A Challenge

Let me set the stage for this, dear friends. 

The one thing I hear most often from people who read my blog is, "I love that you are real and honest." And while I take this as a huge compliment, it also makes me a little sad. To me it implies that most people in our lives aren't real. We aren't honest and open and real. We hide behind filtered pictures and happy emoji hearts. And when people do try to be "real" it comes out as, "what a hard day today...baby boy only slept 7 hours last night and I missed my work out! #oneofthosedays!" When the majority of us see things like that, it serves as a reminder of two things. 1. Your baby hasn't slept a full 7 hours since birth and 2. You forgot what a workout was. That doesn't help anybody. It's time for us to be real. To be honest and open and real. Not just with our closest friend, but with the rest of our people.

My neighborhood Mom's group is reading a book that highlights vulnerability. And while I actually might have the opposite problem (total mouth dribble) I have found it very interesting. Most people are scared of admitting their faults, their struggles, their pain because of the fear that we will appear "not enough." But you know what, ladies? We are enough. We are more than our faults. More than our struggles. And much more than any pain we might be feeling. (That is some amazing stuff right there...should be on a motivational poster!) 

It's time we admitted it. 

So...here is your challenge. If you are reading this, I want you to admit one fault or struggle that you noticed with yourself today. You can admit it here, to a friend through a text message, in an email etc...but just openly admit you aren't perfect. And I promise, PROMISE, you will find that you aren't alone. We have all been there. At one time or another, we have all been there. Unless your admission is something like, "Ugh. I only ran 6 miles today instead of my normal 10. I feel like a failure." I'm sorry. I've never been there. I've never run 6 miles, not to mention 10. Also, if your admission has to do with your love of kale....that's another one I can't relate to. Everything else, you aren't alone! Promise!

To start us off, here is my admission for today....Everybody thinks I have had a super great attitude about my house flood and the fact that it isn't done. Well you know what? I am actually super pissed and real close to losing it on the next Nationwide agent that I talk to. And my oven broke today and that really is just the icing on the freaking cake. And my weed eater, which I just got in May, is broken too. So seriously, the next thing that breaks might be my brain. Or my hand, when I punch my unfinished wall out of total frustration. I am faking it all really well because I am NOT OKAY WITH THIS ANYMORE. 

Your turn.