# @meenakshi.sharma.co on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2021-07-13T15:00:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Meenakshi Sharma | Ottawa • Mom Life • Community • Creative (@meenakshi.sharma.co) — https://gondola.cc/meenakshi.sharma.co

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Full photo credit goes out to hubby for this one while out and about on the weekend. And I didn’t even have to ask. He shocked me when he said, “Wait, I’ll take a picture of you!”. BLASPHEMY. 😲

That’s not the point (although thanks, hubby), here’s the real point: Before kids, Matt and I used to take spontaneous day trips. Post kids, it has become a bit of a challenge, especially during a pandemic, but we’re determined to doing it.

This might mean: 
❗️Naps are on the go;
❗️Excessive amounts of Wiggles during the drive;
❗️Lack of a healthy well-balanced meal or meals;
❗️A gazillion snack breaks;
❗️Tantrums & meltdowns - not captured in this picture, but I’m sure Aliza was crying because she wanted more ice cream - the audacity at 19 months old.

You get the drift. It’s basically a day without any routine or structure and that’s okay!

I’ve been feeling a lot of guilt lately with sending the two of them to daycare because it’s summer and we should be making memories. The guilt I feel for being a working mom eats away at me all.the.damn.time. 

So, I’ve committed to being the “YES MOM” on weekends only, for now. Although, popsicles were had before dinner yesterday, on a school night. 🤫

And the spontaneity is good for me too. For a long time I felt like I was getting too bogged down by the routine or feeling overwhelmed and either toggling through the endless tabs in my brain of what I needed to do next or telling the kids, “MAMA ONLY HAS TWO HANDS!” Basically lots of yelling and anxiousness. Sometimes that break, with or without kids, is the best little reset button we all might need. 

So, my suggestion to all, specifically to my parent friends: be spontaneous - the planning and routines will always be there. The memories and fun to be had are precious and even if things don’t go as planned, you’ll cherish it all. 

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