The Gift

As a new mom, in the first months of my son’s life I didn’t get to dedicate a lot of time to me.

Not that I didn’t want to, or that I didn’t try. It just seemed like hours passed by without my control. I missed writing, reading. And also having some silent moments just by myself.

I tried planning for “Me Time”, but it always got interrupted. The baby woke up, something urgent needed my attention etc. Until…

Until after the Christmas break. 

My husband gifted me a book for Christmas, a book that I wanted to read for quite some time. I was already happy about that gift, but it was not going to be the only one.

“Why don’t you take some time to read outside? I’ll watch over our baby”, he said. 

I seized the offer and went downstairs by the pool with the book.

That gift, the time for myself, felt even more precious than the material gift. It made me realise that taking time for me feels great, and that having that space can be easier than I thought. Sometimes I can plan for it, other times I just have to take advantage of an unexpected offer.

Funny enough, do you know what’s the title of that book? THE GIFT, by Edith Eger.

Do you take time for yourself?

What is something that you want to make space for today?