What People will Always Remember About You & My Pajama Pants

What People will Always Remember About You

& My Pajama Pants

Started a new job. Husby is away for work. Kid gets sick. Have no childcare. Got childcare. Picked up kids. Kid gets more sick. Feeling EXHAUSTED. Stressed…

But something juicy is waiting for me at home. Something I know is going to make me feel so good, relaxed and calm.

Something that will make me exhale – for the first time that day.

WHAT?

My 5 year old, worn out, stained, ripped at the bottom pajama pants. Yes, its true – as sad as it may be: I COULD NOT WAIT to be in them JUST to get that feeling.

THAT FEELING.

Why am I sharing this? Everyday it is a roller coaster ride as a career-loving mom, and getting into those pajama pants becomes the highlight of my day because of how good and happy they made me feel inside and out.  It signifies my large part of my day was over and it gives feeling of “being home and carefree”  not to mention UBER comfortable.

Pajamas are simple piece of clothing yet brings me so much joy. It always reminds me that  – the simple things in life are what brings us the most joy.

Maya Angelou says it best, “ I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

I will admit so many times this week I could of said  things, done things to people at work and even to my children in my moments of frustration but stopped and thought of Maya’s Angelou’s words.

Easier said that done…but well worth the effort.

2 Questions for you:

1. How conscious are you of your own actions and implications of them when interacting with others?
2. What are the simple things in your own life - like pajama pants you go to in order to feel good?

Yasmin Razack is a Personal + Professional Life Coach who works with women in transition to unlock their limitless potential in all aspects of life. For more information please visit limitlesswomen.ca  or email her at yasmin@limitlesswomen.ca

5 Things I Know for Sure About Being Married After 5 Years

I remember the night I met my husband like it was yesterday, the feeling he gave me, the butterflies in my stomach and the excitement in my heart. We connected and began a relationship I had NO idea would turn into: Marriage.

My mother called me the day after the wedding when I was still on blissful high from all the hype and fun we had on our special day and she said, “Yasmin, it is really important that you understand that now your husband is now your family. He is now your FAMILY and he is also our FAMILY”

What? I was confused.

My family is my parents, siblings and extended family I grew up with my entire life. Now my husband was my family??? How can he be in the same category with people who l loved and loved me unconditionally my entire life?

I took those words very seriously and it grounded my understanding on what ‘husband’ means and most importantly how I valued a marriage relationship. And because FAMILY is #1 in my value system…..

I am no relationship expert but wanted to both share my thoughts after 5 years of being married and invite you to share yours.

• Love is not enough.
•  If one person stops growing and evolving as a person it can negatively affect the relationship.
• Define your love and marriage frequently by listening to each other, talk about how you want to love and be loved consistently.
• Never underestimate the power of romance à consistent acts of romance.
• Fully understand how false ideologies on the expectations of marriage and the roles of wife, husband, mother, father can impact your relationship.

Although it is tempting to expand on these ideas, I am still on this journey of learning how to be in this relationship…But knowing my core values as my mother pointed out early on helps me to stay grounded.

5 years is not a long time, but for us we celebrated our anniversary to the max and I feel truly blessed to still be in complete awe of my husband.

Knowing your own values is SUPER important in every relationship, when you experience challenging times they will provide you with answers and guidance back to your true self.

Do you know what your core values are? How does knowing your values affect the help you in creating and maintaining good relationships with others? With yourself?

If you don’t try answering this simple question: Who are you and what is truly important to you?

Your answer should be in alignment with what you value or your system of values.

Yasmin Razack is a Personal + Professional Life Coach who works with women in transition to unlock their limitless potential in all aspects of life. For more information please visit limitlesswomen.ca  or email her at yasmin@limitlesswomen.ca