I clean the entire house, then see the streaks on the windows…
I plan, shop, and cook the meal, but forget about the French bread until I smell the charred loaf…
I work out and count calories but the skinny jeans I splurged on pre-4th baby still won’t go on past my knees…
I give up diet Dr. pepper, but I still don’t drink enough water…
I buy gummy bears when they asked for gummy worms…
I make time to spend with each child, but in doing so neglect my husband and my own basic needs…
It can feel like an unreachable goal, to please everyone. And I am a pleaser, so this is hard. One day while scrolling through Pinterest reading colorful posts that promise 10 days to flat abs and “Best Ever Roasted Chicken!” my eyes stopped on a quote by Augusten Burroughs: