My cousin came up with a great term for me recently. She was describing me to a friend and told her that I suffer from Postpartum Elation. I am normally a pretty emotional person with very little energy. I have some health issues that cause me to have chronic pain and very irregular sleep. So…
Category: 31 days
{lipstick mom’s}
Dear Lipstick Mom, You just sparkle. I hope you know who you are. You always look beautiful & put together {even in your sweats}! You know how to keep yourself fit, ironed, accessorized & high-heeled on most occasions. Your nails always look great. How is this possible? I want to hate you…but I love you….
{babies don’t keep}
Mother, O’ Mother, come shake out your cloth, Empty the dustpan, poison the moth. Hang out the washing, make up the bed, Sew on a button and butter the bread. Where is the mother whose house is so shocking? She’s up in the nursery, blissfully rocking. Oh, I’ve grown as shiftless as Little Boy Blue,…
{i cannot bake}
This graphic is so funny to me because I don’t bake. I have a confession that many of you have already heard from me. I cannot bake. I mean I can bake {sort of} but I don’t like to. I’m terrible at it. I burn things or mess them up. Baking requires measuring and precision…
{dinner-time blues}
Sometimes I get the dinner-time blues. When I’m not in the routine of planning meals and thinking ahead I often have to scramble to get dinner on the table in the evening. The thing about kids is they always need dinner. and lunch. and breakfast. Arghhh. This can be so tough to manage. I’m always…