Courtesy Denise Richards
I think one of the questions I'm most often asked is how do I balance it all, how do I balance being a single working mom. I try to take the pressure off of myself of having to balance everything. It's not always going to be that way and oftentimes something has to give. When I'm on set working long hours, I'm not always home for dinner. When my daughter has a soccer game on a Saturday, I make the choice to miss a work event. My children come first -- they are my first priority.
The reality is I have to work and I'm still passionate about my work. But at the end of the day, I put my kids (daughters Sam, 7, Lola, 6, and baby Eloise, whom she adopted in June) first. I like to think of it at times as organized chaos. I do my best to keep a harmonious home. One of the best parts of being a mom is seeing the world through my girls' innocent eyes. They see things that I may take for granted. I remember when Lola was just learning to walk, she literally stopped to smell the roses we had in our yard. I love that.
I think my daughters have taught me one of my biggest lessons in that I need to really enjoy the moment. Before I had my girls, I was always focused on the future and what was next without really soaking in what was going on around me now. My daughters are like sponges and very observant and they're just in the moment. It's a wonderful thing for me to get back to.
I recently started turning my phone off once a week and just spend that day with my kids with no outside distractions. I actually didn't realize how much I used my phone until I turned it off! Its a fantastic change I made and being present with my girls is the best gift I could give them.
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