So.................It
use to be rose petals and essential oils filling my bath as I would
soak my beautifully waxed legs and fresh pedicure leisurely by candle
light until I was wrinkled. I would head off to bed and sleep a long
slumber waking refreshed and alive. Well, OK! I still get a beautiful
slumber as my beautiful baby boy sleeps 11 and 12 hours a night. I know!
I don't tell too many that for fear of getting jumped in the parking
lot by some exhausted new mommy who hasn't slept in weeks. But that part
IS true. We definitely know how to sleep in our house. It's just all
the other parts. Like I don't really wake refreshed as I awake to every
little movement and noise he makes along with the stress of all the
change keeping me from deep REM. So back to the rose petals. Yeah, there
aren't many of those evenings anymore. Mostly because who has time to
go buy fresh flowers anymore? Let a lone, dry them perfectly and plan
that bath timely with their optimal drying time. Honestly, Sometimes I
have to really think if I even took a bath in a day. NO JOKE! If you are
a mom, I know you know what I'm saying. I always heard it, but never
really knew those women were telling the truth. I honestly thought it
was a joke.
So being a mom is pretty easy for me. I know if you just joined me in that last paragraph, you're wondering, "well in what capacity?" Now don't get me wrong, I still struggle with if its a tired cry, a wet cry or a hungry cry, but for the most part, I am good at grooves and we have found our groove somewhat. I am also pretty intuitive to babies needs so I get that part with ease. There are times when I really lose the groove though, or actually lose myself, and I can't see the forest through the trees. But for the most part, I am rocking the mom thing.
Now being a mom and running my business is a different story! Hence my January newsletter hitting you on the very last day possible, my sales tax return in the same manner and my year end accounting was up against the grind. I'm keeping it together, sort of. You see, my business use to BE my baby! And as many know, going from one child to two is the hardest transition. I am finding that I most definitely need a lot of spaciousness in my mind to do both. And the sad part is that while finding that previously mentioned groove, my meditation has suffered. I am just now after three months, getting my space in to sit still and not reply on walking meditations and svasnana time in my public classes to slow my mind. And by "just now" I mean, I actually meditated two days in a row. Woo-Hoo! Perhaps once the mind slows, the self care will begin to naturally fit in with ease. It has taken a bit of time to get some of that in, but I made a commitment to myself that if I was going to find this balance and embrace this change with grace, I MUST be able to take care of my son with grace, not with a busy mind, a cramped upper back, sore muscles and imbalance chemistry. Commitment to self is not only the first step to balance, but the most important step. So last week I had cranial sacral with the amazing Debra Bochinski a massage with the nurturing Arica Ursulich and tomorrow I get to go lay on the table with my intuitive integrative healer Dr. Princetta for an all around integration of body, mind and chemistry. I am so blessed to have such amazing healing people who love me and nurture me so I can better show up for my son and clients.
I know my meditation and self care is the key to finding this mompreneur balance. I also know my tribe is another key. So as my tribe, I ask that you send me a little ju-ju in this department of wholistic life the next time you sit down in your seat. Grateful! Thanks!
I wish for you that you are living with the changes in your life and that you are fluid in your acceptance of that change. And when it shows up unexpected, may you stop and appreciate that moment by stilling your mind and caring for yourself. And trust me, I looked in the mirror as I typed that last statement. I more and more need all that I preach to others. It is such a beautiful thing to recognize that the divine has been guiding me here for so long. And I am REALLY getting it this time. I love the divine! I love you!
I look forward to seeing you on the mat soon. We have been having a lot of fun lately. Because in times of drastic change what better to do than have tons of fun!
In love and light. In groove of change. In fluidity.
Namaste
Jolie
*My favorite blend for a night time bath*
I dont measure anything so drop to your own sense of smell. When I can smell it off the water, I stop. I am also very generous with my essential oils as I view them as medicine. I also use them neat in the water. I am not recommending you do this as some may have a sensitivity. I do not.
I call this Moon Club. You may buy this at The Apothecary at Nature's Whisper
Lavander
Rose Geranium
Sage
DISCLAIMER: do not use sage or rose geranium if pregnant or lactating. And of course don't hold me liable as I am just sharing the love and am not your doctor!
