Encouragement for Working Moms: Tips and Inspiration for Working Moms Who Need Some Encouragement!
Are you tired, worn out, completely exhausted, or just running on empty? I hear you. As a working mom the days and nights can blend together, and you can always feel like you are failing at work and parenting.
Here are 12 Encouraging, Insightful, or even Inspirational words for working moms who need a quick bit of help to get them through their day or refocus their priorities and intentions.
The Encouragement Working Moms Need for Their Day
Even though being a working mom can be a hard balance between home and career, it might be right for you and your family. Moms don’t always work because they have to sometimes they work because they want to. Here is why I work and why it’s ok if you choose to work too.
2. WORKING MOM CONFESSIONS: Sometimes I Look Forward to Mondays
Confession time…sometimes, even though I adore my children and my family, I look forward to work on Monday morning. Sometimes the quiet and control of my office is just the mental challenge I need to value my children even more. It’s ok if you look forward to Mondays too…sometimes!
Some days I yell, lose patience, and don’t even hear my children. Some days I reach the end of the day feeling like I have failed at all of the mom things. Here are some practical tips for recovering from the feeling of mom failure and intentionally connecting with your children.
4. ADVENTURE IN MONOTONY: Living Your Dreams Alongside Your Family
The house, the kids, the career…it’s the dream, right? But, sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the mundane: the laundry, the dishes, the homework. Find adventure in your mom life alongside your family and live the life of your dreams.
5. I’M AN EXHAUSTED WORKING MOM, AND HERE IS WHAT I AM GOING TO DO ABOUT IT
Are you a completely exhausted working mom? Do you need to clear some mental space and rearrange your priorities? Try these steps to return to some balance in your life!
6. LET THEM SPLASH IN PUDDLES: Learning to Let Go
Moms can get caught up in the control, the presentation, and what they believe life should look like. Sometimes it’s hard to appreciate that your children are just…young. Learn to let go of some of the little things like mud and rain puddles.
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Sure, work might be overwhelming. You might feel like an imposter. Your house might be a mess. And your body might not be what it used to. But, that’s not what your kids see. They think that you are the funniest, most beautiful, and most interesting person in the world. Encouragement for working moms to see themselves as their kids see them!
9. HARD TRUTHS ABOUT BEING A WORKING MOM
Being a working mom is hard work. Even if you enjoy what you do or need the mental challenge in your life, here are the hard realities about being a working mom.
10. STEP AWAY FROM THE LAUNDRY: Tips for Improving Your Evenings as a Working Mom
Working moms get to spend so little quality time with their children in the evenings. Even less time if they spend the evening checking emails, doing laundry, and stressing about dinner prep. Check out these practical tips for working moms to improve their evenings with their children.
11. DEAR MOMMY, THESE ARE THE MOMENTS FOR CUDDLING
As a working mom of young children, these might not be the moments or even the years for clean, quiet, or well-rested. However, don’t miss these moments of snuggling, slobbery kisses, or fits of laughter. Someday the house will be clean again…but for now…remember these moments…
Sure signs that even though things aren’t perfect, your parenting priorities are exactly right. Leave the toys, the crayon creations, and the mess, and realize that you are doing it exactly right…
Being a working mom is a tough gig. While you want to do your best professionally, you walk a constant tightrope balancing your home and your career. Some days you need some encouragement, and I hope that you find it here.
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