“The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” — Vince Lombardi

When people ask me how I’m doing, I often say, “I’m doing the best I can the best way I know how,” so when I saw this quote, it really spoke to me. In a nutshell, it really describes my approach to life and all the things that cross my path as I navigate through it. But the more I think about it, the more I ask myself, “Why am I measuring myself, anyway?” When you become a parent, you’re often told not to compare your children with the little prodigy down the street or to compare your first born with your second born (sorry big brother, but I am the favorite), but no one ever stops to remind you — as a parent or otherwise — not to compare yourself to anyone else. I mean, why be your own worst critic? Considering all the things that I get accomplished in a day, or even before 9am, how is it that find time to pick myself apart and see where I stand on the sticker chart of success? Part of my problem is that I work super hard, trying to do everything and be all things to all people in order to scratch that ever present itch for admiration. I’m an admiration addict. The truth of the matter is that the only thing I get is stressed out and I can measure that amount of stress by the bucketful.

So, I’m working on doing the best I can the best way I know how and measure my success by my ability to honestly say that yes, this is the best that I can do as a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend. Everything else. . .well sometimes you just have to leave it for another day.