Wednesday, June 18, 2014
on days like today.
Some days I feel on top of the world. Like I really have this whole mother and wife thing down. Like this is obviously what I was meant to be doing, and you know what? it's really not that bad. Today is not one of them.
Today I feel like I am just barely keeping my head above water and that I probably raised my voice a lot more than I should. That maybe the best way to deal with getting smacked in the face for the 50th time today by the screaming, teething, snotty, refuses to keep his diaper on baby that got woken up by his older siblings who refuse to keep their voices down or stop running up and down the stairs and hallway outside of his room during nap time, was not to scream and smack him on the hand.
Perhaps the best reaction to getting irritated that my husband has to work until after bed time for the 3rd night in a row despite telling his boss that he needed to be home, because I had somewhere to be, was not to go on a rampage and start throwing things in the trash and in the closet because I tripped and am sick of looking at them.
Maybe I could have found a better way to deal with my poor attitude and plain exhaustion from having to clean up after a house full of people and pets. Maybe I wouldn't even be in the mess if I had just gone to the store yesterday like I should have and gotten the groceries I needed and the creamer for my coffee. But.. that didn't happen because I procrastinated and didn't prepare the way I should have, and since the rude ladies in the grocery store I have kind of been avoiding that trip, as if running out of food in my house will prevent people from being down right mean.
Maybe I just need a long hot bath and some mommy time. Maybe I just need a maid.
Today, I don't feel like I am in control of my house, I don't want to play mommy, I want to play Stacey.. the girl who used to procrastinate until the last minute, but still manage to get things done. the girl who had time for friends and family and enjoyed her job. The girl who loved school and found time to scrap book and finish projects that she started. I want to play the dream person that I thought I would be, the one who actually put clothes away and knew which pile was clean and which was dirty. The lady who would do crafts with her kids and had fun summers planned and didn't make her children cry. Not the lady who walks through the house on bad days and can almost see the steam coming out of her own ears at the lack of respect for expensive things, and the inability for anyone to put things away where I ask them to go.
Today I don't want to answer the same questions over and over and over... And I second guess telling the pregnant lady I met last week that 3 is easier than 2.. because today I feel like I lied to her. You know what's easier than 2? A cat.
And the worst part is that when I sneak to my bedroom on days like today I tell myself that there is no reason to be like this. There is no reason to feel this way, because I am so blessed. I am so in love with my children and my husband and I appreciate his job because it allows me to do everything I had always wanted when we first married. There is no reason to let the little things bother me, because at the very worst tomorrow is a new day and I don't have to live in the past, I just have to strive to be better than the day before.
On the outside though... being a mom is hard any day, but its really hard on the days when you are having a hard time keeping yourself together, because then you have to wonder how you are affecting your children. And you always want so much more for them. I don't want them to see the really awful days.
I want them to remember that I love them. So while I am here sulking in my miserable day, still without a van, and a car that now only has air in defrost mode on a nearly 100 degree day, I am hoping that your day was not like mine. And I plan on sitting down in my gross, carpets need cleaned, walls need wiped, what is that smell house as soon as my children are finally asleep and reminding myself that today is over, and I can't achieve the greatness I was meant for by letting the devil win today. I am better than that. Even on the crappiest of days I know that, and since today is one of those... the least I can do is move myself forward a millimeter, because even a victory by a thread is a victory, and I am a winner, even if my eyes are puffy in the morning. Because at the very least my children can remember that.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Fathers Day
In honor of Father's Day I wanted to end out a huge Thank You.
Thank you to the men in my life who have been a great role model. Who have taught me what a great relationship looks like, who have helped me when I wasn't strong enough, who have shown me what Faith is, who have believed in me when I didn't believe in myself.
Thank you to the men who are in my children's lives that show them guidance when Ian and I are not there, who raise your children to be strong, courageous and filled with Faith and Love for God.
Thank you for being father figures, for teaching Ian and I how to have a healthy marriage and relationship with God.
