Not Nice Spice
Sometimes we’re so busy busying ourselves, even with buzz words like self care, that we only address the surface of tasks or issues present in our lives. I loathe when mommy groups say, don’t forget about you. Trust me, I didn’t. I’m very aware that I end up at the bottom of the list because there is a cycle of things to take care of. The second you clean the bathroom or vacuum the floors you can’t actually check it off the list. No, in fact it stays there because with a husband and littles the moment you finish taking care of something it already needs to be repeated.
It’s easy to blame kids and chaos as to why things slip my mind. But the reality is that most people don’t retain what doesn’t pertain to themselves. So when I heard a man ask to prepay one dollar at the pump, I brushed it out of my mind and chalked it up to pregnancy-brain-hearing loss thing.
Nothing ends summer quite like a heat advisory--give me fall, please!!! Chickadee is always looking for snacks on snacks on snacks. Granted she’s usually having healthy options, so at least I have that win. But with a napping baby I decided we should use up the ever-mounting frozen fruit. We added a little heavy cream and a splash of water, since our coconut water had spoiled (so sad!). A few tablespoons of honey helped to balance the tartness of the berries. Enjoy!
Stud and I repeatedly have a simple conversation along the lines of: You get everything you ever want! And he DOES! It’s laughable mostly, but after a while it’s easily an irritation. It doesn’t seem to matter what it is either— a new iPad, Fitbit, latest iPhone, and even big things, like how he decided we needed to buy a house and the exact house he wanted came on the market. When he decides he needs something it happens! Honestly he never actually must have an item, but the item is set in his mind and BAM there it is!
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