Personal Mission Statement

No

I have personal beliefs/ethics I guess you could call it? Nothing so formal that I've sat down thought about it let alone written it down. These I adapt to each situation rather than have a blanket rule that is rigid and unmoving.

How do I maintain my identity, by having hobbies and a life outside children & my husband.

ie - I still sleep in and read books like I used to before I was a mother, granted that isn't til 11am anymore, more like 9am. eta (I go to the library, they have to wait for me to do my thing, get my books & only then am I happy to wait around for them to get what they want, otherwise I go by myself & they hate that )
- I am on committees that have nothing to do with children, although the people at times act like children

I also tend not to over think life and just go with the flow.

Edited by AandCsmum

I don't have a mission statement but I find myself saying often - I am not defined by my children and husband..A mother and wife is only a small part of who I am..I am still the same fun loving, joker ,rude, crude and dangerous to know person I was before children! I have lots of hobbies and interests outside of my children and husband - I think if I didn't, I'd be a very boring person!

I know I am more than a wife/mother I do think I'm not the same person I was before I had my daughter either.

I've done things in the 18 months since she was born that I never dreamed of before.

My life is fuller and more interesting to me since having her not sure how to define myself and whether I am living my authentic self.

I feel like I have a life BC (before children) and now with kids. Having children is obviously something I can't undo.

Edited by caliandjack

Hated having mission statements at work, certainly wouldnt have them at home, for me its all about the moment, right here right now, I dont spend a lot of time dwelling about my 'old' life - been there, done that, had a great time

Im just me, Ive evolved over the years, like me dont like me, dont care really, I like me, hope my children like/love me and my friends hopefully love me too and will tell me when Im being an arse but will still love me

Lifes not about labels/statements etc Just about what makes you and yours happy, if you arent happy/unsure then make changes, try new things etc easy as

caliandjack wrote: I got the idea from the main OB page ^^ I don't think mission statements are the exclusive domain of the business/corporate world.

Main OB page?????

I've never heard of one used outside the business world.

Here
AandCsmum

Wtf ? Really ? What next.