I have a fantastic Daddy. He has always been a role model for me, I have never wanted him to be disappointed in me, or angry. I have spent my life trying my hardest to make him proud to call me his daughter. He did the absolute best that he could with the hand he was given, and I have to say that I don't think there is anything more he could have done. We never went without, we never wanted for anything and we sure had a lot of fun. I pray that I can be as fabulous of a parent as he was.
Today is a day to celebrate Dads, and even though not all of the men in my life are fathers, they have all had an influence on my life in one way or another. So when you are sending out your Father's Day greetings, remember to thank the ones that cared for you even when they didn't have to.
Happy Father's Day to all the men reading and all the men in the lives of you ladies. Sometimes they can be a little bit of a pain, but they are still pretty fabulous. Now.. go eat some bacon... who doesn't love bacon?
Thank you to the men in my life who have been a great role model. Who have taught me what a great relationship looks like, who have helped me when I wasn't strong enough, who have shown me what Faith is, who have believed in me when I didn't believe in myself.
Thank you to the men who are in my children's lives that show them guidance when Ian and I are not there, who raise your children to be strong, courageous and filled with Faith and Love for God.
Thank you for being father figures, for teaching Ian and I how to have a healthy marriage and relationship with God.
I have a fantastic Daddy. He has always been a role model for me, I have never wanted him to be disappointed in me, or angry. I have spent my life trying my hardest to make him proud to call me his daughter. He did the absolute best that he could with the hand he was given, and I have to say that I don't think there is anything more he could have done. We never went without, we never wanted for anything and we sure had a lot of fun. I pray that I can be as fabulous of a parent as he was.
Today is a day to celebrate Dads, and even though not all of the men in my life are fathers, they have all had an influence on my life in one way or another. So when you are sending out your Father's Day greetings, remember to thank the ones that cared for you even when they didn't have to.
Happy Father's Day to all the men reading and all the men in the lives of you ladies. Sometimes they can be a little bit of a pain, but they are still pretty fabulous. Now.. go eat some bacon... who doesn't love bacon?
Friday, June 6, 2014
Unsolicited Rudeness
Ok, who that is friends with me on Facebook didn't see this coming?
Today, well, lets say it was not my most fabulous of days. Not a terrible day, just a "not the way I want it" day. What I wanted to do was stay in bed. But.. guess what?!? Some time ago I had some kids and they kind of require that I not do that. You know.. for safety and such... and so they don't eat me out of house and home... and Meal Bars.
After a morning of a sleeping baby and 2 fighting kids I bought a shirt to match a diaper that I have been wanting. That my friends is called retail therapy.. you should try it.. just with your own bank account.. mine sees a little too much action in that area.
Afternoon rolled around and we ventured to the grocery store. Brave me and all 3 kids. To no avail we had the traditional come to Jesus talk. You know the one you got when you were a kid.. " Don't ask for anything, because you are not getting anything. You have not been well behaved today and you are not getting rewarded for being bad. You will sit in this cart, you will have a good attitude and if I have to speak to you in this store you will go home and play no games, have no T.V. and you will not have any snacks tonight. Is that understood?"
Then Porter started standing in the cart and things went down hill real fast. By the time we reached the cat food aisle (the main reason we were at the store.. poor cat.) JT was standing on the end of the cart and Ellie was trying to convince me to buy all of the dog toys. I felt like I was herding turtles... they are slow and don't listen worth crap.. they just wander aimlessly and do what they want.
By the time I realized that I had forgotten paper towels I was getting irritated, so what a refreshing sight to see a little old lady strolling through the store with her daughter. The daughter perhaps was 65ish, and the old lady looked to be late 80's. I really like watching old people. That might sound a little strange, but I am a people watcher and little old people are my favorites. They are always so cute in their I don't care what you think weird colored linen pants that start just below their boobs and are 4 inches too short. Lets call her Mama. We can call the daughter Sue.
So Mama sees me coming around the corner with Porter and stops. She looks at him and starts to smile and asks where his shoes are. We chat about how he is in the stage of I don't want to wear shoes and I want to walk, not ride in the cart. Then she peaks around the corner and sees JT and Ellie in the cart. Here is where the fun begins.
