Mommy Brain?

The last two weeks have been a challenge for this Super Mom. Hubby was back to work after a lovely 4 week break over Christmas & I didn't do well re-adjusting to being a "Married-Single Mom" again. 

My habit of going to bed (ridiculously) late returned over the holidays and I wasn't able to get back on track this shift. This probably contributed to the extreme case of Mommy Brain I was experiencing these last two weeks!

Example #1:

After fueling up the family van, I started heading towards our bank for some drive-thru bank (Sidenote: I wish more of my errands could be accomplished via drive-thru). During the routine glance to my side mirror, I noticed my gas tank door was open, which made me pause and ask myself if I actually remembered putting my gas cap back on. I did not. I pulled over, hopped out & confirmed that I was missing my gas cap. So I had to double back & reclaim the gas cap that I had left on the fueling station. Made all the more embarrassing because the gas station was super busy and a young man was fueling up at the pump I was previously at & I had to ask him to pass me my gas cap. I'm sure he was thinking "crazy lady in the mini van."

Example #2:

After a much needed afternoon out at the movies sans children, I decided to grab a tea from good ol' Tim Hortons on my way home. I'm sitting in the drive-thru line day dreaming when I realize I already drove past the order speaking - without ordering! I had to reverse my vehicle a couple feet and was again embarrassed as there was a vehicle behind me. 

Example #3:

It's a weird one, but I swear my taste buds are not working at normal capacity. I feel like I'm only tasting at a 10% level. I think I need to consult Dr.Google on this one. 

There's a few more examples, but one is truely borderline mom incompetence that i don't want an Internet record of lol

Hopefully after hubby's week home, I'll be refreshed and get back to Super Mom!

Omigosh, yes!

Insomnia

Yep, it's 3am & I am still awake. I haven't done a single productive thing since the kids went to sleep. For some annoying reason I suffer from self-inflicted insomnia that stops me from going to bed at a decent time, yet I also have no energy or motivation to tackle the tasks I want done. The tasks even range from fun (creating homemade postcards, digital scrapbooking) to functional (making a dent in the mounds of laundry, showering). Instead I have spent a ridiculous amount of time reading random articles on BuzzFeed, browsing tattoos on Pinterest & half watching a CNN documentary on Netflix. Boo Lazy Mom, where is Super Mom hiding?

I love hosting play dates!

One of the reasons I like hosting play dates, is because it forces me to clean my house. Yep, I'm more concerned about what other people think of my house than I have for the "health & safety" of my family. LOL

PS My husband loves the playdates for the same reason.

A (lazy) Super Mom

I am a self appointed, Lazy Super Mom. Sometimes I am the fun, quirky, awesome mom I want to be...like when I have geeky coordinated themed birthday parties. and when I have my household perfectly scheduled and on task as a well oiled machine.

Other times, I am the epitome of the lazy mom: I want to nap on the couch/play on my iPad all day while I pretend my 4 year old isn't eating all the chocolate in the house.  The two sides of my Mom Personality are constantly battling it out while being judged by people all around.

Well guess what? I am both lazy & super and I feel like I'm not alone. I feel there is a subsection of the population out there who has their highs and lows as I do, and those mom's are feeling guilty for not being consistent. Or lets face it, we feel guilty for being "upstaging" when we're Super and we feel guilty when we aren't performing when we're Lazy. 

It's time to drop the guilt and just be who we are. More specifically, I have decided it's time I stop feeling guilty about my duo-super hero personality while trying to struck a more stable balance. 

In the meantime, I'm here to share my ups & downs of Motherhood, honestly and hopefully with some humour and relate-ability. Because amongst my many aspirations and fantasies, I would also like to be rich and famous :-P