This is Normal

So I have been thinking for a while now that the social media world is filled with too much "perfection". All these bloggers I follow on Instagram with their perfect hair, perfect bodies, perfect children, perfect homes...I am sick of it. I wish they would just give me a glimpse of their unmade bed or their kid wearing his pants backwards. I know they are only posting the best of the best, I know they don't show you the messy parts of their house, and they don't tell you about their maid, or their personal stylist, I know! I get it, but those pictures can still be enough to make me feel pretty crappy about myself. Because their "normal" is not even a small resemblance of my normal.

I've talked with my mom about this on several occasions. Before social media there was no pressure to be the "fun mom" there was no comparison to be made about how clean your house was or how big your thigh gap was. You just raised your kids. I envy that. I know I can't possibly be the only one who has carried around guilt about how long my kid has sat in front of the TV, or how I how messy my floor is, or the pile of laundry that is growing....not to mention my inability to shower before 2 PM.

In the last few months I have come to terms with the imperfection that is in my home. I am trying to carry around less guilt, because frankly I have more important things to worry about than how I smell. My kids are happy, healthy, and they love me even when I don't shower. My house isn't always clean, and my hair isn't always done, BUT we are happy. It is enough.

So here I am deciding that we could all use a little more normal. The kind of normal that when I put #momlife it is more to the tune of poop running down my leg than "I just rolled out of bed and made vegan, organic pancakes in my sexy pajamas".

I want to put out there the idea that as moms we are enough. Messes and all, we are enough. So I plan on sharing bits and pieces of the Wimmer crazy with you all to show you just how normal we are. This is a blog where you can always find comfort. No guilt, no shame, no perfection. Because every mom deserves to have a shiz day and know that there are other moms out there having a shiz day too. This is normal.