Sue looks at my kids and says to me "Why would you bring all of your kids to the store?"
Well you see ma'am, where I am from that's called being a mom. You know you pop these things out, society kind of expects you to take care of them.. feed them, bathe them, sometimes even drag them along to run errands. Really?
I gave her my best polite laugh and told her that I usually go when the oldest is in Preschool but since school is out, I got to bring them all today.
"School isn't out yet. My grand kids go for another week. Are you sure school is out already?"
"Yes Ma'am. He goes to a private preschool and they have been out for a week now."
Here comes the good part.. as if I was not already a little tested by the children, She gets a horrified look on her face and blatantly stares at my stomach and reaches out to touch my arm.
"Are you pregnant again? or have you just not lost any of the baby weight?"
Are you KIDDING ME? I actually weigh 30 lbs less than when I got pregnant with the baby. Not that it is any of your business.
"No Ma'am I am not pregnant. But I plan on having more in a few years."
"well you look about 6 months pregnant. You should work on losing that baby weight before it sticks around forever."
This is where Mama chimes in and asks how old the kids are. I answer to the best of my ability without showing my complete disgust at how rude some people can be, and follow it up with an excuse to dip out and walk away saying "Come on guys, lets go get some more cat food"
True to bitter ole Sue's apparent attitude as I walked away I heard her say ....
" That's all she needs is a cat"
Well Sue, guess what? I didn't ask you. And I have two dogs, too. What do you have to say about that! Rude old bat. Just because you are in a bad mood doesn't give you the right to ruin everyone else's day. Don't you have a husband or something for that? You know like the rest of us, who you can apologize to later.
Here's the good news for the day.. That shirt I got earlier.. yeah.. it ended up only costing me $12. AND I got to chat with some pretty awesome ladies on the phone today.. And I got a pretty good laugh at a few of things JT said to me today.. Including but not limited to calling me " Mrs. Snooky Mooky." The best part about having a rough day as a mom is that any second something hilarious can come out of their mouths and your biggest worry is bladder control.
Happy Friday Ya'll.
Today, well, lets say it was not my most fabulous of days. Not a terrible day, just a "not the way I want it" day. What I wanted to do was stay in bed. But.. guess what?!? Some time ago I had some kids and they kind of require that I not do that. You know.. for safety and such... and so they don't eat me out of house and home... and Meal Bars.
After a morning of a sleeping baby and 2 fighting kids I bought a shirt to match a diaper that I have been wanting. That my friends is called retail therapy.. you should try it.. just with your own bank account.. mine sees a little too much action in that area.
Afternoon rolled around and we ventured to the grocery store. Brave me and all 3 kids. To no avail we had the traditional come to Jesus talk. You know the one you got when you were a kid.. " Don't ask for anything, because you are not getting anything. You have not been well behaved today and you are not getting rewarded for being bad. You will sit in this cart, you will have a good attitude and if I have to speak to you in this store you will go home and play no games, have no T.V. and you will not have any snacks tonight. Is that understood?"
Then Porter started standing in the cart and things went down hill real fast. By the time we reached the cat food aisle (the main reason we were at the store.. poor cat.) JT was standing on the end of the cart and Ellie was trying to convince me to buy all of the dog toys. I felt like I was herding turtles... they are slow and don't listen worth crap.. they just wander aimlessly and do what they want.
By the time I realized that I had forgotten paper towels I was getting irritated, so what a refreshing sight to see a little old lady strolling through the store with her daughter. The daughter perhaps was 65ish, and the old lady looked to be late 80's. I really like watching old people. That might sound a little strange, but I am a people watcher and little old people are my favorites. They are always so cute in their I don't care what you think weird colored linen pants that start just below their boobs and are 4 inches too short. Lets call her Mama. We can call the daughter Sue.
So Mama sees me coming around the corner with Porter and stops. She looks at him and starts to smile and asks where his shoes are. We chat about how he is in the stage of I don't want to wear shoes and I want to walk, not ride in the cart. Then she peaks around the corner and sees JT and Ellie in the cart. Here is where the fun begins.
