With a new little one at home, finding time for myself is hard. This was most apparent a couple of weeks ago when my little guy tagged along as I got a mani/pedi ahead of Thanksgiving.

For the most part, my little dude is well-behaved. He’s easily entertained, so taking him along wasn’t a huge inconvenience. While I got my pedicure, he sat in my lap, and we took selfies with the AR emojis.

The dilemma came when it was time for my manicure. God bless the inventor of the gel manicure. I was done and dry in time for him to tell me that he’d had enough of this place and wanted to go.

Was it as relaxing a trip as I’d hoped for? No. Did I get done what I needed to get done? Yes.

But does it still count as taking care of myself if the baby tags along? To the multitasking mama, which we all are, yes. Totally. Killed two birds with one stone. To the mama who needs an hour to herself every once in a while (again, all of us), most definitely not.

And before you ask, my husband was being a good son and helping his dad out with something that couldn’t possibly wait until I came back or until the next day.😏