Its okay, friend!

Its okay, friend!

Don't wake up with the guilt in your head

Alarm fails, more than that fatigue wins!

Start enthusiastically

You will catch up in no time!

You take care of your family 

But don't bother to think about you!

Its okay, friend! you need your time too!

Till you are back from dropping kids in school, you don't have anything to eat!

Its okay, friend! You need something too!

Make a cup of hot tea for yourself

Sip that little by little

It's okay, friend! Don't let your mind move on to the next one on your to-do list!

Enjoy that tea!

Agreed that you need to cook before kids are back

Its okay, friend, sit for 5 minutes if you feel like!

Everything can wait!

Cleaning up, vacuuming, dishes and laundry, all can wait for you!

Take a small nap if you need one

Don't deprive yourself of all the simple wishes in life

Being tough on yourself won't make you happy

Its okay, friend! go on..

Treat yourself with the ice cream you wanted to have since a long time

Treat yourself to a movie and popcorn

Treat yourself to the solitary walk you always wanted to take 

Its okay, friend!

Let kids miss you sometimes

Let your family miss you for a few minutes

Give them the time to think about you!

Not all precious things are available all the time!

Its okay, friend!

Let the people around you know you too will feel hungry, tired and sleepy

Its okay, friend!

That doesn't mean you're incapable but it means you're human!

Build that dream, one step at a time

One day, you will turn back and question yourself what have you accomplished?

Its okay, friend! Do a little more each day..

One day you'll realise your hard work has paid off!

-Vishnupriya

PS Dedicated to all the precious women who put everything around them first and themselves at the last!