Owning It....

We all have those moments, right?? We're catching up on our Facebook feed and looking at the pictures of the birthday party hosted by our "friend" and suddenly feeling sick to our stomach...wondering WHY we can't throw parties like that for our children. A perfectly executed theme from the invitation, to the food, to the favors, to the clothing...If only I could throw similar ones for Kate and Drew, they'd be guaranteed admission to an ivy league college where they'd graduate magna cum laude, meet the love of their life and be guaranteed the life of their dreams, but because I can't....well....they're doomed!

But let me be honest, it's not the birthday parties that get really get to me, it's the posts from any given Saturday morning where before 8AM, the mom has showered, fed her kids homemade pancakes, meal planned and grocery shopped for the week...meanwhile I'm clutching my coffee cup, not talking to my family because I need a good 30 minutes to wake up before I can be social, breakfast is dry cereal in a bowl and it's a really good day if I toast a waffle, and let's not even talk meal plan or grocery shop...isn't that something that we all do on a daily basis like laundry (or am I the only one that can seem to only wash what needs to be worn the next day and likewise can handle buying only what needs to be microwaved  cooked for dinner that night??)

Here's what I know...everyone has their CRAZY, no matter what they post on Facebook...and without further adieu I present mine (which now means that you'll know that I'm lying through my teeth when I post about our perfect family Saturday morning!):

1. I have a paralyzing fear of rabbits....the only ones I like are the chocolate ones!
2. I do not believe in mixing vegetables or fruit with my dessert...I am a purist and believe that chocolate only belongs with more chocolate...so you lovers of carrot cake, of fruit pies....I don't understand you!
3. My least favorite word is "fine"...maybe it's because I'm an overachiever and I think we should all be desiring "excellent" or "great", maybe it's because I'm a woman and a wife and I know that "fine" usually means everything but fine....
4. I can't iron....my mom has shown me multiple times, but left to my own devices I create new wrinkles to add to the ones that are already there and end up frustrated so...I take more clothes than necessary to the cleaners only so they'll do my ironing....
5. I have to sleep with the TV on....not fall asleep with it on and then have the timer turn it off, but sleep with it on, I will wake up if it's turned off...

And that's only the top 5...I've got to leave you wanting more...

xoxo,

L