YOU DESERVE THE GOOD CHIPS TOO!

It's the first day back to school after a week off for fall break. I did a major grocery shopping trip so I could get all the school lunch essentials and after school snacks. Everyone is home so I had to get quite a bit of stuff. After sending the kids out the door this morning, I realized I need a lunch. I sent the left overs with my husband. I decided to go old school and make me a turkey sandwich, chips and a drink. You know just your standard school lunch. I have a Costco size bag of organic tortilla chips in my pantry that we have been working on for at least a month. I randomly grab a chip to see if they are still fresh, they are ( kudos to their packaging dept.). I figured I would take a handful of those so that I can use them up and not let them go to waste. But then something happened, I was like I deserve the good chips too. In my grocery haul yesterday I bought some sour cream and cheddar ruffles. These are my family's favorite chips and I was feeling somewhat generous. I went back and forth about opening up this new bag a chips that I really wanted versus finishing the already opened less popular tortilla chips. Then I decided that I deserve the good chips too! I have spent the last 9 years being a stay at home mom/student. I have now entered the part of my schooling that I have to complete a 600 hour practicum. I also got a job working two days a week. I went from being at home five days a week to now working five days a week. I am exhausted!! It's made me realize how much I have sacrificed for my family. I have given so much of my time and energy to ensure they were comfortable and faced very little inconvenience. I have come to realize that I will need to adjust some of my duties and help my family realize that somethings are going to be changing. However, for now I will enjoy being the first person to open the chips! To all the mammas out there holding it down, don't forget about yourself! You deserve the good chips too.