Keeping my head above water

Being a mum requires a lot.

A lot of time, encouragement, patience, energy, love, support, strength, smiles and laughter. This is only just the beginning of what I feel someone needs to be a fully functional, happy and sane mum.

I've found when those areas are feeling low I struggle with my day -which has sometimes progressed to a week- of hard times. When I gather all my strength and energy into one, demanded for extra love, support and encouragement, created more time for myself, come to multiple understandings and realisations to widen my patience and force those smiles and laughter I found I could cope so much better.

But to be honest some days it's still not enough and I don't care what people say but I know I find it hard to ask for things like asking for that extra help. I know I can go to mum (and a huge multitude of others) for help or a break but I just don't really know why I can't..

I am working on it though.

I also need to work on saying yes and push my stubbornness aside! People offer to help (and anyone would be happy that they didn't have to actually ask, and saying yes would be way easier than getting the courage to do so) but I just can't seem to accept their offers. Maybe I feel bad.. Maybe I feel like I'd be being useless. I don't know..

But regardless of my little side thoughts I really just wanted to share what I do to keep going. Every day I try to wash, tone, moisturise my face (used to be a twice daily ritual) as I enjoy looking after my skin. Then depending on the days activities I'll put a bit of makeup on if I'm venturing out! Then putting earrings in and a spray or 3 of perfume to make me feel much like the person I used to be.

With working The Body Shop it made me aware of the beauty I had, and very much addicted with their (and sometimes other) products. So the whole skin care, makeup, fragrance regime is still largely imprinted on my soul. This is a good thing as it made me feel alive and like a woman caring for myself in that way! I was also a costume jewelry addict and have only just recently halved all my collections selling them on to find extra money. But if anyone saw the excessive amount I still own their mind would boggle at the thought of how much I had before I halved it!

Before I rant on further.. What do you do to make yourself feel just that little bit better every day? Do you have any special things that you wear or do to make yourself feel important again? 
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