I must confess. I still get confused between Memorial Day and Labor Day. I guess the “Ms” stick together, Memorial Day happens in May. So today is Labor Day. Hopefully this trick will stick for me going forward.
Historically, the holiday came about and was initiated by labor unions. There is no real substantive underlying “movements” or monumental meaning for the holiday. But in modern times it does signify, at least informally, the end of summer, parties, BBQs, being with family, taking it easy, shopping….
It seems like for working mothers there is a twist on words – laboring to bring our children into the world and also playing a role in the workforce. It seems like this should be an extra-special day for us working mothers. A day where we get to take a break from the juggling act and spend extra time with the family in a relaxed way. A way for us to celebrate another year of working hard and surviving another year of the “grind”. Yet also celebrating family, your kids… possibly the main reason you work so hard now to begin with.
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For me… well what did I do? I did not have the children today. So I celebrated solo – not bad though. I’m not complaining. I woke up late. I cleaned Cocoa’s cage. I went food shopping. I bought a patio set (taking advantage of 50% off end of summer clearance!!!! I am psyched!). I ate a lot of vegetables, but the smell of BBQ in the air made me think of cheeseburgers for most of the day. I hacked down more dead raspberry bush vines to prepare for garbage pick up. I am going to open up a Guinness and begin my “clean out my closet” project. So, I think I had a pretty good variety of activity today – the only thing I missed was BBQ and the kids. But I will see them tomorrow.
What does Labor Day mean to you? How did you spend the Labor Day holiday?
Thanks for listening –
– Mama K
Mama In Motion™ 
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