Mommy Me Time?

Mommy me time, is this even possible? When I found out that I was pregnant, I had all these plans in my head how I would be able to find the balance between being a mom and keeping my self-identity. I always knew that my number one priority would be my daughter and that my needs will follow second. What I didn’t plan on was how difficult it is to schedule me time.

In theory my husband and I have worked out a great arrangement. I mentioned in a pervious post that we have verbalized our “me “ time, in that we each have 3 days a week in which we each have time to ourselves. I find for me the problem comes on days in which he works until 6. We attempt to keep a nightly routine for our daughter, which consists of eating dinner as a family, bath time with daddy, and then bedtime by 7:30.  In order to accomplish this, I find that my “me time” is significantly cut short. I am not sure how many mothers out there have the energy to work out after dinner at 7:30 at night and still be able to go to sleep at a reasonable hour. 

Okay, enough complaining. So what is a mom supposed to do? I recently visited OTMama and she had some thoughts on waking up early before the rest of the house to have a few minutes to herself. The idea behind this is that a mom can enjoy piece and quiet in the house and prepare for the day in a less stressed manner. What do you think of this idea? I think I will work on making this a goal for August. Check back later to see how I do!