What is in a name?

Life Inspired x3 (Where's My Chauffeur?), has only been up for a little under a week. But I have had a lot of people asking how I came up with the name. So I wanted to dedicate a post to answer that question. Life Inspired x3 is about my children. They each have taught me something different in life. They are my main inspiration in anything and everything that I do. I strive each day to be better than I was the day before because of my children. I strive to make something of my life and to show them the right way to live by being a good, strong role model to them. My oldest, my first born daughter who is 12 years old, is extremely special to me. She made me a mother. I learned from her the importance of life is not in friends or materialistic items, but in life and love. I gave birth at the young age of 20. It was not easy but it was worth it. I grew up very fast and she helped me to mature into a young woman. Even though she is now independent and does not need me for much anymore, she has a profound amount of love for me. She is constantly showing me affection and caring for others. My second child, my only son, is a week shy of 7 years old. My special boy has been through so much, and life in his short 7 years has not been easy. He has been diagnosed with ADHD, a neuro disability, a processing disorder, a learning disability, extreme anxiety and possibly a touch of autism. Raising my baby boy has been a learning experience in itself for me. He has taught me so much about life and he has also taught me patience, which was definitely not my strong asset prior to his diagnosing. I have found his teaching me to be patient has taught me great patience outside of our home as well. He has taught me to stand up for what I feel and believe and to be stern to fight for what is needed in life to survive. My sweet sweet baby girl is a few months shy of her first birthday. This little angel is such an amazing baby. When I thought there wasn't anymore to learn about parenting or life, she came along and surprised us. She is our miracle baby. No she did not have any complications. She is my miracle baby because she has taught me that no matter how much you love people and life, there is an even deeper love that you can find within your soul. I call her my flower child. I have a special connection with her and although she was a surprise baby, I could never imagine my life without her presence. I can just feel in my soul that she is here to do great wonders for this world. While you are raising your children to be respectable adults and teaching them about life, if you pay close attention, you will find they are returning that to you by teaching you about life. The smallest of children, even babies who cannot yet speak, have a way of teaching us if you open yourself and pay attention. Next is "Where's My Chauffeur?". This one actually makes me giggle some. This is all about how hard we work in life as parents and just in general. I myself have a very busy life and home. I work a full time job, am a mother of 3 beautiful children, I sell canvas paintings in my spare time and I started blogging to hopefully help inspire others with my love of writing. On the day that I was sitting at my desk, trying to come up with a name for my blog, this hit me and I laughed and laughed. The first thing that came to mind is working so hard in life but yet being labeled middle class still. You see in movies through your life that if you work hard, you become rich, you have a butler, a maid, a nanny, a cook........and a chauffeur. BUT that's not really how it is in the real world for most people. If we work our bums off, we may not all become rich monetarily, but we will be rich in happiness. I love my family, I love my job, I love my talents, I love my life...........even without my Chauffeur. "Happiness is not in money or possessions but in the love and family around us and with the accomplishments of the goals we set for ourselves"