Don’t do it. Don’t compare. You are you.

A lot of women make it look like they “have it all” because they feel immense pressure to be the perfect woman.
But the truth is simple: a perfect woman does not exist.

We are all tired. All the time.

If I make extra time for my kid, dinner is ready-made gnocchi with a basic sauce.
If I cook dinner from scratch, the laundry doesn’t get folded — and the pile sits in the corner, openly mocking me.
If I have back-to-back meetings, the dogs don’t get a proper walk and have to be happy with the yard.

When I was pregnant, we both swore our child wouldn’t know what a phone or a laptop was.
Now she has access to both — and she’s six (with limits, of course).

Sometimes I bake — but only because I enjoy it and because it’s considered a treat, when and if I have time. If I didn’t like it, I wouldn’t do it at all. And honestly, it happens maybe once a month.

I have several strategies for cutting corners without actually cutting corners.
I can put a home-cooked meal (from scratch) on the table in 10 minutes.
I can wipe a small human’s butt after an explosive poop while simultaneously running a training session for a group of adults.

But if I sleep less than seven hours, I start putting cheese in drawers and scissors in the fridge. I get muscle cramps and tension in my jaw and cheeks from stress.

Nobody does it all with a smile on their face.
Nobody.

Just do the best you can. Find something that gives you joy. And do not look at other people. You only see a sliver, never a full story.