#1 of 33 Thursday Morning Play Date

I am using my Thursday morning play date as one of my good deeds for the year. For one, it can be extremely uncomfortable for an introvert like me to open their home weekly for a get together with mostly strangers. I had started going to Mom's Group at my church in the last couple of months and it seemed that I still struggled to get outside of my comfort zone and meet people and talk to them long enough to make lasting connections. I thought about how surely I wasn't the only one feeling that way. So I started this. I let whoever wants to come hang out and drink coffee or tea while their kids play wth others in the confinement of a toy-riddled, mostly escape-proof living room.

It has been something I look forward to each week that I honestly did not think I would. But there is something about being in your own house that makes you step up and play hostess to make sure people are engaged. 

At this point, I only have about two to three people that come each week with their kiddos, and each week has been a different group. I've made some good friends that I have a lot in common with. This is also really good for me to not be so in control of everything. Most of the time my house is messy. Sometimes I don't put on make up. 

I'm hoping that by doing this that the moms that come can see that we all struggle with the same things and that's okay. All of us are just getting by by doing the best we can each day.

#mompower