Archive for 'The balancing act'
Too tired to keep up.
Posted on 16. Nov, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
“Oh man, can’t tomorrow be Saturday?” That was my Facebook post… on MONDAY. I feel like I’m drowning all day in lists and errands and dirt that by night, I’m just done. The thing is, the night is my time to play catch up so then the next day I’m even further under water.
I have [...]
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Bun in the oven
Posted on 09. Nov, 2010 by CharShaff.
Yes, its been a busy fall. Not only do I have a full load of clients and Jake celebrated his #1 birthday in September, I also have an announcement. I am expecting! Yes, Baby Dos as we like to call him/her is due mid-May. I’m battling day-long nausea and exhaustion, but getting through it. Now that I [...]
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October, hi and bye!
Posted on 09. Nov, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
Wow. I just logged in to finally sit down and write a post and realized we totally skipped October! I know the other ladies have tons of exciting things going on… you know, just winning medals and making more babies!!!
Meanwhile, nothing that exciting is going on over here, but I did mop tonight… woot!
(Jersey wouldn’t [...]
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Am I really a WAHM if the kid is at the sitter?
Posted on 23. Sep, 2010 by CharShaff.
I had such grandiose ideas about being a WAHM. I could manage all my client work while stacking blocks with my son on the office floor. All I needed was my Blackberry phone and I could run off to play dates and the grocery store whenever I pleased. I’d be the good wife and fix a [...]
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“I think I’ve lost my social…”
Posted on 16. Sep, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
This was the start of my sentence when my husband promptly finished it with, “Skills!” Wow, really? That was fast. I guess that was the truth, sort of. We were talking about how it’s so hard to have an adult conversation or catch up with friends or even say hi to everybody in a social [...]
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That’s the thing about unconditional love…
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
The thing is you love your baby no matter what. I know my posts have been a little dramatic and sad lately, but man, times were getting tough. Tavin was pushing all the right buttons and I felt like I was turning into a monster who didn’t know how to deal. That’s when I took a [...]
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How do other moms get ready in the morning?
Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
This may just be me and my seemingly harder-than-it-should-be mentality lately, but getting ready in the morning with kiddo is like being a ringleader in the circus where I’m simultaneously waving one of those ribbon things around and taming a lion. Serioulsy… He’s fascinated by my blow dryer and the cord, like a cat is to string. He [...]
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How did moms do it before social media?
Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by CharShaff.
From the moment I was pregnant, Google was my favorite tool to learn about being a mom. Have a question about anything to do with motherhood? You can usually find some sort of blog or website where the answer is either written in an article or it is posted as a question by a mom [...]
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I may as well be the baby
Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
I am tired. I cry when I’m tired. I get frustrated at new obstacles. I’m sticky at some point during the day. I only want to eat cookies. All true statements and I’m sure I can come up with many more. I started thinking about this when I was really down on myself as a [...]
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Patience please
Posted on 30. May, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
As I was grabbing some produce at the grocery store yesterday, I found myself next to a mom talking on her phone with a 3 year old in the cart who desperately wanted to tell her something. Now, I always like to watch other moms to see if they have any cool tricks up their sleeves, or [...]