Readers, HELP ME OUT!! Another week has passed and unfortunately I was sick for most of it. You can imagine what that means. Mommy cannot be sick. Even if we are, we still need to be MOMMY 24/7. Needless to say I did nothing for myself – other than sleep every now and then.

Give me some inspiration. Show me that WE CAN TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES!! Show me we can do at least ONE thing for ourselves each week. It is not like I am asking for one a day or anything.

Actually if you are local to the Boston Area, todays GROUPON may provide some inspiration.

Element Day Spa in Charlestown is offering $125 of services for $50

Now how can we say no to that?? I have never been there, but you can visit their website. What a great idea for yourself OR a gift and it does not expire until 09/24/2011 – 2YEARS!! you can certainly do 1 thing for yourself in 2 years – right?!

(1st time clients only. Limit 1 per person. May buy multiple as gifts. Appointments encouraged, not required. Must call ahead for groups of 4-plus. Only valid on services, not products. Gratuity not included.)

Anybody in??

NOW TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR YOU THIS WEEK!!

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I hope that does not mean that everyone is as bad as I am in doing things for yourself. I actually DID DO something for myself last week. Saturday, I took a nap. Can you believe it? I was exhausted – hadn’t slept well the night before. There was no way I could even wait until the baby’s nap. I told hubby I was going and he was in charge. It was wonderful!!

So what am I going to do this week?? I am not sure. Maybe I will rent Dirty Dancing. I loved that movie and I loved Patrick Swayze. I think his battle with cancer was a valiant one. There are people everywhere battling this awful disease every day.

His death reminds me again of the death of Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Melon. He gave a lecture “The Last Lecture” which stunned the nation and me. He gave the lecture in Sept 2007 and was only given a few months to live. It was an unbelievable lecture about achieving your dreams and it is a must watch!! I followed his blog after that and he battled pancreatic cancer while still LIVING a full life until July 2008 when he passed away. He was truly inspirational. There are no other words for it. I have not watched it in years and even typing this I am getting goosebumos. The entire lecture is over an hour – BUT WELL WORTH IT. Do this for yourself. Grab a glass of wine after the kids go to bed and watch it. There is a shorter version from when he appeared on Oprah.

Please do this for yourself, you will not regret it.

So now it is your turn. What did you do for yourself last week??

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Hope that video brought you back. There are days I wish I were back there. NOW, since the doting boyfriends are a thing of the past and lord knows our husbands and children do not dote on us. So it is up to us…

GO LOOK IN THE MIRROR and let the following lyrics float through your head…

“Used to be a time when you would pamper me
Used to brag about it all the time
Your friends seem to think that you’re so peachy keen
But my friends say neglect is on your mind…Who’s right?
…I never ask for more than I deserve, You know its the truth
… You ought to be thankful for the little things
… You’re always puttin off what we could do today
Soap opera says you’ve got one life to live”

So what I am saying is WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR YOU LATELY???

This is my new Wednesday THEME. I need your help. I seriously cannot think of one single thing I did FOR MYSELF over the last week. HOW SAD IS THAT!! We spend so much time as mother, wife, homemaker, friends, etc. we seem to leave ourselves last on the list. We are just as responsible, if not more, to make sure we take care of ourselves!!

Here is the challenge every week – DO ONE THING, no matter how small, FOR YOURSELF!!! Then let us know what you did every Wednesday in the comments. PLEASE HELP US OUT with motivation and ideas!! If we start just doing one small thing, it will become a habit and we will all be happier. And you know what they say:

HAPPY MAMA = HAPPY KIDS!!

SO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE??? Spread the word and share the joy!!

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