perfect...not so much!

I spent sometime in reflection today, which ended in the conclusion that I'm not perfect. I used to pride myself in how clean my house always was. I would always have the laundry done, the floors mopped, the bathrooms shiny and fresh twice a week, and I vacuumed once or twice a day. It was beautiful and when my house is clean it makes me honestly happy! :)  
As my life changed this past December from working part-time to full-time, plus becoming #1 parents as Josh left on deployment. My world has been turned upside down. My house isn't always clean. I get half of it clean (by no means perfect) and then exhaustion kicks in or it's time to leave or most important my son needs me.  
This past week was so crazy that I just finished washing the pan the eggs were cooked in on Sunday. This is an outrage to me. I really don't know what this post is truly about but I just felt the need to share my reflection today. I can't do it all, I can't be everything, and most of all I am not perfect. Granted I would love to be, but it's not happening. 
I think every woman I know tries to be perfect. We try to present ourselves as a success - as a wife, mother, housekeeper, employee...whatever. When we are honest and say "hey, I need help." or "look this is my failure" it can open the opportunity to let someone else use their gifts to shine. On the plus side you won't been so stressed. 
The other thing I've learned over the past 9 months is to let somethings go. I ask myself what in my life is urgent, important and then what can I do in the future. (A concept I learned at work, but I can apply to my life.) It's important that I do laundry, but when Kaiden is needing one on one time with me that's urgent and that pan from Sunday it's still going to be there for me to clean to it stayed on my future list this past week. I can't do it all so somethings have gone to the wayside, my yard is a mess, my dresser has a pile of junk to actually put away, and the car really needs to be vacuumed out. Today however I held Kaiden in my arms as we watched a movie, I took him to Monkey Joe's while I had some mommy time with a friend, and this evening I read him stories before bed. After he was asleep I washed my dishes, picked up the toys, and cleaned the front bath. The rest went on to my future list, cause I've learned if I don't give my body time to rest there won't be anything accomplished. 


Thank you for reading. I hope this helps encourage you in someway.