Life is so messy (and if yours isn’t- cheers! I raise my overfilled wine glass to you). But, I have a feeling every mother has a bit of mess in her life. On any given day I feel as though I am walking a fine line between having it all together and being a hot mess. Everyday I feel like I’m Nik Wallenda walking a tightrope across a volcano, except with four kids hanging off of me. That’s the kind of fine line I’m talking about. In all seriousness, it is a delicate balance. There are days that I amaze myself and other days when I say, “what the heck am I doing?” Except I don’t say heck. It’s not glamorous. In fact, it is downright ugly sometimes. Just today I pulled over on the side of the road on my way to school drop off to clean up a nose bleed (on picture day, because a regular day wouldn’t do) and had another child vomiting that I had to pick up at school. The best thing you can do is roll with it. Try not to forget that you are raising a human, or humans, who although might seem exactly like you, are individuals with their own thoughts, ideas, instincts, ambitions, emotions, preferences, and temperaments. And, these dynamics can be a lot to balance at times. This motherhood thing is tough business. Remember the best thing you can do is stay true to you and your children. You’ve got this. xoxo