what am I again ??

Last time I looked I thought I was just a woman with some dreams of seeing the world, maybe trying some new exotic foods and meeting new people.

Now, after two children, when I look in the mirror I know that Im not just a woman...I am a nurse that fixes scraped knees and removes splinters, a great story teller that uses different voices for each character in a book, a lawyer that mediates disputes among screaming clients, a chef that caters to the fussiest of customers, a laundry maid, cleaning maid, and gardener, secretary and over all foreman to a working and functioning family company.

Some would say that a woman looses herself in becoming a wife and mother but I would say I found myself and so much more.

Sure, there are times when you want to go to the washroom in peace without kids banging on the door shouting "mom" repeatedly or take a shower before ten O'clock at night or just pamper yourself by curling your hair once a month to remind your husband why he married you, but how boring life would be if we had no children and only took care of ourselves.

A Woman will truly learns new things about herself that she didn't know she was capable of when she runs a family.

But remember to take time outs for yourself and put your needs first because if you don't then you will loose who you are. You can't take care of a family if you can't take care of your self first.

So I will leave you with my thoughts on life for today and hope that you take them into account in your own life.

Children are the purpose of life. We were once children and someone took care of us. Now it is our turn to care.

Cree Elder