Mommy Misadventures


Image and video hosting by TinyPic This is about a woman who wears many hats: wife, mother, friend, taxi driver, nurse, guidance counselor, cook, referee, jewelcrafter, wanna-be runner who continuously gets in trouble when trying to do the right thing and never seems to finish what she starts. I'm starting this blog to help motivate myself into continuing and finishing what I start whether it's a household project, a jewelry idea, or my latest goal: running a full marathon in 2012. I'd love to have you along for the journey! A little about me: I've been married to a great guy who puts up with me as much as I put up with him for almost 8 years and have 5 kids, some of whom are actually still speaking to me. I also have one grandson that I am enjoying getting to know and who happens to be older than my youngest daughter. I work full time as a nurse in a pediatric intensive care unit, sometimes staffing...sometimes doing transport/rescue and when I have the time I make jewelry and sell it online. I ran 2 half marathons this year (though I don't think I did as well as I could have) and in the process discovered a side of myself I didn't know existed. I love to travel but don't get to do it enough, and prefer the company of my family over anyone else in the world. If I could, I'd move to a desert island and only allow visitors that I approved and only for a limited amount of time. I'm sometimes impatient and intolerant but I usually hide it well. My bad qualities are balanced by my strong sense of fairness and unswerving devotion to the underdog. I consider myself a protector of the little guys.

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29th June 2012

It’s hard to be done

I’m at a time in my life where I need to be done with having babies.  A lot of people think I’m nuts for wanting to have more kids but it is what it is and sometimes it’s hard to change how one feels about something that is so emotional.

I’m trying really hard to come up with some positives for being done and that is what this post is about.

  1. I can drink wine when I want without worrying about getting pregnant.
  2. I can get a boob job if I want.
  3. We are down to one kid at home and we have the freedom to do a lot more with her than if we had more kids.
  4. I don’t have to worry about getting sick while pregnant (I have very hard pregnancies).
  5. I can train harder and get that smokin’ body I’ve always wanted.

I welcome more positive ideas.  This is so hard for me, I’ve spent my adult life being mom and I am kind of at a loss as to where to go now.

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