Homemade Disaster

Seriously, the homemade, DIY craze is getting a little bit out of hand. I log in to facebook to see recipes, projects, design ideas shared all over my "friend's" walls. If you're one of those, you are now hidden. Can't handle the social media cross-over. There's a lovely site called Pinterest. Get an account. Pin until your heart is content, but please don't share it on facebook. I'm ok with the occasional picture of your crafty, ORIGINAL, projects, but let's reign it in a little.

Now, I've been making G-man's food since he was born - literally. Nursed, then started pureeing anything that the internet told me was good for him. Kid eats better than I do. But let me tell you something...when I've made him a meal, neatly diced in small, pick up pieces, and he screams and throws it on the floor at 9 months old...I consider throwing myself on the floor to eat the tiny pieces that will be stuck to my feet until I shower...who knows when I'll have time for that. Target carries these awesome, already diced veggie and fruit pick-ups. Do you think there is a Target conveniently located within driving distance to me?!? Of course not! They're also the only store that carries Pampers Swaddlers in a Size 4. Why must this town torture me? Just bring me a Target, is that too much to ask?

To wrap it all up, I'm jealous you have time to share DIY projects on facebook, let alone actually do them at home and I love my son to the moon and back. Which is why I will continue to make his food and laugh at him and myself during meal times. In my spare time, I plan to invent a meal coat to replace a bib. Seriously, those things are like pissing in the wind. 

Until next time, keep your powder dry.

Busyness vs. Laziness

I recently read a blog post about the busy life of Americans. You can find the original article here, it was titled "The Busy Trap." To sum it up, we are programmed to believe that if we are not busy, we are lazy. Advertisements, state of mind, hollywood all tell us that being busy means we are important, worthwhile, and a "big deal". The blog writer actually writes from a hideaway that he escaped to because he couldn't handle the busy life. I wish it were that easy. Some days, I'd like to escape to a hideaway to just be lazy. Don't get me wrong, I'd take my kid and husband...(most days). 

Let me explain myself by sharing a little history about me. In college, I was lucky enough to spend a semester in Sevilla, Spain. For the spring semester, I "took classes" in Southern Spain and embraced the culture, language, and most importantly, siesta. I was able to stop for coffee in the morning (by morning, I'm talking 11am), smell the oranges on my walk to school, and literally take a siesta almost daily. In the beginning, I would find things to do during siesta...but a couple months in, I learned the Spanish way. I napped, sunbathed, read books, listened to music, or just watched the world go by on a park bench each day for at least an hour. This is what I miss the most about my time there. 

Most days I hit the ground running between 5 and 5:30 in the morning and don't slow down until 8:30 pm with no siesta in between. You see, if I didn't get up, get ready, work, take care of my babe, make dinner, and do some household chore each day I would consider myself lazy. What?!? Who makes these rules?!? The pressure of the American lifestyle sets these expectations for the average mother, wife, husband, etc. If I didn't work, I would be lazy. If I didn't volunteer, I wouldn't be selfless and give back. If I don't cook, clean, launder the family's clothes, I'm just a slob. 

I think it's time to give ourselves a break! I want to take the time to breathe in the smell of my son before he doesn't smell like a baby anymore. I want to make the time to go to the local farmer's market instead of the grocery store. I want to read. I want to bake. I want to nap. Only I can control that. So, here's to saying no and slowing down to smell the roses. I strongly encourage all my readers (I'm reminded there are still 0) to try to do the same. Let me know how it works out. I imagine it won't be as easy as it seems.

Hello Blog World!

Super creative title, Right (insert sarcasm here)...I'll work on my originality.

I've been toying with creating a blog for quite some time and I'm currently doing it without broadcasting my decision to everyone. I asked my husband about it a few months back. The conversation went something like this. "I've been thinking about writing a blog." Husband: "Like everyone else?" Bummer! I've never wanted to be a follower, buttttttt here I am...trying to get followers.

I've been reading a lot of Kate's advice over at www.thesmallthingsblog.com and I know my blog needs a PURPOSE. I want to blog about life, how its wonderful, scary, hard, and unpredictable. I'd like to write about things that piss me off and make me laugh. I don't want to post mushy gushy crap about my kid all the time or how I'm the perfect housewife (insert disgusted scoff here). I'm not here to bitch and complain. I just think someone else might laugh at my imperfections. And for now, I'll set my sights high...hoping that ONE person laughs at me.

Did I mention that growing up is hard?!? Facing big decisions and wish I could just curl up in my mom's lap and watch cartoons. Here's to hoping I don't break her legs!