Monday
Aug092010
Ever Have One of Those Days?
Monday, August 9, 2010 at 9:33AM
Ever have one of those days where you find that your emotions have formed their own terrorist cell and that YOU are their personal 9/11? And that they have also hijacked the behavior of those around you INCLUDING YOUR DOG using high tech fingerprint passcodes and retinal scans all designed to help them in their nasty plot?
Ever wish the tears coming out of your eyes could be used to fill the koi pond that doesn’t exist in your backyard so you had your own serene oasis to retreat to? And wouldn’t it be great if one of those koi was a yogi and you could meditate with it and it would shove a pacifier of wisdom straight in your face leaving you bug-eyed and all OH, OK, I’M OK AGAIN. THANK YOU.?
Ever have one of those weeks when your stubborn post-baby belly (or any remaining unwanted chunk of yuckiness) seems to have planted a flag for a new Roman Empire? And you’ve gotta believe that one day it’ll fall, but for now it’s the most powerful empire on the planet? And everyone knows it’s there because Yahoo posted the satellite photos of it on their home page?
Ever have one of those months when you only cycle through four pairs of remaining unwanted chunk of yuckiness pants as if they were the popular crowd and you desperately wanted to be in the popular crowd, but they just don’t get your sense of humor and you want to go back to the people who GET your sense of humor but you ditched those people and now they think you’re a sellout and it’s going to be a while until you can earn their trust? And until then you’re stuck in SWEATS and CAPRIS?
Ever have one of those times where you need a nap so bad that you think it's your calling? That God Himself sent you a message via cloud symbolism letting you know that you could best serve humanity by grabbing a soft throw and falling asleep for a few hours?
Uh huh.
Me, too.
Wanna share about one of those days for you? Please do!
Ever wish the tears coming out of your eyes could be used to fill the koi pond that doesn’t exist in your backyard so you had your own serene oasis to retreat to? And wouldn’t it be great if one of those koi was a yogi and you could meditate with it and it would shove a pacifier of wisdom straight in your face leaving you bug-eyed and all OH, OK, I’M OK AGAIN. THANK YOU.?
Ever have one of those weeks when your stubborn post-baby belly (or any remaining unwanted chunk of yuckiness) seems to have planted a flag for a new Roman Empire? And you’ve gotta believe that one day it’ll fall, but for now it’s the most powerful empire on the planet? And everyone knows it’s there because Yahoo posted the satellite photos of it on their home page?
Ever have one of those months when you only cycle through four pairs of remaining unwanted chunk of yuckiness pants as if they were the popular crowd and you desperately wanted to be in the popular crowd, but they just don’t get your sense of humor and you want to go back to the people who GET your sense of humor but you ditched those people and now they think you’re a sellout and it’s going to be a while until you can earn their trust? And until then you’re stuck in SWEATS and CAPRIS?
Ever have one of those times where you need a nap so bad that you think it's your calling? That God Himself sent you a message via cloud symbolism letting you know that you could best serve humanity by grabbing a soft throw and falling asleep for a few hours?
Uh huh.
Me, too.
Wanna share about one of those days for you? Please do!
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Reader Comments (13)
Okay, from one mom to another mom ... breathe... This too shall pass and you will have your life and sanity back.
Yes, we all have those days and I wish we were able to blog about it moons ago when I was a new mom of twins. Time flies and you will find your rhythm again. Stopped by from Day 22 of the 31DBBB Challenge. :-)
Best,
Eliz
i've had many in the last 20 months...
just this friday i was saying to myself, and Greyson, "it's almost MONDAY!!!" today was that monday, that monday being the day i got to go to work again!!
i thought, how sick, counting the minutes until i GOT to go to work again, not counting the seconds until the weekend.... a few hours at work is a lovely break to the whining, screaming, pooping, and food being thrown all over me.
Oh yes.
Today was a terrible day for me too, although in slightly different ways.
-Maternity pants are getting to tight for me
-Shoes don't fit, have blisters
-OB told me I was positive for group B strep
-Discovered that I have gained YET ANOTHER 5 LBS since last week, and I am officially round as a ball.
-Tried to mail a letter but Post Office had inexplicably closed up shop
-Stood in line for half an hour at the car insurance place only to be told that my car has aged to the point of needing air care inspections, so couldn't get insured until we found the air care place.
-Waited in line for air care for half an hour only to discover our insurance papers were missing and had to pull out of line while they looked us up in the database. Whole thing cost us 45 dollars we hadn't budgeted for.
-Didn't have time to get back to insurance place so car insurance is still not renewed
-Lost 100 dollars - don't wanna talk about it
-Found a damn post office - eventually.
-Tried to go buy a moses basket for the baby only to discover that the store near us doesn't carry any such thing, but that they DO carry something that looks exactly like a soft-sided crate for dogs, except this is for babies.
-Gave up on life and went home.
Oy. Wow. At least that day is over. Oh, and I was SHOCKED each week of my pregnancy when I stepped on the scale! Always more than I'd expected, so I know what you're going through!
Not sick at all. I can't even imagine if I had TWO of them!
Thank you, Eliz. Today is already better.
Don't cry, my love. Though I can't commiserate on the baby stuff, I do know a few things:
*You're funny. Most people aren't funny. At all.
*You are smart. Damn smart. So smart, in fact, that I failed to find any grammatical errors in this blog.
*You're a freakin' awesome friend. You know how many friends I've had longer than you? None.
*Your completely pregnant body looked better than 90 percent of non-pregnant women's bodies (no offense to non-pregnant women... just sayin'... your body is THAT hot).
*You're a great mom. Sailor's a lucky little lady.
Nub you. Glad today is better than yesterday...
I am going to take this list and print it and frame it. And hang it where I can see it every day. You are awesome.
You posted above me on Day 23 of the Blog challenge--I like that you made some space for others to share "that kind of day" and your last paragraph about naps and cloud symbolism was an apt description of what longing for a nap feels like!
More often than not, these days!
Hey Margaret, thanks for stopping by! Yes, naps can be great! How's the challenge going for you?
I've learned so much from the challenge! I am relieved that even though I didn't get to everything, what I did do really helped. How about you?
Hi Margaret,
The challenge was great. It certainly helped give me some things to focus on. That's what I needed!