Sue looks at my kids and says to me "Why would you bring all of your kids to the store?"
Well you see ma'am, where I am from that's called being a mom. You know you pop these things out, society kind of expects you to take care of them.. feed them, bathe them, sometimes even drag them along to run errands. Really?
I gave her my best polite laugh and told her that I usually go when the oldest is in Preschool but since school is out, I got to bring them all today.
"School isn't out yet. My grand kids go for another week. Are you sure school is out already?"
"Yes Ma'am. He goes to a private preschool and they have been out for a week now."
Here comes the good part.. as if I was not already a little tested by the children, She gets a horrified look on her face and blatantly stares at my stomach and reaches out to touch my arm.
"Are you pregnant again? or have you just not lost any of the baby weight?"
Are you KIDDING ME? I actually weigh 30 lbs less than when I got pregnant with the baby. Not that it is any of your business.
"No Ma'am I am not pregnant. But I plan on having more in a few years."
"well you look about 6 months pregnant. You should work on losing that baby weight before it sticks around forever."
This is where Mama chimes in and asks how old the kids are. I answer to the best of my ability without showing my complete disgust at how rude some people can be, and follow it up with an excuse to dip out and walk away saying "Come on guys, lets go get some more cat food"
True to bitter ole Sue's apparent attitude as I walked away I heard her say ....
" That's all she needs is a cat"
Well Sue, guess what? I didn't ask you. And I have two dogs, too. What do you have to say about that! Rude old bat. Just because you are in a bad mood doesn't give you the right to ruin everyone else's day. Don't you have a husband or something for that? You know like the rest of us, who you can apologize to later.
Here's the good news for the day.. That shirt I got earlier.. yeah.. it ended up only costing me $12. AND I got to chat with some pretty awesome ladies on the phone today.. And I got a pretty good laugh at a few of things JT said to me today.. Including but not limited to calling me " Mrs. Snooky Mooky." The best part about having a rough day as a mom is that any second something hilarious can come out of their mouths and your biggest worry is bladder control.
Happy Friday Ya'll.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Post 100. can you believe it!?
To celebrate a HUGE post for me, I decided to be a little vulnerable and share 100 things about myself that you may or may not know.... Some will be funny, some will be hard to hear and others might be an overshare.. Who is ready?!?!?
1. Sometimes I open my mouth and my father comes out.. usually in song..
2. this.. ^ ... is apparently an inherited trait that my children also share..
3. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is also the right one.
4. The worst part of parenting is not actually being a human tissue.
5. Boogie suckers are still disgusting.
6. No matter how much you love your husband, cleaning up his little beard trimmings and dirty underwear is never enjoyable.
7. When I was a teen my father made me put in writing that my daughter could have a phone in her room whenever she wanted.. I used to think the joke was on him because I wasn't going to have daughters. Now I know its because nobody uses a land line anymore.
8. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. A synonym for that is cleaning my house. I promise.. Look it up.
9. The more children I have the less I like bugs and being outside.
10. When all your friends are screaming at you to do the same thing.. you should generally head warning.. Run, as fast as you can.
11. True Love knows no age. Good for you means good for you, and Bad for you is bad, no matter how many years are between you.
12. Sometimes the memories of a friend are more valuable than that friend is anymore, and that means it's time to walk away.
13. It will be a long time before any movie can touch as many people as Frozen did. I think Olaf is a world wide house hold name now.
14. When I am feeling bad about myself I sometimes let myself get sucked into terrible online celebrity articles.. You know.. the 25 Celebs whose looks have gone downhill kind of things..
15. Forever is a really long time, and it seems like even longer when you are fighting
16. Other peoples opinions don't really matter as much as you think they do.
17. Nobody's house looks like it stepped out of Martha Stewart's catalogs.. seriously. . Stop scrubbing your floors with a toothbrush when you have company coming..
18. I never thought I would have to have so many conversations about vaginas with a 3 year old as I do...
19. I may drive like a grandma but I still have never gotten a ticket... Booyah!
20. No moment more perfectly fits the "waiting for the other shoe to drop" so closely as when you finally get all of your children to bed after a long day and your husband is actually home and the house is clean.. In these moments I am almost too scared to move.
