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That's a great point about choosing to "have the best." I think that for too many years, in the whirlwind of having babies and being a stay-at-home mom while also having an at-home career as a journalist, I lost sense of my value. Not just as a contributing member of society, but as a woman. Now, in my "mid-life," I'm becoming what I would have coined back then as being "selfish." But it's not really being selfish -- it's realizing my self-worth and taking care of myself better than I was. I'm pursuing more of what I want and finding ways that I can contribute instead of totally focusing on others' needs and wants and nearly being a slave to what I think are others' expectations of me. Not sure if all of that makes sense, but I think we do reach a point in our lives where we look around and suddenly realize that we tried doing too much for too long and we're only unhappy about it instead of feeling fulfilled.

And, yes, I'm still guilty of cleaning up for my housekeeper, but I'm working on that!! :)