MORNINGS

....I think I hate them. I mean, I want to like them but I just can't seem to get it together. I would love to get up early, have a soothing cup of hot tea, read my Bible, meditate, and do all the other things that supposedly lead to a more productive day, but my mornings never seem to work out like that. 

Here's how they typically go down:

4:30: Alarm Sounds
4:30: Hit Snooze
4:40: Alarm Sounds Again
4:40: Completely Shut Off Alarm
         
5:40: Jump out of bed
         Rush to the bathroom

5:42: Scream for everybody to "get up!!"; Twice

5:50: Husband gets in shower

5:55: Wake up my baby (okay, he's 7. What's your point?) with kisses and sweet talk

6:00: Fuss at my husband for staying in the bathroom too long

6:15: Hug my baby all the way to the bathroom so he can brush his teeth and wash his face

6:20: Wake up my daughter (15) with another scream
         (she screams back that she "has an alarm" (I don't hug her all the way to the    bathroom))

6:25: Iron my baby's clothes. My teen thinks ironing is "like, tots lame"
6:30: Kiss the hubby goodbye and stop him from squeezing my butt right before my baby walks in
6:40: Get baby clothed and get his book bag and snack together
6:45: Fight with baby about wearing his "stupid big coat" because its 30 degrees outside
6:50: Pretend to cry because "I'm going to go to jail for sending him to school without a coat"

6:52: Help him put his coat on and be completely shocked that he's still falling for this trick*

6:55: Kiss, hug and tell my baby I love him at least 10 times as he gets on the bus

7:00: See if my daughter wants me to iron something for her (of course she doesn't)

7:02: Go back and forth with daughter about clothes, hair, ironing, outerwear, etc.

7:05 Surf the net/watch tv until daughter gets on the bus

I know, I know. I could get my ironing done the night before and go to bed earlier. But, in my defense, night time is the only real TV my kids definitely should not be watching (House of Lies, Girls, anyone?) time I have. Plus, even when I do get to bed early and prep the night before, I still have a hard time getting up.

Any suggestions on getting up earlier and getting the morning started in a calmer, less rushed manner?


*Hubby says my baby doesn't actually believe I'll go to jail but because he's such a momma's boy**he can't fathom the thought of anything, real or pretend, making momma cry. I personally don't see the problem with this.

**I can tell you for a fact, if he's a momma's boy he definitely inherited the gene and since I'm not a boy, I'll just let you guess who he got it from.

HONESTY

While I have been experiencing internet connection problems, they haven't been the sole reason for my lack of posts in almost a month. The truth is I've been going through some thangs. For one, the job I told you about here, well it has ended and now I'm faced with unemployment yet again. I had an interview at the end of January that seemed very promising but I haven't heard back. It's probably safe to assume I didn't get the job. So, the hunt continues. The whole thing is taking a toll on me and my ego and confidence are really taking a beating. Although I'm trying to keep the faith and stay positive, I must admit, it's getting harder to do each day.

Another reason I haven't been posting is that I've been busy planning for and hosting parties: Pity Parties that is. Lately, I've been having plenty of 'em and they've taken up a great deal of my time and energy. Bed lying, TV watching, binge eating, and spontaneous bursts of ugly crying can really take a lot out of a girl. Before I knew it, 8:30 am quickly turned into 3:00 pm and I'm up waiting on my baby to get off the bus and getting started on dinner. The time I could have spent being a productive blogger, among many other things, was lost and I just went with that.

Also, since I'm being honest, I must mention that lately I've been a little intimidated by many of the blogs I've been reading. It seems so many bloggers are posting either new items, high end designers, and/ or DIYs on a regular basis. Their posts are filled with large hauls, swatches of all the new and latest in cosmetics, room redesigns, etc. I, on the other hand, haven't really done any real shopping in a while, I don't own any high-end designer items, and my DIYing is minimal. Needless to say, I've been feeling a little like I don't have anything worth contributing to the blogosphere.

So, there you have it: the real reasons I haven't posted anything lately.

Now that that's over, stay tuned and/or tune in, I think I've got my mojo working again.