How many of you all have ever looked at other moms and thought, “well, she looks perfect so of course, she can get everything done and still have time to be the best mom!" If you have, you’re not alone. It is easy to judge by what we see on the outside and assume the success another mom has isn’t something we can have for ourselves. And the story behind why Sarah started Crunchy Super Mom really began with a huge struggle that is similar to any struggle moms overcome.
How many of you all have ever looked at other moms and thought, “well, she looks perfect so of course, she can get everything done and still have time to be the best mom!" If you have, you’re not alone. It is easy to judge by what we see on the outside and assume the success another mom has isn’t something we can have for ourselves. And the story behind why Sarah started Crunchy Super Mom really began with a huge struggle that is similar to any struggle moms overcome.
I wasn’t always productive and confident in my role as a mom and the manager of my home. See, in 2014, my husband’s career left me to solo parent our children. Shortly after the birth of my third child, a life-changing health crisis altered my reality completely. I spent months with 24/7 nausea and dizziness and I was definitely not able to enjoy every precious moment with my little ones. It felt like my disorder was completely robbing me of life.
But after months of getting nowhere with this new condition, I was at the bottom - and somehow I had this moment of clarity I realized my struggle really wasn’t that unique. I was giving it too much power. Moms everywhere go through all sorts of things every day. I was convinced that since struggling isn’t unique then there has to be something we can all do to get out of any situation that isn’t our ideal. I realized that it would make all the difference if I just shifted my view of the situation. I’m not talking about saying some affirmations or getting pumped up and motivated… I’m talking about taking one small, step. forward.
Despite my persistent illness, I decided to just take a step and it actually worked. I mean- I was still unable to carry my baby around the house because of my condition and my husband was still gone but I had this new mindset and this one step pushed me forward anyway. I had goals after I became a stay-at-home mom instead of a career woman- and once I applied this new approach I was able to have a tidy home, cook from scratch, homeschool my kids, and still have a little time for myself even with my health challenges.
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