Confessions of a 20-something mother

[Syphon the Sun]

Anyone remember Hotdogs with cheese? One of my favorite snacks was to take a hotdog, cut a pocket in it, stuff it full of an entire american cheese slice

I used to do that with Pigs in a Blanket.

[Gravity Defier]

Confession: I am getting obsessed in a way with going to the store and going grocery shopping. It's not the eating the food or actual purchasing that excites me. It's seeing it in my cupboards.

For whatever reason, I have to have 3 unopened boxes of cereal, for instance. If I run out of one box and have to start in on one of the three unopened ones, I have to go buy another box ASAP.

Confession: Similarly, I am hoarding non-edible items, as well. I think I have enough dishsoap, laundry detergent, shampoo & conditioner, tissues, feminine hygiene products, toilet paper, etc. to last another 6-9 months, if not longer, and I'm not being stingy about my use of those things now to make that the case.


I have issues.

[Petra456]

Confession: I am getting obsessed in a way with going to the store and going grocery shopping. It's not the eating the food or actual purchasing that excites me. It's seeing it in my cupboards.

For whatever reason, I have to have 3 unopened boxes of cereal, for instance. If I run out of one box and have to start in on one of the three unopened ones, I have to go buy another box ASAP.

Confession: Similarly, I am hoarding non-edible items, as well. I think I have enough dishsoap, laundry detergent, shampoo & conditioner, tissues, feminine hygiene products, toilet paper, etc. to last another 6-9 months, if not longer, and I'm not being stingy about my use of those things now to make that the case.


I have issues.

I LOVE stocking up! I do this most often with bathroom essentials like shampoo, soap, make up, etc...

[steph]

Confession: I am getting obsessed in a way with going to the store and going grocery shopping. It's not the eating the food or actual purchasing that excites me. It's seeing it in my cupboards.

For whatever reason, I have to have 3 unopened boxes of cereal, for instance. If I run out of one box and have to start in on one of the three unopened ones, I have to go buy another box ASAP.

Confession: Similarly, I am hoarding non-edible items, as well. I think I have enough dishsoap, laundry detergent, shampoo & conditioner, tissues, feminine hygiene products, toilet paper, etc. to last another 6-9 months, if not longer, and I'm not being stingy about my use of those things now to make that the case.


I have issues.

3 boxes? I like to have at least 30 at a time. You saw me buy cheese that one day.

You don't have issues. You just have a Mormon tendency.

P.S. Brian, you're hilarious. Reading your actual thoughts is quite funnier than seeing your live confusion.

[Claire]

I realllllly want to go shopping right now, but it would not be responsible. *sigh*.

[Luet]

I actually had to take a xanax when we went to the movies last weekend to see Avengers. I really want to be able to go to the movie theater but it's become such a trying experience. It is not a good place for people who have sensory issues.

[Gravity Defier]

I buy my bananas based on the stickers that are on them. So far, my favorite sticker has said "I your lunch box" but the latest one I got was "For the of the game."

Chiquita, if you're my banana provider (and I think you are), I your banana stickers.

[Gravity Defier]

Confession: I think it's pretty fun sometimes to look (by hovering the mouse over the thread titles) for the oldest thread created on the first page.

[Eaquae Legit]

Nom is sitting on the floor near me playing with some toys quietly while I type up thesis stuff. I feel like I really ought to play more interactively with her, but I don't know when else I am going to get the chance to work.

I feel really gross sometimes, like I've put on all sorts of weight since the baby. But I can't seem to get out of the rut. I've got so much on my plate that "fitness" seems a distant concern. Once I finally kick this hellish sinus cold, I am going to try to add our yoga dvd into my routine, so at least there will be that. And maybe try to get us on our bike more, go to campus to work, etc.

[Gravity Defier]

I pretty much feel like I win at life when people use my photos as their profile pictures or cover photos on Facebook. So far, I win at life three times.

[starlooker]

I really kind of hate my cat, Tara, these days. If she were younger, I would try to talk Donny into finding her a new home.

Damn cat.

[Gravity Defier]

I know pretty much everyone in the world is anti-AIM and pro-Pidgin or whatever else is out there but before this latest AIM update that persuaded me to switch to the bird, I loved features it had that Pidgin does not. And now I miss AIM terribly.

[Luet]

I'm so lame that I've never even heard of pidgin. I just use google talk. That is what we're talking about, right?

[fawkes]

I got a new dress the other day. I'm surprised at how happy this makes me...

