The Pursuit of Mommyism..

I became a "Mom" five years ago and quickly realized that life was never going to be the same for me.  I went from a working mom to now a stay at home mom.  Everyday there seems to be new issues to contend with.  I finally sat down last night and started to write down things that make me laugh, cry and at times lose my mind.  I am not complaining, I wouldn't trade this for the world, just venting I guess.  Welcome to my world of motherhood!

• Tantrums:  My 4 year old is better now but my 2 year old has become a tantrum specialist.  She will find the most perfect places to show me up.  I love my grocery store trips where I literally have to force her to stay in the cart and as I am paying for my grocery bill she stands up and makes everyone around me very nervous.  God I would just love to ignore her!  lol.  

My trips to Ross are the worse.  I love that store.  You can get some great deals and I feel like I am on a 30 mins deadline.  I find myself screaming my daughter's name constantly.  On my most recent trip, I counted how many times I had to call out her name and in 30 minutes time frame I called out 35+ times.

And how about our favorite, Costco!  Good lord!!!  That place is a zoo and my daughter is a little mouse running around/between/in those carts/aisles.  Then those good 'ol samples!  I used to just walk past them and not even bother, but now the girls are too smart and they start to yell out if God forbid I pass one.  I know I look like a tool!

• The Art of Cooking:  Watching what the girls eat is always on my mind.  Junk food is limited throughout the day and the need to be creative with the meals is always a challenge.  

• Manners Makeover:  Say "please", "thank you"; "no yelling at mommy" or somebody else for that matter.  Disciplining them is a challenge in itself.  The best is when I am over at my friend's or family member home and the girls are screaming at each other, fighting for the same toy.  Are you kidding me, you guys are too old for teething toys. I share these pursuits with my mom and she looks at me like I am crazy.  She claims that we are too serious these days.  She thinks I should loosen up and just enjoy this time.  I think she is right.  With another one on the way, it might be a good idea to start ignoring the little stuff.  

Being a mom is not easy.  My hats off to all the moms out there who on a daily basis deal with the same issues and are still able to keep their spirits, and energy up.  

P.S. This post did not include our struggles to look sexy and have somewhat of a social life with friends and hubby...that is my next post!  Stay tuned!