Calling all Super Moms!

We all want to be Super Mom, don't we? You know - have other Moms look at us and think, "Wow - she has it all together. I wish I could be like her."

I'll let you in on a little secret: A lot of Moms probably think that of you already. True story! They see your posts on Facebook about the results of your baking day. Or they see pictures of your kids wearing home-made Halloween costumes. They see you at the school field trip with a perfect hair day and a great outfit to boot. They see your posts on Instagram of all of the workouts that you do.

But they don't see the baskets of unfolded laundry cluttering up your living room floor. They don't see the other many, m-a-n-y days where you aren't a domestic diva. They don't see you on a non-field-trip day in baggy sweats with baby spit-up on your shoulder. 

They only see what you portray; what you choose to highlight.

And you know those Moms that you look at and think "Wow - she has it all together. I wish I could be like her." She has the same story.

I read a quote awhile ago [I don't know who to credit it to, unfortunately] and it says this: "Never compare someone else's highlight reel with your behind-the-scenes footage."

The next time you see/read something on social media that has you feeling a bit jealous of how you don't compare to that...remind yourselves that this is their highlight reel you are seeing. Not the whole picture. You have your own highlight reel that others are comparing themselves too...and the vicious cycle continues.

We're so busy looking at other Moms and their accomplishments that we fail to look at our own. The bottom line is this: You only need to worry about being Super Mom to your kids...not to other Moms. 

So accept someone else's highlight reel as just that: highlights. Then go back to your less-than-perfect life knowing that they're doing the same thing.

And then spend some time doing what you do best - being Super Mom to your kids.

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My name is Andrea (Andi) and I have the privilege of working part-time alongside Pam to help her with "a little of this and a little of that" as she strives to bring superb customer service to all of you through her Tiny TreeHugger business.

I am a 34-year-old mostly stay-at-home mother of two girls (aged 7 and 9) and have been happily married for almost 12 years. I am a Pepsi-loving, game-playing, guitar-learning, Nutella-craving girl [among many other things that make me ME]. I cloth-diapered my girls when they were babies and enjoyed the cost savings as well as the feeling of
helping the environment - one cloth diaper at a time.

Thanks for checking in and I'll see you again both on this blog and on Facebook!