"They" were right all along!!!

All my life I've heard that if you don't take care of yourself, you're no good to anyone else. Thought this was rubbish! I was a good mother, good wife, so what if I was overweight and tired...I was taking care of everyone around me, and if I must say so myself, I thought I was doing a pretty good job.

Well, I'm older and wiser now, a member of SP, and finally have realized that "they" were right all along! I think I often played the martyr when I was younger, expecting everyone to applaud my ability to put everyone else first. Riding to my son's swim meets, cheering for my daughter in a theater production, working full-time while trying to keep a lot of balls in the air at the same time...wow, it was tiring, especially since I was carrying at least 50 extra pounds around with me every day. Don't get me wrong, I loved my life, but I was SO TIRED a lot of the time!

My children are now grown and my husband has retired, and I'm in my last 3 years of teaching...and I finally get it...I'VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF! Not for anyone else, but for me...so that I can live longer, feel better, and truly enjoy every wonderful day. And you know what, I don't feel guilty about that anymore!