Hey there!

So I got the idea for this blog the other day when I was looking for summertime activities to do with my 6, almost 7, year old daughter.  In my journey through Pinterest (mistake #1!), I was seeing all of these mommy bloggers who somehow manage to bake gluten free bread from scratch while cleaning their kitchens with homemade organic products as they chop veggies for all the meals they will be putting in their freezers to feed their families for the next 50 years, all while spending less than $5 on groceries a month.  Well, some of that might be an exaggeration but based on my reality, that might as well be what I try to do for all the success I could have with it.  I started wondering, "Where are all the moms who barely manage to get a shower each day and hold down a job, keep their kids alive, talk to their husbands/partners, eat, and sleep?"  Then I realized we're all too busy with all that stuff to write a blog! 

But here's my soapbox rant, and why I decided this blog was needed:   Being a mom is hard!!!  Society has so many expectations of us, we have so many expectations of ourselves, our partners have so many expectations (although they won't admit them if they are even semi-intelligent!), and other moms certainly have expectations.  And all these perfect mommy blogs just cement those expectations even further into our psyches.  Then if we don't meet the impossible standards, we feel like we've failed somehow!  It's crazy making!  So, I wanted to be a voice of reason and to speak, as well as I can, for the moms who celebrate just making it through today, the moms who look forward to Monday because it means going back to work and getting a break from the kids, the moms who love their family ferociously and still dream of a quiet bath, a glass of wine, and a good book WITH NO ONE ELSE AROUND!

Before people go all psycho mom on me and start telling me how I don't love my kids or how if I didn't want to parent I shouldn't have had children - don't!  I know how important it is for children to grow up surrounded by love.  I also know that for me, that does not mean that their lips will never touch a french fry or that they will never watch a moment of television until the age of 50.  I am a better mommy when I work, when I interact with other adults, when I do things to take care of myself, and when I am sitting with my kids watching our favorite shows.  Sometimes parenting can feel like dead man walking, but, honestly, I'm too tired for that!  I'm lazy mom sitting!