A few days ago, I told my child's teacher after I completely spaced the parent-teacher conference we had scheduled, "I used to have my shit together, and then I became a parent. But I guess 6 years in to this parenting run, I suppose I can no longer claim my new normal is temporary." She didn't know me in my pre-parenting days, when I really was on time to things, and even occasionally organized. A time when I could string thoughts coherently, er, string coherent thoughts togetherly. While I … [Read more...] about Balancing my current work with my future work goals
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Still blaming mommy brain
Do I get to still blame mommy brain for the following, even though my youngest is about to turn 2? Here is my morning: 1. Ahhh. It’s amazing I have free time. I am SO organized and can just sit here and enjoy my coffee. 2. Oh. Right. I haven’t made the kids’ lunches yet. Or mine. 3. Ah. Wow. Even after throwing together lunches, I’m still doing fine on time! And I did the dishes! 4. Dawdler Toddler, sit down at the table to eat or you will OMG YOU ARE DRIPPING SMOOTHIE ALL OVER EVERYTHING. … [Read more...] about Still blaming mommy brain