I know how these days feel.
You try to share you love to everyone you hold close to your heart. No matter what’s going on, making sure they feel loved is most important.
There are nights you don’t sleep to make sure everything gets done for them.
When you need something like clothes or a new haircut, you make sure your kids or partner have them first.
Sometimes you spend hours listening to others to make sure they’re okay. You know your problems will work themselves out eventually.
Instead of a long hot bath or shower, you rush through yours or share them with your littles.
Your meals are cold because you make sure everyone else gets full first.
We put them first because we love them. We’re the glue the helps holds those we love together.
But…
You deserve the same love you give to others.
Never forget that you deserve a good nights sleep, a new hair cut and clothes, knowing your problems are important, a long shower or bath, and a hot meal.
That’s just touching the surface of all you deserve and need.
It’s hard to put yourself first or accept the love that we give out. When you do, don’t feel selfish. You are in need of those things too.
You cannot continue keeping everyone else afloat when you’re drowning.
Allow yourself that space. You’re worth it.
When you put yourself first sometimes, you give all those you love the opportunity to be around the best you.
More importantly, you get to give yourself that love that you pour into others.
You deserve all the things you want and more.
Love,
Another Woman Who Puts Others Before Herself
Grey Skies & Rainbow Highs 
Yes, don’t forget to take care of yourself too!
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Self care and self love is SO crucial.
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Thank you for this reminder! I may be sobbing while my husband stares at my from across the room! 🤷♀️
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Aww. I’m glad these words were able to hit home.
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Well put! This is so hard for women to remember BUT so important! Since I started setting time aside for myself for more sleep and some “me time” regularly, I have become a MUCH better mother and wife because I’m no longer trying to meet everyone else’s needs while running on empty!
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Yes! That’s so amazing knowing that with just a little time to yourself, you can help your family more. You’re even more of an amazing mother and wife for it!
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This is so important
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Thank you. I think every woman should know this.
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Oh this hit home
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I hope it’s a helpful reminder.
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This is beautiful and makes me reflect. As a mother, as a nurse, I always put others first and forget that the same rules apply to me.
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They sure do! You are just as important and beautiful as all the ones you love.
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This is so true. This is me with everyone around me. I finally broke bad other night. My dad passed about 4 months ago. My mom is supposed to be putting house on market and with him being sick, the bathroom was not sanitary regardless. She came in so nasty and ungrateful. It broke me bad. My husband told me I need to walk away. I was sobbing. So I made a promise to do for me now and again because honestly cannot break again.
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I’m so, so sorry for feeling this over whelmed and down, and for the death of your father. You need the space and time to recover and feel back to you again you never should be treated poorly. I hope it gets smoother.
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I can definitely relate to this. Self care is such an important thing, otherwise it is easy to get burned out.
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Yes. Burn out is hard. Giving yourself that space is so important.
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thank you for this heartfelt post Danielle..
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Thank you for reading.
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Thank you for this and for reminding us that we deserve to loved and the best things in life. Motherhood is not easy and because of posts like these, you make me feel that there is someone who understands.
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Always here to understand and sit with the hard times of parenting with you. You’re never alone.
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This is something my counselor is working hard with me in!!! So good!
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It takes time and work to get there!
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Yep I am that woman. It is so hard. My hubs sometimes whispers, walk away. So hard. But every woman needs that fine to herself
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It is so hard to allow yourself that space. But you deserve it!
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