS is all about!

Mommy Fabulous! Feelin' Fabulous.

Today is a day where I just want to smile. Today, not only do I feel good, but I look good. I mean really. I don't like to brag, but today I look pretty darn good! I don't know what it is.

It could be the new Covergirl Wetslicks Fruit Sprizter lip gloss I bought on friday. Like Denene from MBB said, lipgloss just makes you feel good. This one tastes good and it last longer then most of the cheap ones I buy.

It could be the cute little sweatsuit I bought at Cato Fashions last week that I finally decided to wear today. Or the fact that when I tried it on in the store it fit perfectly and when I put it on today it was too big in the crotch area. That could make a girl wanna touch herself! I mean, I know it's a fluke I didn't actually lose weight in a week, but maybe... just maybe..... this treadmill thing is paying off!

On top of that, I put a relaxer in my hair this weekend, ORS Olive Oil Relaxer, and it is so shiny and silky. I tried a new one and got awesome results.

Now I usually don't do this. Don't like posting pictures of myself, but today is a good day! And every now and then, you just have to have a little confidence in yourself and flaunt your beauty! Every now and then you just have to Invest in Yourself and be MOMMY FABULOUS!

Nan one of these companies is paying me a dime. These are my true feeling for these products, not brought on by the thought of receiving compensation. But if any of you PR people read this and would like me to feature or review your productor company, hey! I'm game!

Investing in Mom

I came across a blog post today that made me think about how important it is for moms to invest in themselves as much as we invest in our children. OhMommy at Classy Chaos is having an awesome giveaway that I really could use. She is giving away some awesome boots. They are the $220 "Sexy snowbunny" boots from YOU by crocs. If you can use a pair, get over there and leave a comment. I'm getting these babies, but you can try!

I'm one of those moms that had children and seemed to have lost myself somewhere during the way. I'm one of those moms that I always hated. You know the ones that were skinny and cute, well-dressed and always groomed BEFORE they had kids. almost 9 years after becoming a mom, I look in the mirror and ask myself, who is this chick?

I never wanted to be one of those frumpy looking women that wear t-shirts or jeans and sweat pants all the time. And I'm really not, at heart anyway. But it seems the older the kids get, the more they need, and the less there is for me.

Less time. Less money. Less everything.

I'm not one of those glamorous moms that I sometimes secretly envy who seem to have it all together. You know the ones that ALWAYS have their hair done. ALWAYS have their makeup flawless and ALWAYS dress like they were cut out of a Vanity Fair magazine.

In fact, I've lost that "glamorous" side of myself that I so know is somewhere in there.

As a mom, I wear sneakers more often than I care to admit, simply because they are way more comfortable than those heals in my closet. I so want to be able to wear a nice pair of skinny jeans and a slammin' pair of stilettos. I so wanna find that glamorous inner me!

But in order for this to happen, I have to first start investing in myself. Taking time for me. I've started this road to self improvement. Working out, getting on my treadmill as many times a week as I can. Doing crunches to get rid of this muffin top. Eating less.

I force myself to go to store, mainly Cato, to try on clothes and face my fears. I think they have a trick mirror in there because I really never knew I looked like such a cow until I tried on some clothes in there dressing room. I don't seem to look that bad in my own mirror at home.

And I plan on buying something for me every now and then. Something that will make me feel pretty.

(or at least prettier ;-) )

Investing in yourself is important. Doing things that make you feel good. Every mom needs that special something that gives them a pick me up. Some just for them. Invest in yourself and everyone your entire family is sure to benefit.