Hey guys!

I’m sure you have all heard the news by now. But just in case you missed it, I wanted to share some exciting news with you! You can now find more of me over at This Grit and Grace Life! I feel really blessed to be able to share my heart with women on such an amazing platform. My first post “I Might Be a Good Mom, Can That Make Me Be a Bad Wife?” is up now. I hope you will take a second to check it out.

I feel like I’m being pulled in every direction lately. Like I can’t quite reach the mark. I remember when I was working, I used to dream of all the things I would accomplish when I was on maternity leave. The house would be clean, the kids would have beautifully cut shapes of fruits and veggies in their lunch, and my husband would get all the attention he deserves. Fast forward 10 months and one more baby later, and while I find that my house is slightly cleaner and my kids are happier because I am home and they have after-school snacks and decent lunches (no starfish though), my husband still gets put on the back burner. Which makes me feel like a great mom but a not-so-good wife. Can you feel me?

I’m starting to realize that being a wife and being a mother is not the same thing.

It sounds so obvious, but I’m coming to realize it’s not really that obvious at all.

I wake up every morning with this mental checklist of all the things I want to accomplish that day, and by noon I find myself losing steam. By the time I complete drop off and pick up, get the laundry on and make supper, do homework and activities (all while juggling a 9-month-old baby), I have very little energy to invest in myself let alone my husband, and that makes me sad. Because at the end of the day, I do want to be a good wife. And I know what you’re thinking: all these things do make me a good wife. And you’re right. While that’s definitely true, I believe there is still way more to the story.

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The balancing act of trying to be a good mom and being a good wife is something I struggle with daily and since writing this article I’ve heard from so many of you who are feeling the same way! Being a wife and being a mother is not the same thing we know. But do we? I talk all about this in my first post. If you have a minute, check it HERE and if you love it, leave me a comment or share it with your family and friends.

As always, I hope that my journey will encourage and inspire you and that you will have a laugh (or a cry) alongside me!

Lots of Love

Laila