As mothers, time never stops...UNLESS you make it! There will ALWAYS be something to distract you from taking care of yourself...IF you ALLOW it. Often times, our minds default to taking care of everything else, but us! And this is a mental shift that has to be practiced over time so that taking care of YOU becomes the norm, and more importantly, the priority! Don't overthink this. Just start small. What makes YOU feel like a badass? What makes YOU feel like the essence of who you were before "life" arrived? For me, an hour at the nail salon being pampered is my small slice of heaven amidst the chaos of everything else. If I do nothing else, please trust and believe that every two weeks (sometimes it's a week and half), my tush will be seated in somebody's chair for my shellac manicure and regular pedicure. Everything else in life might feel like crap, but as I'm getting pampered and I look at those pretty hands and feet, you can't tell me that I'm not the badass chick I envision myself to be (#noshame). For each small gesture of love we bestow on ourselves, it feels so damn good that you start doing more of it. For you, pretty nails and toes may or may not do the trick, but whatever it is, start there and build upon it until the full essence of YOU is realized.