(If you are immediately curious about the title of this post, skip down to point number three…)
It’s been a chaotic week (again…it’s sort of becoming a routine). My schedule is jam-packed with new potential client forms and questionnaires coming in every day. Little Man is giving me a run for my sanity with his newfound ability to throw the world’s worst tantrums at the drop of a hat. Even in the middle of the store…resulting in nosy moms seeking me out to see if I’m abusing him.
But, with every hectic week, comes new life lessons and reminders…
You can’t change a man. Just can’t. Not gonna happen. Those annoying little habits that you so innocently overlooked when you were dating your significant other are always going to be there. Always. Ahem. Like the leavingtheclothesonthefloorwithoutlettinganyoneknowiftheyraecleanordirty habit. It doesn’t go away. And nagging only annoys certain male species. Not that I would know. About nagging. ::Ahem::
When you actually need to leave the house by a designated time to be somewhere, everything in the world is going to come up to keep you from leaving. Having a be somewhere on time is a sure fire way to get my son to poop. Or spill orange Hi-C on his yellow shirt. Or both.
People are disgusting. And will come up with anything. I love my kid and all, but seriously? I’d never, ever do this. Really. Never.
Boys are boys, no matter how old they are. Want to see my not-even-three year old crack up hysterically? Say the word Weiner. Or Weinie. Or poop. Especially, poop. He thinks I’m a riot.
Taking “personal days” to run errands may result in 70-75 emails that need to be answered. There is no escaping work. When you take a day off (which actually wasn’t a day off) to get other things done, work just piles up three-fold. And that means you have to spend another night working until midnight.
Blog friends, are REAL. I wish I could have a big slumber party with all of my bestest blog friends. And eat Cookie Dough. And Ice Cream. Or maybe just Cookie DoughIce Cream…nom.
Seriously. If you are TIRED of doing something and don’t want to be doing something anymore, then DON’T DO IT. Sure, there are situations where you just can’t stop, but if you can get out of it without any major consequences then DO. Because we’re all tired of hearing you complain.
I miss my mommy. And my daddy. And my baby sister. And all of my in-laws. And being in the south for the kickoff of the 2011 Football Season. I’d give almost anything to be among the crowd at Bryant Denny Stadium this weekend for the kickoff of the Tide’s first season after the devastating tornado that ripped our city apart this summer. Football is serious in the south. It’s almost spiritual. People don’t understand. I’ll explain it to you one day…
And that is all. I didn’t learn much else this week. Other than that decaf coffee doesn’t work, but it does taste the same (at least, to me it does). And that going to bed at midnight several nights in a row equals exhaustion the next morning until about lunch time. And toddlers don’t understand these sleep hours. Okay. Now that’s all.
Us WAHMaMMas have to stick together…today is Labor Day…do we get it off? NO! It doesn’t help that my husband doesn’t get it off either, but MaMMas & those of us who work from home never do either. I totally hear ya! I remember my midwife telling me that if my newborn had issues breathing due to her nose being clogged up to just put my mouth over her nose and inhale…I about fell off my chair…but I cannot say what I wouldn’t do if I saw my baby stop breathing. Would I ever buy a product though? HAH! Right….never. I’m loving the new circle of friends I have discovered through blogging. Completely unexpected!
Yes, I am so learning that you can’t change a man. My husband leaves his clothes on the dining room table ALL THE TIME! It drives me INSANE!!! My table is clean right now, but guaranteed it won’t be later on.
And, I have a boy who also thinks those words are hysterical along with farting. Why?
Ok, I’m going to expose myself here, but I do have the snotsucker and it really isn’t as gross as it looks, I promise! My daughter is always congested and that thing works to give her relief fast!
I can’t believe football season is already here. There’s nothing like football in the south!
I think your title describes little boys perfectly LOL! What’s with the poop and snot with them? And I think as soon as you try to be on time somewhere it’s like the clouds open and everything goes wrong! I am always late now that I have a child! Just found your blog and love it 🙂 And yes football in the south is spiritual LOL!
re: snot suckers – yep the idea make me vomit in my mouth a little. This is why my husband is responsible for the snot sucking. I actually have convinced him that it is fun. Now my poor kids are being chased around by him and his snot sucker on a daily basis.
Bleh. They can HAVE that idea, because it is definitely not something I will be trying. Ever. I don’t know that the ache for being home during football season will ever go away. At least not till we move back closer to home.
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Us WAHMaMMas have to stick together…today is Labor Day…do we get it off? NO! It doesn’t help that my husband doesn’t get it off either, but MaMMas & those of us who work from home never do either. I totally hear ya! I remember my midwife telling me that if my newborn had issues breathing due to her nose being clogged up to just put my mouth over her nose and inhale…I about fell off my chair…but I cannot say what I wouldn’t do if I saw my baby stop breathing. Would I ever buy a product though? HAH! Right….never. I’m loving the new circle of friends I have discovered through blogging. Completely unexpected!
Yes, I am so learning that you can’t change a man. My husband leaves his clothes on the dining room table ALL THE TIME! It drives me INSANE!!! My table is clean right now, but guaranteed it won’t be later on.
And, I have a boy who also thinks those words are hysterical along with farting. Why?
Ok, I’m going to expose myself here, but I do have the snotsucker and it really isn’t as gross as it looks, I promise! My daughter is always congested and that thing works to give her relief fast!
I can’t believe football season is already here. There’s nothing like football in the south!
I think your title describes little boys perfectly LOL! What’s with the poop and snot with them? And I think as soon as you try to be on time somewhere it’s like the clouds open and everything goes wrong! I am always late now that I have a child! Just found your blog and love it 🙂 And yes football in the south is spiritual LOL!
re: snot suckers – yep the idea make me vomit in my mouth a little. This is why my husband is responsible for the snot sucking. I actually have convinced him that it is fun. Now my poor kids are being chased around by him and his snot sucker on a daily basis.
I miss my southern family too when football season begins. It’s an ache that doesn’t go away.
Oh, and the snotsucker is gross. My Birth Board on BBC was all about that thing when we were giving birth. What. EVER.
Bleh. They can HAVE that idea, because it is definitely not something I will be trying. Ever. I don’t know that the ache for being home during football season will ever go away. At least not till we move back closer to home.
My 7 year old girl also thinks the word poop is always hilarious.
And it’s so true that it takes forever to catch up if you miss just one day of work. For any reason.
Exactly. I will never figure out how one day equals 5 days of makeup work.