Yall. I stayed out until 1 am last night. 1 in the morning. An hour past midnight. Can you believe it? I have absolutely no regrets about the amount of sleep I missed out on.

Last night some of my other mama friends decided we all needed a ladies night in. SO- I fed Bennett and put him to bed and then out I went. It was kind of weird driving to my friend Liesel’s house. I don’t drive at night anymore… I have no reason to. That sounds so depressing… ha. Anyways, with Bennett tucked away in bed and Patrick there to watch him, I ventured out for my first ladies night out.

I can’t even begin to tell you how refreshing last night was. I laughed so hard. Like, the I can’t breath laughing. The “My face looks crazy and contorted” from laughing. It was an absolute blast. The conversations ebbed and flowed from funny to serious. It was great though, we talked for 6 hours… until one of us looked at our phones and were shocked that midnight had come and gone. Everyone was there to encourage each other in whatever we are facing as mom’s or wife’s. We are all in the same “trenches” but it does’t feel so lonely or overwhelmingly hard when you’re surrounded by other ladies to do motherhood with.

Friends make the days so much easier. My number one advice to any new mama is to find a group of ladies to have play dates with or ladies nights, or coffee dates. Get out of the house almost everyday. You will go crazy if you stay at home day after day. It turns into ground hogs day. Doing the same things over and over again, day after day just isn’t fun…. BUT mother requires you to do the same things over and over again… day after day. So, what do you do? How do you not go crazy? Friends. Connect with other like minded mama’s. Having friends to laugh while doing everyday life with makes everything so much better.

The best part about these ladies? We don’t need much to have a good time. Actually… all we need is a place to sit. And a place without noise restrictions…. because our laughing can get a little loud 😉

SO! Plan a ladies night if you haven’t had one recently. Lose a little sleep, it will be worth it.

OH and shout out to my hot hunky husband who watched B so I could go out. Thanks babe.

So – How not to go crazy as a stay at home mom? Or even as a Stay at home working mom (as half of us are) – GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. Have play dates. Get connected with other moms. Go on a walk. Meet up at playgrounds. Just surround yourself with other awesome mama’s. 🙂 Happy Thursday yall! Now to go drink another cup of coffee… 🙂