Mommy Envy

We all experience it at some point or another, not only as mothers but as women. There will always be "that" mother, co-workers, neighbor, friend, or relative that seems to be able to do it all and do it all effortlessly. How does she do it? How does she manage?

There is a couple mothers that I envy and for different reasons.

One in particular seems to be able to manage her very well behaved children, running them to play dates, school, and extra circular activities, all without one sign of stress on her face. How does this stay at home mom manage to have full hair and makeup done by 7:15 am, wearing a new trendy outfit (I swear I have never seen this woman wear the same thing twice) and carrying the latest Louis Vuitton bag with 3 kids to get up with every morning? She volunteers at both her kids schools, then shuttles them to whatever activity, cooks an all organic dinner, and still manages to have them all bathed and in bed by 7:45pm. How does she do it? Does this women ever sleep?

Now now before you say "Lisa we don't know what goes on behind closed doors", I realize this. And I realize that you cant judge a book by its cover, and that this mom (or any mom) is not perfect! But I envy her ability to (appear) to be able to do it all- and calmly. Because I see other mothers that try to "do it all" and some of them just look stressed out, ragged, and ready to jump off the nearest Chuck E. Cheese building all while wearing stretch pants, her husbands t-shirt, and a scrunchie from 1993. But not this mom. So I envy that. Don't get it confused with jealousy. I am not jealous of this women. I love MY life, and am very content and happy with what I have and my capabilities as a mother, but in some ways it makes me strive to be better. Does that make sense?

So what is it about "that" woman in your life that you envy?