Aimee’s Random Thoughts: A Restful Period

24 September 2006

A Restful Period

Wow, I'm a slacker blogger! Sorry. Life has been a swirl of business here, lately. Anyway, here is a great picture of Eli, taken by our neighbor, Aaron.

Elijah is such a sweet and wonderful boy. (Most of the time! lol!) He is 15 months old, now. He is climbing and running and generally making a mess everywhere he goes. We call this the “path-of-destruction” age. But, he is so happy and smiley and cute. He will do just about anything to get you to laugh. And he loves music. He dances anytime there is music. I use this to my advantage when he's upset. I will put on some good music and a lot of the time, he forgets that he's upset and starts dancing. But, Eli is also very strong-willed and sometimes, nothing—and I mean nothing—will make him forget that he's upset! He knows his mind and is not afraid to help you know his mind, too. :)
Well, thanks to Eli, I went over two years without a period. (Another perk for moms who breastfeed!) My body is now back into that cycle and I realized something with this latest period. It truly is a gift from God. Not just the ability to conceive and bear children (although, the wonderment and amazingness of that cannot be overstated,) but what I realized last week was that during my period, I give myself permission to be pampered. Most women I know go at breakneck speed all the time. We are constantly striving to be perfect spouses and mothers and friends. Those who work for money, do so with a passion. We feel guilty when we aren't productive, when the house isn't clean, when we haven't fixed a “real” dinner in several nights. I could go on and on...
But, during our period—it's a whole different story! It's OK to let things go. “I'm on my period, the house can wait.” It's OK to indulge, “I'm on my period, I'm going to eat that chocolate!” and we don't feel guilty. We give ourselves permission to take naps and long, hot baths. We, in short, pamper ourselves. This, my friends, is a gift from God. He wants us to rest. He wants us to take care of ourselves and have margin & balance in our lives.
So, count it as blessing, girlfriends. Consider it a gift from God. Slow down, relax. And enjoy.

Labels: girl stuff, kids, life of a mom

posted by Aimee @ 8:02 AM

3 Comments:

At September 25, 2006 9:43 PM, Anonymous said…

Hey you...good post...need to do it more often! love, A
At September 25, 2006 10:06 PM, Aimee said…

Thanks. I'm working on it. lol
At October 28, 2006 9:26 PM, Unknown said…

Hi Aimee,

This is the first time I have visited your blog and I must say you are quite a writer. I have never looked at periods that way before...thank you for putting a positive spin on "that time of the month"!

Michelle :)