Does anyone recall that song?
Monday Monday, can't trust that day,
Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Every other day, every other day,
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
(The Mamas & The Papas, 1966. No, I was not born yet.)
I don't know why, but I always get that stuck in my head on Mondays. Today's Monday is going pretty well, actually. Did some mall shopping and got a cute spring/summer dress that I can wear one evening in Jamaica this weekend. Amelia played in the mall's soft play area and waved at the choo-choo that goes around the mall. I've never let her ride it, because I'm afraid she'll ask to ride it every time. So for now, she's content to wave as it goes by. She will undoubtedly tell her Daddy all about it when he gets home.
Yesterday was a bad body-image day over here. I went to Kohl's with my sister and managed to look like an ogre in everything I tried on. Not only am I as white as a ghost (THAT's gonna be hot in Jamaica, isn't it?), I've really allowed myself to get "squishy" these days. After Amelia was born, I was sooooo skinny. Smaller than I had been since college. Not sure what my secret was then. No time to eat? All the pain I was in from complications? Whatever it was, it is not around anymore. Not that I'm asking the pain to come back... no thank you.
Who decided that pants and jeans have to sit below the waist? Doesn't anyone know that mommies have this lovely pouch of smooshy skin/fat that will conveniently bunch up OVER the oh-so-trendy low waisted jeans? I never thought I would long for the days of "mom jeans". But now I get it. And I want some! I want my squishyness to be hidden. Not displayed for the world to see. And judge.
And why do tops have to be made out of these thin, clingy materials now? Does everyone really want to see every lump and bump in my body? I do love the flowy, loose tops, but I'm also paranoid that they look like maternity clothes. I don't want people to start whispering about me... no extra kiddos here! Not for at least another year.
I did park in a maternity parking spot at the store today. Ooops. Let's hope that one doesn't come back and bite me in the butt.
Monday, March 8, 2010
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2 comments:
I came over via Scary Mommy's blog also : ) I wanted to say that I think it is super possible to have a succesful blog on blogger : ). I go to a few that are very poular : ).
I think the new styles of loose and flowy are GREAT! Everyone wears them! Even the teenage girls at the Dr. office so I feel like it is ok to wear them too! What do I know though? : )
PS I hope you don't add ads to your blog. I don't really love the ones that have ads at all. And I also am not crazy about giveaways for things like fruit roll ups or yogurt. They annoy me!
THANK YOU so much for visiting and for the feedback. I'm going to check out your blogs right now too! :)
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