21. I might actually be late for my own funeral. I think science can prove at this point that I am incapable of being on time for anything.. ever..
22. In the last year my coffee intake has gone from 1 cup/day to 3-4.
23. I know all of the theme songs for toddler shows on Disney and Nickelodeon.
24. I don't let my children watch Peter Rabbit because he lies and cheats his way out of things and I think that's a terrible lesson for children to be exposed to all of the time..
25. I parent my children almost exactly the opposite of how I thought I would.
26. I guilt trip my husband into doing things. I don't mean to, but I do it.
27. I live an hour away from DC and I have never been to any museum except the Holocaust Museum.
28. Watching Shark Week last year made me briefly second guess showering.. or getting in a pool ever again.
29. I only drink bottled water.
30. I am obsessed with Elephants.
31. I name all of my children's stuffed animals.
32. I can not sing worth a hoot, but if there is not another adult in the car I will belt it out like Whitney Houston...
33. I am guilty of hiding in the laundry room and raiding my children's candy stash.
34. I organize my groceries on the conveyor belt according to how I want to put them away, and it makes me cringe when the cashier bags them differently, but I am too nice to say anything.
35. I have panic attacks, and almost every single one of them is over something ridiculous.
36. If I start sweating while getting dressed I will get completely naked and yell. And then I will throw things. Ian usually takes this moment to leave the room.
37. Hearing of people I went to school with passing away makes me downright angry. Especially when it was senseless. I should feel sorrow etc, but instead I get mad because that is not the way God meant for us to live. God never meant for children to grow up without parents.
38. I never wanted to drive a mini van, and now that its broken down I miss it.
39. One of my 5 year goals is to have 1000 followers on this blog, and the thought of that terrifies me.
40. There are days I regret buying a house.
41. I yell at my daughter for never wearing underwear, but I still secretly hate them.
42. I cant stand the way microfiber feels. It gives me the eeby jeebies.
43. I am still sort of scared of lightening and thunder.
44. I love Oldies. If I could pick a generation to live in.. it would be the 50's
45. I don't think its anyone else's business how long I breastfeed, and I bite my tongue when people bring it up because I don't like being rude, but in case you were wondering.. I don't have a plan on when I am stopping, I will stop when I am darn ready and it is no longer mutually beneficial to me and my child. There is a simple solution if you disagree with me.. Don't breastfeed your child that long.
46. While we are on the topic, I don't recall asking how many children you thought I should have.. Keep giving me crap about it and my answer of 5 will turn into 9. Try me.
47. I call my husband 30 minutes after he leaves the house every day. It drives him crazy but I do it anyways.
48. I am not afraid of turning 30.
49. I understand why my dad used to yell at me for whining.. its annoying.
50. I think its important to teach your children that you are not perfect either, so that they know its ok to fail, its just not ok to give up.
51. I dislike when people bad mouth their ex's. Perhaps me still holding on to the if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all thing.
52. I am an avid recycler. I even keep empty bottles etc. in my car until I get home so that I don't have to throw them away.
53. I can tell you every teacher I have ever had.
54. I DO NOT like spiders.. I am fairly convinced that they can unhinge their jaws and eat me in my sleep.
55. About once a month I try to force my daughter to watch Beauty and the Beast or the Little Mermaid. So far I have not succeeded.
56. If I could move to a place where it was Fall year round I would go in a heart beat.
57. I want to see the ball drop in NY for New Years Eve.
58. I would be the crazy animal lady if my husband would allow it.
59. I sometimes dream about renting a really nice hotel for my birthday just so I can take a nap without screaming children downstairs.
60. I have way too many coffee mugs. Ian has made me agree to a "1 in 1 out" policy. I try to get around it as much as possible.