[Gravity Defier]

I'm so lame that I've never even heard of pidgin. I just use google talk. That is what we're talking about, right?

Yeah, it's an IM client.

Erica. Piiiictures. (Please :) )

[fawkes]

I bought the dress for our engagement party a little over a month from now. I promise pics then

[Wind Swept]

This brilliantly horrible, horrible card combination was played (not by me) at my table last night:



Cards Against Humanity link, for anyone not familiar with the game.

[LilBee91]

And I thought the Touchy-Feely/Helen Keller combo we had during Apples to Apples was bad...

Confession: I am reading Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

[Gravity Defier]

I bought the dress for our engagement party a little over a month from now. I promise pics then

I can live with that. :)

Confession: I am reading Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

That was a terribly fun book. I have heard less than great things about the movie, however, which makes me sad.

[Eaquae Legit]

Sometimes I'm not sure I can keep all the balls in the air. Am I going to make it through the next year and a half?

[Young Val]

So, as I'm closing in on 30 pounds lost, my scales has "s*** the bed," as we say in Boston. Which means it's broken. It's broken, and I probably can't fix it, and will need to buy a new one, and this is the most terrifying, panic-inducing thing that has happened to me in a while. Because what if my new scale says I haven't lost any weight? Or what if my starting weight was much higher than my broken scale told me? What if after losing 30 lbs, I'm "back" to what I thought was my starting weight? I am beyond terrified of buying a new scale and stepping on it. Do. Not. Want.

[Wind Swept]

It's broken, and I probably can't fix it, and will need to buy a new one.

Prepping for a wedding as you are, you're probably not keen on buying an overly fancy scale. However, I must say here that I absolutely love my Withings scale which keeps track of my weight for me.

[Young Val]

I'm actually not losing weight for the wedding!

I mean, obviously it's a nice side effect, but when I started in March I knew there was no way I was going to lose 60 pounds by September 1st, and my reasons for getting fit were more about my mental and emotional health than my appearance (although again, perk!). In fact, when I got engaged and people asked me if I was going to lose weight for the wedding (yeah, people honestly said that s*** outloud and to my face) I defiantly said "Hell no," and cut myself a second slice of cake.

I was majorly depressed and unhappy and uncomfortable and had no confidence or energy and needed to do something about it, so I did.

That being said, you're about five minutes too late, as I just ordered a new one off amazon. And although your scale looks AWESOME, it's out of my budget. I will probably start saving for it, though, because it looks rad, and I love graphs; no lie.

[Wind Swept]

I'm actually not losing weight for the wedding!

I just meant budget-wise, it's probably a bit of a luxury when you're putting money into a wedding.

[Young Val]

Hahaha, obviously!

The APW post yesterday was about the societal pressure on women to lose weight for their weddings, so clearly I haven't put down my defenses yet.

[starlooker]

I wish so much I had a dollar for each time I say some variation of "Baby, sweetheart, what's the matter?" and "Let go of mommy's hair, please"

[starlooker]

My first thought on reading the that "The discovery by physicists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider...could lead to a new understanding of how the universe began" was, "Crap. I wonder if they'll have to change The Big Bang Theory's theme song."

[Gravity Defier]

If I were to take FB at face value, pretty much every last adult friend I have (I have young family on there, as well) is pretty much constantly on vacation and it's annoying being the only one who doesn't get more than two days off in a row at a time. I have something like two whole three day weekends per year and I still feel too new to figure out and then take vacation hours.

[steph]

I am no longer a 20-something mother.

[Eaquae Legit]

Happy birthday, mama! I'll join you in a year.

[LilBee91]

Seeing dads with their babies makes me really want to be a 20-something mother.

Dang ovaries.

[Claire]

Being home is doing weird things to me. I just want to read, go on long walks, listen to grunge music, and ignore friend and family for awhile. I hope I snap out of this before school starts.

[Gravity Defier]

The more I hear of/about Neil deGrasse Tyson, the more and more I'm starting to develop a bit of a crush on the man.

[steph]

One of my very favorite quotes right now:

When I reach to the edge of the universe I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves. -Neil deGrasse Tyson

Along the note of your confession, though, I may or may not have a slight crush on Dr. Brian Cox. Tyler and I are watching his Wonders of the Solar System series from BBC. That man, his brain, his accent, and all makes a very nice package of sexy.

[LilBee91]

The more I hear of/about Neil deGrasse Tyson, the more and more I'm starting to develop a bit of a crush on the man.

I heard him speak once. 'Twas awesome.