Wednesday, July 22, 2009
So sick of being defined only as Mom.
I am a mom and very proud of it. I love my children and being with them is truly the highlight of my day. Second only to being with them is being without them. I cherish my alone time crave it almost as much as I crave our together time.
But I am not only a mom I amso many other things. As are so many other Moms. Yet everywhere I look everything is trying to define me as a MOM. Mom bloggers, mom stores, mom jeans, mom restaurants, icky mom shirts with cutesy pictures like a glass of wine and the slogan "mom juice". Funny, yes but do I really want to wear that?
When all this Mom stuff first started I thought it was great. How cool to be thought of as cool because I'm a mom. But please now I am OVER IT!
I want to be defined as a women, a runner, an artist, a homeowner, a car owner, and oh yeah I am also a mom.
Does that make me a bad mom? If I'm still taking care of my kids exactly the same way I would be if I was wearing my Mommy T with my Mommy bumper sticker, drinking my Mommy drink, then no my parenting is not tied to my product placement.
I'm proud for my children to see me as me, not some general female group of moms.
I'm proud to be a Mom. But please don't send me that on a shirt.
But I am not only a mom I amso many other things. As are so many other Moms. Yet everywhere I look everything is trying to define me as a MOM. Mom bloggers, mom stores, mom jeans, mom restaurants, icky mom shirts with cutesy pictures like a glass of wine and the slogan "mom juice". Funny, yes but do I really want to wear that?
When all this Mom stuff first started I thought it was great. How cool to be thought of as cool because I'm a mom. But please now I am OVER IT!
I want to be defined as a women, a runner, an artist, a homeowner, a car owner, and oh yeah I am also a mom.
Does that make me a bad mom? If I'm still taking care of my kids exactly the same way I would be if I was wearing my Mommy T with my Mommy bumper sticker, drinking my Mommy drink, then no my parenting is not tied to my product placement.
I'm proud for my children to see me as me, not some general female group of moms.
I'm proud to be a Mom. But please don't send me that on a shirt.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Cold Cold day
I am an avid runner. I am not fast or particularly talented but I do like to run, far and often.
But today I realized I don't like to run i the cold-- brrrrr.
Being the spoiled southerner I am I have taken the day off.
There was a time when 30 degrees didn't sound cold.
let me tell you its freezing.
So today i wll catch up on emails, do some PR work and get to painting.
Its amazing that while I will get some business work done, I still can't seem to find the time to get any housework done...hmmmmm
Stay warm-- i'm off to pain some bright sunny flowers!
But today I realized I don't like to run i the cold-- brrrrr.
Being the spoiled southerner I am I have taken the day off.
There was a time when 30 degrees didn't sound cold.
let me tell you its freezing.
So today i wll catch up on emails, do some PR work and get to painting.
Its amazing that while I will get some business work done, I still can't seem to find the time to get any housework done...hmmmmm
Stay warm-- i'm off to pain some bright sunny flowers!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Thinking of spring (whistfully)
Having just read the fashion reports for spring I am very excited for this new year. Boho chic is in. Soft flowy fabrics and big bright flowers are every where. While I love the idea of the flowy fabric hiding all my winter weight...its really the flowers I'm fixated on!
With cost cutting everywhere-- it easy to add some of my funky clay flowers to an outfit and have an instant spring hit.
My bright funky designs as the perfect way to take last years wardrobe to this year.
And as always I do custom requests.....
With cost cutting everywhere-- it easy to add some of my funky clay flowers to an outfit and have an instant spring hit.
My bright funky designs as the perfect way to take last years wardrobe to this year.
And as always I do custom requests.....
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
tired
So what happens when everything happens at once?? Apparently I'm going to find out! DH is off for a boys weekend, the in-laws are in-town for a family reunion and I am having a booth at a festival all weekend! Oh an thrown in two little kids and a football game.
The best thing I can hope for at this point for the weekend to be over, never before have I been so excited for a Monday.
And yet, being busy has its own kind of pleasure. I'm not worried about the kids, I won't have time. I'm not worried about being lonely and I'm not at all stressed about my craft festival. With so much going on it will be what it will be. Hopefully what that will be is a success!
The best thing I can hope for at this point for the weekend to be over, never before have I been so excited for a Monday.
And yet, being busy has its own kind of pleasure. I'm not worried about the kids, I won't have time. I'm not worried about being lonely and I'm not at all stressed about my craft festival. With so much going on it will be what it will be. Hopefully what that will be is a success!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
It's summer!!
whew- I don't know who was more excited for school to end...me or the kids! Between end of the year parties, play dates and sports I was losing it. But summer is here and so far its been great!
This is the first summer that my son is old enough to enjoy it. Now that he has been in school, its stressful- you don't realize how silly pre-school is until you leave it.
We are all enjoying the break from early mornings, school projects etc.
So far we have made it to swim team, the zoo- and the gym....
Now if I could just find someone to give me a summer vacation all would be prefect!
I'm trying to stay sane while my husband tackles a garage re-do. he is wonderful to take this on- but I wish he would just do it. Instead every 5 to 10 minutes I have to go out to the garage and look at what he has done and comment on it.
Yeah-- you put up the shelves.
Between that he asks me where I want things to go- or what kind of space i will need. While I do appreciate him asking, it would be more wonderful if the asking was followed by listening.
He will ask me at least 5 times how I want something and then just do it some random way anyway.
I know my part of the job will be putting everything back together-so i would love to not have to do as much as this part as possible.
The nice thing is when its done I can start my long over due project of cleaning out the house. So maybe by January we will be caught up? ha ha
This is the first summer that my son is old enough to enjoy it. Now that he has been in school, its stressful- you don't realize how silly pre-school is until you leave it.
We are all enjoying the break from early mornings, school projects etc.
So far we have made it to swim team, the zoo- and the gym....
Now if I could just find someone to give me a summer vacation all would be prefect!
I'm trying to stay sane while my husband tackles a garage re-do. he is wonderful to take this on- but I wish he would just do it. Instead every 5 to 10 minutes I have to go out to the garage and look at what he has done and comment on it.
Yeah-- you put up the shelves.
Between that he asks me where I want things to go- or what kind of space i will need. While I do appreciate him asking, it would be more wonderful if the asking was followed by listening.
He will ask me at least 5 times how I want something and then just do it some random way anyway.
I know my part of the job will be putting everything back together-so i would love to not have to do as much as this part as possible.
The nice thing is when its done I can start my long over due project of cleaning out the house. So maybe by January we will be caught up? ha ha
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