61. I have a bad habit of buying things for Ian when I am supposed to be spending money on myself.
62. I obsess about buying the perfect gift.
63. I feel bad that Ellie's birthday is in January because she only gets to unwrap presents for a 2 week period.
64. I plan on donating my eggs. I might do it repeatedly.
65. I am terrified of needles, but had no issues getting my tattoos
66. I really want my nose pierced but I am too scared of my dad being disappointed to actually go through with it.
67. I have become addicted to buying cute cloth diapers
68. I really want to have a progressive dinner party.
69. My favorite date nights with Ian are the nights where we sit at home in our sweat pants and laugh at the Pinterest Humor section.
70. I can fall asleep in any position, in an instant if I am tired enough. I fall asleep mid sentence all the time.
71. I could spend hours just watching the kids interact.
72. I like the smell of gasoline, but I hate to pump my own gas.
73. I procrastinate way too much.
74. I try not to get into new shows because I get sucked in and let it become an episode marathon.
75. I once read 100 pages of a book by cell phone light so that I wouldn't wake up Ian.
76. I love to bake and cook. It would be so much better if I didn't have to clean it up afterwards though.
77. I really wish I could just pay someone to come clean my house really well a few times a year, get it organized, dust and wipe down everything and then I could just keep it up..
78. We go through up to 4 lbs of bacon in a week in my house when I am eating the way I should.
79. I have a thyroid condition and I am really bad about taking my medicine.,, speaking of which..
80. I still wish upon a star.
81. Sometimes I have a hard time really grasping that I have 3 kids.
82. I still pray for people from my past. I hope that they are happy, that they are healthy and that they feel fulfilled in their lives, even though we no longer speak.
83. Mispronunciation of the words water, ask and then and than bother me.. like nails on a chalk board.
84. I don't own a full length mirror because I don't want to nit pick myself.
85. My family does not know it, but I dealt with an eating disorder for a while.
86. Classic Rock makes me think of my dad and long car rides.
87. My favorite color is Yellow
88. I wasn't sure I could come up with 100 things about myself.
89. I don't like red meat. I force myself to eat burgers every once in a while but I eat steak maybe once a year.
90. I still eat ketchup on my turkey.
91. I don't like anything wet to touch my skin. It makes me really angry.
92. My daddy taught me to make grilled cheese when I was 4. It is still my favorite go to food even though I really shouldn't eat bread or cheese.
93. I bite my cuticles. sometimes my nails.
94. I refuse to shave my legs when its cold outside unless I absolutely have to. Ian can deal with it.
95. I used to wonder if we were all just someone else's dream and they were going to wake up.
96. The sound of the dog licking repeatedly grosses me out.
97. The thought of my little dog Cookie dying makes me really sad, and I have actually cried over it.
98. When I was pregnant with JT I used to cry because Ian didn't get to hang out with his friends more.
99. I think you should have to pass a random behind the wheel test every 10 years in order to keep your license. People drive like idiots.
100. I think that most important thing in the world to do during your life time is to add value to someone elses life.
Hopefully you know me a little better now. Thank you all for making this post a reality! Can you believe that we have 100 posts under our belt together? Please keep sharing, keep commenting, liking and letting me know what you want to hear more of. I have a feeling there might be another Reha post coming soon. I think I owe you guys a good funny update on my days and perhaps to do something fun we might invite a friend to blog for us? Let me know what you think!
1. Sometimes I open my mouth and my father comes out.. usually in song..
2. this.. ^ ... is apparently an inherited trait that my children also share..
3. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is also the right one.
4. The worst part of parenting is not actually being a human tissue.
5. Boogie suckers are still disgusting.
6. No matter how much you love your husband, cleaning up his little beard trimmings and dirty underwear is never enjoyable.
7. When I was a teen my father made me put in writing that my daughter could have a phone in her room whenever she wanted.. I used to think the joke was on him because I wasn't going to have daughters. Now I know its because nobody uses a land line anymore.
8. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. A synonym for that is cleaning my house. I promise.. Look it up.
9. The more children I have the less I like bugs and being outside.
10. When all your friends are screaming at you to do the same thing.. you should generally head warning.. Run, as fast as you can.
11. True Love knows no age. Good for you means good for you, and Bad for you is bad, no matter how many years are between you.
