Joanna Gaines, Most Relatable Mom Ever, Says She Made "Five Bags" Of Ramen For Dinner For Her Family

Madison Flager
Photo credit: NBC
Photo credit: NBC

From Delish

In a recent interview with Southern Living, Joanna Gaines-queen of all things home and lifestyle-admitted that she, too, sometimes forgets to make dinner, TODAY reports. Hey, it happens to the best of us! Even those, like myself, who are responsible for cooking for just one person. Joanna has five children, a husband, and approximately 35 projects going on at any given time. So while her confession is by no means shocking, her insight into why you shouldn't beat yourself up about eating ramen for dinner is very nice to hear.

The story goes like this: One night a few weeks ago, Joanna says she had "forgotten about meal planning and had five bags of 30-cent ramen, which I made for dinner." While she initially felt guilty, like she had let her kids down, she quickly realized her kids "were in hog heaven."

She continued, "While I was beating myself up for giving them my second best, they loved it. And I found grace in that moment."

It's always been my nature to reflect on the past and linger there a while. I find myself thinking about what I will miss and how life is just moving too fast. I mean Crew is already six months old and saying "mama" (I had to throw that in there, sorry Chip). Drake will be driving in two years and off to college in four. And just like that I have found myself mourning the past but now in future tense. You see what I just did there? This whole time thing can feel like a thief if you let it. I'm challenging myself in this new year to live for now. The present. Taking in every breath, every sight, and sound and holding it dearly. Not thinking about how the good ol' days have passed us by or how the best is yet to come. But that right now, this very second, this is the gift. These are the days. These are the moments. And I’m gonna breathe them all in. If there's pain and sorrow, or happiness and hope, let it in and then let it out. I want to enjoy the now because it's the only thing we can actually embrace. I want to hold it carefully. Hold it thoughtfully. I want to rid myself of the little distractions because I have found that these are the thieves that steal our moments and rob our days. But time, time is our most precious gift. Here's to seeing and finding the beauty, the hope and joy in the right now in 2019. And for goodness sake, let's have some fun while we’re at it! It's going to be a happy new year indeed. Believing that for all of us. #wonderinthenow #thesearethedays

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Joanna, who has long been open about the realities of balancing work and family, sums it up best with this advice: "Celebrate others doing little things as well as big things, and celebrate yourself by saying, 'This is what I was meant to do.' I really want women to feel encouraged. Know that you are doing enough. Own yourself."

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