I don’t want to repeat the year 36– except for the birth of my youngest son! I’ll take him every day all day! He was the ultimate blessing of a very dark year. I struggled a LOT last year. You know when you are walking through your house at night in the dark to check on that “scary noise” — when everything in you is ready to become hysterical but your mind is like “no, no, you’re okay, everything is fine...” That sums up my year. So when my husband asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I asked for a really clean house. “Sure, hon, the kids and I —“ No. Not the kids and you. I need a woman in this house. So this amazing lady was at my house all day cleaning and when she was done, I felt like I got a fresh start. Clean home, clean slate. Asking for help (or saving up and paying for help) is self-care too. ❤️