Don't Wait for Perfection: Emma's First Trip to Disneyland

This is my first official post on my blog! I decided to start one to share about my life as a mommy and what I enjoy and do on a daily basis. Here in this section, Mommy Life, I’ll share with you stories, tips, tricks, whatever it may be that has helped me in hopes that it may help YOU! So here’s my first entry!

For anyone who knows me, you know I am a Disney fanatic. Something that I couldn’t wait to do with my daughter was take her to Disneyland to experience all the sights, sounds, and magic it has to offer. I really could not wait! BUT, I did. I waited and waited and waited. I felt like everything had to be perfect before I went. I needed the perfect stroller, the perfect bag to hold everything, I needed all the apps on my phone to help me with my day there, and I even waited for when I thought the weather would be “perfect” to take her.

Well, this is what I learned. Nothing will ever be perfect. There is never a perfect time to start something or do something. Sometimes, you just have to dive in a go for it. The day that I took her for the first time, I didn’t wake up that morning knowing I would go. In fact, I woke up thinking, “Ok, today I need to put together the Disneyland stroller so that I’m one step closer to going with her someday.” And I did that. I put the stroller together. And then something hit me. What was I waiting for?! I had everything I needed to go. Me and her. That was all I needed. I decided at that moment to go online, order my pass, and I packed up a backpack full of stuff that I felt I needed for the few hours we would be there. I wasn’t fully prepared. It wasn’t a “perfect” day out. But I decided to go anyways.

And you know what? The day was PERFECT. We spent 4 hours walking around, going on rides, and enjoying all the sights. I’d never experienced a more joyful and happy day at Disneyland. I may not have had every single detail planned out or every single item in my backpack “just in case,” but I did have Emma, and that’s all I really needed.

The little life lesson I learned is, DON’T WAIT FOR THINGS TO BE PERFECT because they probably never will be. If we waited for everything to be perfect before we ever did anything, nothing would ever get done. Live life, dive in head first, and just GO FOR IT. You’d be surprised at just how picture-perfect every moment can be if you just decide that perfection really isn’t the goal. It’s about LIVING. So whatever it is that you’re waiting to do, I challenge you to stop waiting. Just do it. In fact, I waited a long time to start this blog because I didn’t have any posts written up, I didn’t know exactly what I would write about, etc. But, I decided to just got for it. So here it is. Take it or leave it. It may not be perfect, but it’s all about perfecting it along the way. Here's a picture of myself and my “baby of mine” on Dumbo on the left.