I was so crazed the day of our flight getting everything ready (presents needed to be wrapped, baby food needed to be prepared, etc.) I forgot to eat anything all day. And then when we finally got to the airport, I realized I had not packed a single diaper. Not even in the diaper bag. And of course, ESK had a nice little poopie sitting in her diaper. Luckily, she wasn't upset about it.
Once we got to SF, it was good times (after a good diaper change). We had fun seeing old friends and ESK got a lot of attention. While we lived in SF, we had frequent get-togethers with a few other families and we called them "family night". We miss them now that we're in Portland. So, we spent almost every meal with these families. Not an easy feat considering there were probably at least 20 of us (including the kids). The pictures to the left is of ESK with her little friends EP and LH.Mommy Meltdown
So, while I was packing for my San Francisco trip, I had a minor mommy meltdown. The 40th birthday party was the first social event I had to dress for since before I had ESK. And of course, I had NOTHING to wear. Some of my clothes don't fit me anymore, and others were either too conservative (more suitable for the office) or too revealing (fine when I was single, but now that I'm a mom...). It's not like I've resorted to wearing "mom jeans" or anything like that, but I was just looking for something slightly dressy and just hip enough. I unhappily ended up wearing something I used to wear to the office and complained bitterly to SK, "I look like a nun!"
Looking back, I think my foul mood partly stemmed from my lack of food that day (remember, I hadn't eaten anything all day long). But frankly, I haven't been doing much personal maintenance since ESK got here. I don't usually care what I wear on an everyday basis and just throw on a t-shirt and jeans. My eyebrows are turning into strips of overgrown forests on my forehead. Not to mention my hairy legs. Who sees them anyway?
So, I'm going to start trying to take care of myself a little better. Eat a little more fruit instead of cookies. Drink more water. Pluck my eyebrows. Try to wear my nicer clothes when I run errands. Maybe I'll be in a better mood for myself and for ESK?
Here's ESK getting some work done before she goes to bed.
2 comments:
There's a reason I keep telling you to throw out some of your T-shirts! Um, and hubbie has not complained about the excess hair? In all seriousness, it IS much harder to take care of yourself after momhood hits. But it's a must- or else you WILL end up wearing "mom jeans!" and have the short permed hair to match.
Love the pic of E on the laptop- had she just finished watching the Phillies play on mlb.com?
LOL, both with your post and RBK's comment. i love you K sistas. :) yeah, i totally know what you mean about taking better care of ourselves. it is indeed "a holy temple," but it's just so easy to take care of everyone else... why is that? ugh!
i'm glad that you had a good time with your SF friends. i'm looking forward to our stint. boy, packing up all those things for a flight... eek! as for diaper incident, stuff like that happens to me every time i see my MIL. another ugh! :)
okay, i better go and drink water now. and i will pluck my eyebrows tonight. and get that haircut this weekend. i've been saying i needed one for like a YEAR!!!
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