77: Managing expectations, releasing mom guilt and having the summer YOU want to have

We are in the middle of summer and you might already be losing your mind with your kiddos. Summer can be hard to manage sometimes with trying to keep everyone busy but also not driving yourself crazy with schedules and expectations.

I talk about Mother’s Day at the start and how we sometimes let expectations overtake our experience. We might find ourselves caught up in what you think you should be doing and enjoying with your family, when maybe you just want some alone time! 

Giving ourselves grace to have the experience WE want to have. That might be taking your kids to the pool everyday while you read a good book in a lounge chair. It might be going out and having “adventures” everyday. It might be a quiet day inside. It should be whatever YOU want it to be. We need to let go of the mom guilt of maybe not having your kiddo in every summer camp and activity over the summer. 

Taking a quiet moment either by yourself or include your kids if you want, to think about how you want your summer to go. How do you want to feel? What things do you want to do? And just managing expectations. 

Stay cool my friends! 😎

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