Sexy Moms

Sexy...just having the word go through my thoughts makes me cringe. Something about becoming a mom seems to throw sexy right out of the dictionary of acceptable phrases to describe a woman. I can't honestly say the last time I actually FELT sexy. Somewhere between the nursing, spit-up, poopy diapers, long nights without sleep, and all of the maintenance that goes with a home, husband and job, I seem to have lost sexy. The fact that "dressing up" and wearing lipstick have also gone out the window, could be contributing factors, but I think there is more to it than just those things.

Where did sexy go? How do you get it back (at least once in a while)? Realistically, at this point, it would probably take me a good six months to get ready to feel sexy...requiring some working out at the gym, tanning, waxing, tweezing, pedicure...need I go on? Then, I MIGHT be ready for sexy.

So what is that elusive thing? As someone reminded me recently, I think it really comes down to confidence and being secure in your own skin. Feeling that power you hold to attract someone of the opposite sex (hopefully you are married to him). You have to believe it to be it. So moms, I hope you find those small ways to feel like that 25-year old sexy woman you once were...I'm still working on it, but I hope to get there (even if it only lasts a couple of hours).

Hope Floats

Okay, totally a "chick" flick, I know...but there is something about the movie Hope Floats that is so appealling to me. Maybe it is the way Birdie finds a way to get through tough times and come out stronger, maybe it is the way it explores relationships between Mothers and their Daughters at several stages, or maybe it is just the feeling that comes through that the next day might be better than the one before.

There are some great lines in this movie... The one I will leave you with today is this... "beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it is the middle part that counts". So when those tough days come along, and you know that they will, try and remember this. Maybe it will help you get through to the next day.