I love blogs as much as the next girl but so many times in the past I have felt like I was failing adulting hardcore because all of these lovely blog ladies seemed to have their shiiii.......ahem, stuff together, gorgeously decorated house, slim figures, restaurant worthy meals with veggies at every dinner (which we are to assume their children ate with glee before asking for a second helping of Brussels Sprouts). Social media can be great things can come from it but usually it is used to show off someones ideal life rather than showing each other that we too are still in yoga pants at 4 in the afternoon, the dog played with a snake in the backyard and the snake played back so there was an emergency run to the vet, the kid had a temper tantrum resulting in all her earthly possessions being thrown down the stairs while she screams "I QUIT THIS ROOM!!!" and a bird pooped on you as you walked out of the door dragging a toddler who refuses to walk only to realize that she refuses to walk because its winter and you, in your stressed out mom daze forgot to put shoes on her....yes, these are all true stories...stay tune, I have more.
I believe in being real, we can shame each other into feeling like we aren't good enough to make ourselves feel better which in reality doesn't change our situation at all or we can get real, realize that we are all in the same boat and laugh together which still doesn't change ours situation but it makes us much less of an asshole. Yes I make some restaurant worthy meals, I love to cook but trust me, it isn't every night, some days are just crappy days and we have breakfast for dinner which my husband and child think is quite fun or we have a pick night which they also love because it means they get to eat whatever they want as long as I don't have to make it....everyone is happy. I'm not slim anymore thanks to many chronic illnesses, I'm not happy not to be slim but I'm not going to photoshop myself to make people who will never meet me in real life think I'm a smoking hot mom....I do believe in good lighting, good angles and if I'm going to a fancy event (ha, like that has happened since 2013) , a good pair of Spanx! My house is sometimes really really spic and span and neat, usually right after I've spent a couple hours cleaning it and it lasts for a half of an hour.....
So if you are looking for a picture perfect life with a well paid husband who models in his spare time when he is not saving puppies and babies from burning buildings and walking old ladies across the street, with a wife who still wears her jeans from high school, volunteers at the clinic for lepers while heading up the PTA and volunteering as class mom in between keeping her house spic and span, cooking perfect meals AND nailing pinterest crafts on a daily basis....keep looking, this is so not the blog for you.
If you are looking for a blog with a down to Earth, real lady that you can commiserate with....I'm your girl
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