12. Sometimes the memories of a friend are more valuable than that friend is anymore, and that means it's time to walk away.
13. It will be a long time before any movie can touch as many people as Frozen did. I think Olaf is a world wide house hold name now.
14. When I am feeling bad about myself I sometimes let myself get sucked into terrible online celebrity articles.. You know.. the 25 Celebs whose looks have gone downhill kind of things..
15. Forever is a really long time, and it seems like even longer when you are fighting
16. Other peoples opinions don't really matter as much as you think they do.
17. Nobody's house looks like it stepped out of Martha Stewart's catalogs.. seriously. . Stop scrubbing your floors with a toothbrush when you have company coming..
18. I never thought I would have to have so many conversations about vaginas with a 3 year old as I do...
19. I may drive like a grandma but I still have never gotten a ticket... Booyah!
20. No moment more perfectly fits the "waiting for the other shoe to drop" so closely as when you finally get all of your children to bed after a long day and your husband is actually home and the house is clean.. In these moments I am almost too scared to move.
21. I might actually be late for my own funeral. I think science can prove at this point that I am incapable of being on time for anything.. ever..
22. In the last year my coffee intake has gone from 1 cup/day to 3-4.
23. I know all of the theme songs for toddler shows on Disney and Nickelodeon.
24. I don't let my children watch Peter Rabbit because he lies and cheats his way out of things and I think that's a terrible lesson for children to be exposed to all of the time..
25. I parent my children almost exactly the opposite of how I thought I would.
26. I guilt trip my husband into doing things. I don't mean to, but I do it.
27. I live an hour away from DC and I have never been to any museum except the Holocaust Museum.
28. Watching Shark Week last year made me briefly second guess showering.. or getting in a pool ever again.
29. I only drink bottled water.
30. I am obsessed with Elephants.
31. I name all of my children's stuffed animals.
32. I can not sing worth a hoot, but if there is not another adult in the car I will belt it out like Whitney Houston...
33. I am guilty of hiding in the laundry room and raiding my children's candy stash.
34. I organize my groceries on the conveyor belt according to how I want to put them away, and it makes me cringe when the cashier bags them differently, but I am too nice to say anything.
35. I have panic attacks, and almost every single one of them is over something ridiculous.
36. If I start sweating while getting dressed I will get completely naked and yell. And then I will throw things. Ian usually takes this moment to leave the room.
37. Hearing of people I went to school with passing away makes me downright angry. Especially when it was senseless. I should feel sorrow etc, but instead I get mad because that is not the way God meant for us to live. God never meant for children to grow up without parents.
38. I never wanted to drive a mini van, and now that its broken down I miss it.
39. One of my 5 year goals is to have 1000 followers on this blog, and the thought of that terrifies me.
40. There are days I regret buying a house.
41. I yell at my daughter for never wearing underwear, but I still secretly hate them.
42. I cant stand the way microfiber feels. It gives me the eeby jeebies.
43. I am still sort of scared of lightening and thunder.
44. I love Oldies. If I could pick a generation to live in.. it would be the 50's
45. I don't think its anyone else's business how long I breastfeed, and I bite my tongue when people bring it up because I don't like being rude, but in case you were wondering.. I don't have a plan on when I am stopping, I will stop when I am darn ready and it is no longer mutually beneficial to me and my child. There is a simple solution if you disagree with me.. Don't breastfeed your child that long.
46. While we are on the topic, I don't recall asking how many children you thought I should have.. Keep giving me crap about it and my answer of 5 will turn into 9. Try me.
47. I call my husband 30 minutes after he leaves the house every day. It drives him crazy but I do it anyways.
48. I am not afraid of turning 30.
49. I understand why my dad used to yell at me for whining.. its annoying.
50. I think its important to teach your children that you are not perfect either, so that they know its ok to fail, its just not ok to give up.
51. I dislike when people bad mouth their ex's. Perhaps me still holding on to the if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all thing.
52. I am an avid recycler. I even keep empty bottles etc. in my car until I get home so that I don't have to throw them away.
