You Know You're A Mom When...

... you're more excited than your kids that there's an all-new Yo Gabba Gabba and Fresh Beat Band crossover episode.

It was truly riveting.

Xo!

 

My Guys

I'm truly one lucky lady...

Thanks for the lunch-date, gentlemen.

XO!

 

You Know You're A Mom When...

...vacuuming the entire house with a baby on your hip is totally normal.

Sorry for the week-long hiatus, ya'all. Work is crazy busy right now with the holidays being right around the corner, but I'm back on track this week, promise.

XO!

 

Pinterest - Friend or Foe?

This picture makes my heart race with excitement. - Photo found on evernote.com

I swear, Pinterest is going to get me arrested - yes, arrested. Does anyone else see shipping pallets laying around local businesses and think, how can I steal that pallet without anyone noticing? I see them and my mind instantly starts scheming, and visions of me dressed in black in the dead of night collecting shipping pallets around town goes through my head.

Once, I was driving on the interstate and a semi passed me, and on it's flatbed were thousands of shipping pallets just strapped to it like no big deal. I literally squealed, ya'all - and then for a split second I seriously considered following it, and if my kids hadn't been in my car with me, I very well may have.

Pinterest gets me into trouble a lot. I always tell those who have yet to join that it has changed my life, but when I really think about it, has it been for the better? My husband, who now has to deal with my craft-shit all over the house, would probably say no. He also probably hates the astronomical amounts I spend at Micheals and JoAnn's every week when I see a pin that I just have to try. Poor guy. Since discovering Pinterest, I'm constantly working on some 'project', and 'bettering' the house.

BUT, in my defense, the guy gets fed delicious new recipes that I find on Pinterest almost every night, the house is now extremely organized, I'm dressing cuter, my hair is cuter, my nails are always painted, I've found my inner craft-goddess, and even discovered that I may have a 'green-thumb' in me after all.

Right now, my craft-focus seems to be on what lush thing I can create with a shipping pallet. A couple of weeks ago, I posted about the new art piece that I made out of an old shipping pallet, and now I just want to make all sorts of stuff...

Continue reading to see some amazing examples of what you can do with a simple shipping pallet...

7 Glorious Inches

I'm sorry, did my tittle offend you? I have a sick sense of humor, what can I say. And hey, if you were thinking it, then your mind is right in the gutter with mine. The seven inches I'm referring to is the amount of hair I chopped off my head over the weekend...

Last week I realized that I was holding on to my long locks simply because of how long it took for me to grow it out, but I really didn't like it. It was starting to weigh me down. Pre-kids my hair was straight and silky and now post-kids the texture has changed and I have these icky waves in the back - my hair just wasn't how I had envisioned it to look once I had grown it really long.

So, last week I called Ms. Jordan up and said if she had an appointment cancel and something opened up, that it would be my sign that I was suppose to choppity chop. The next day she called and my fate was sealed.

At first I thought I would just take a couple of inches off, but after contemplating it for a couple of days, I decided to just go for it. I didn't tell anyone how short I was really planning to go, so it was a shock for my hubby and friends when I came home from the salon.

Here's the look I was going for:

I have been obsessed with Olivia Palermo's shorter hair for months...

Before

 

What 7 inches of chopped hair looks like.

 Anddddddddd

After

No more messy mom-bun for me!

 

NEED TO VENT!

Can I b*#ch for a few minutes, please!?! I love my kids and my life, but today, I had a complete and utter breakdown, ya'all and all I want is to crawl in bed and watch trashy reality shows by myself.

It started this morning with wanting to take a quick shower by myself before Brendon left for work. Instead of a moment to myself to shave my legs and get my head together for the day, I had to listen to Joleen have an epic meltdown outside the bathroom door all because I wouldn't let her take a shower with me. With the exception of this morning, I can not remember taking a shower in the past year without Joleen. It's like I'm not allowed to be in the bathroom by myself and when I've tried, the epic meltdowns she has are just not worth it. Add this behavior to the fact that I can't leave a room for two minutes before Joleen is searching for me, her not going to bed until 11pm and the fact that she sneaks in bed with us in the middle of the night, and I'm seriously about to loose my ever living mind... and I miss my husband.

I LOVE Joleen so much, so please don't take this rant the wrong way, but the girl is so far lodged up my a$$ that I literally don't have a single moment alone anymore. I know this is my lot in life and most days it doesn't get to me, but today during one of my conference calls, she was just terrible and I ended up not being able to present a project I have been working on for weeks properly to my clients. It was a huge meeting and I felt like I blew it b/c Joleen was trying to crawl in my lap the entire call and I had worked so hard on this project/presentation only to feel like a failure.

Of course, this led to me being in complete tears and calling my husband in hysterics after my call and having him talk me off the ledge, which led to me feeling even worse because I know he has a stressful job and the last thing he needs is to have to worry about me.

I need a vacation, that and/or a prescription to xanax... I kid. I kid...sort of.

On a positive note, experiencing a day like today made me realize we need a reliable nanny for a few hours twice a week, so I got my butt on care.com and have a few interviews scheduled for this week, so yippee! Hopefully I'll get some support in here soon and I won't have to write anymore of these vent-type posts.

To all you moms out there - Have you ever had a day (or several) where you just want to run away?

What a typical conference call looks like for me.

Determined to get in my lap as if that's her job.

As annoying as this can be, she's only 3 and doesn't understand. She really is a GREAT girl and is actually really well-behaved - and when she gives me kisses like that, all is forgiven.

THEN...

...there's Johnny Lee. He's actually pretty good during my conference calls... for the most part.

Thank you for letting me vent. I feel much better. Tomorrow is a new day...

♥One more thing - THANK YOU, mommy for coming over this afternoon to do my grocery shopping and for taking Joleen with you! I seriously don't know what I would do without you.♥

XO!

 

Esty Gems - Southwestern Edition

I'm currently really into all things Southwestern - Here are some Etsy finds that have me {{swooning}}...

Continue reading for an up-close look at these Etsy Gems and to find out where you can snag them...