53. I can tell you every teacher I have ever had.
54. I DO NOT like spiders.. I am fairly convinced that they can unhinge their jaws and eat me in my sleep.
55. About once a month I try to force my daughter to watch Beauty and the Beast or the Little Mermaid. So far I have not succeeded.
56. If I could move to a place where it was Fall year round I would go in a heart beat.
57. I want to see the ball drop in NY for New Years Eve.
58. I would be the crazy animal lady if my husband would allow it.
59. I sometimes dream about renting a really nice hotel for my birthday just so I can take a nap without screaming children downstairs.
60. I have way too many coffee mugs. Ian has made me agree to a "1 in 1 out" policy. I try to get around it as much as possible.
61. I have a bad habit of buying things for Ian when I am supposed to be spending money on myself.
62. I obsess about buying the perfect gift.
63. I feel bad that Ellie's birthday is in January because she only gets to unwrap presents for a 2 week period.
64. I plan on donating my eggs. I might do it repeatedly.
65. I am terrified of needles, but had no issues getting my tattoos
66. I really want my nose pierced but I am too scared of my dad being disappointed to actually go through with it.
67. I have become addicted to buying cute cloth diapers
68. I really want to have a progressive dinner party.
69. My favorite date nights with Ian are the nights where we sit at home in our sweat pants and laugh at the Pinterest Humor section.
70. I can fall asleep in any position, in an instant if I am tired enough. I fall asleep mid sentence all the time.
71. I could spend hours just watching the kids interact.
72. I like the smell of gasoline, but I hate to pump my own gas.
73. I procrastinate way too much.
74. I try not to get into new shows because I get sucked in and let it become an episode marathon.
75. I once read 100 pages of a book by cell phone light so that I wouldn't wake up Ian.
76. I love to bake and cook. It would be so much better if I didn't have to clean it up afterwards though.
77. I really wish I could just pay someone to come clean my house really well a few times a year, get it organized, dust and wipe down everything and then I could just keep it up..
78. We go through up to 4 lbs of bacon in a week in my house when I am eating the way I should.
79. I have a thyroid condition and I am really bad about taking my medicine.,, speaking of which..
80. I still wish upon a star.
81. Sometimes I have a hard time really grasping that I have 3 kids.
82. I still pray for people from my past. I hope that they are happy, that they are healthy and that they feel fulfilled in their lives, even though we no longer speak.
83. Mispronunciation of the words water, ask and then and than bother me.. like nails on a chalk board.
84. I don't own a full length mirror because I don't want to nit pick myself.
85. My family does not know it, but I dealt with an eating disorder for a while.
86. Classic Rock makes me think of my dad and long car rides.
87. My favorite color is Yellow
88. I wasn't sure I could come up with 100 things about myself.
89. I don't like red meat. I force myself to eat burgers every once in a while but I eat steak maybe once a year.
90. I still eat ketchup on my turkey.
91. I don't like anything wet to touch my skin. It makes me really angry.
92. My daddy taught me to make grilled cheese when I was 4. It is still my favorite go to food even though I really shouldn't eat bread or cheese.
93. I bite my cuticles. sometimes my nails.
94. I refuse to shave my legs when its cold outside unless I absolutely have to. Ian can deal with it.
95. I used to wonder if we were all just someone else's dream and they were going to wake up.
96. The sound of the dog licking repeatedly grosses me out.
97. The thought of my little dog Cookie dying makes me really sad, and I have actually cried over it.
98. When I was pregnant with JT I used to cry because Ian didn't get to hang out with his friends more.
99. I think you should have to pass a random behind the wheel test every 10 years in order to keep your license. People drive like idiots.
100. I think that most important thing in the world to do during your life time is to add value to someone elses life.
Hopefully you know me a little better now. Thank you all for making this post a reality! Can you believe that we have 100 posts under our belt together? Please keep sharing, keep commenting, liking and letting me know what you want to hear more of. I have a feeling there might be another Reha post coming soon. I think I owe you guys a good funny update on my days and perhaps to do something fun we might invite a friend to blog for us? Let me know what you think!
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