I find freedom in confession and I think that others will find freedom in some of my confessions because you probably do the exact same things. Some of these are rather silly and I know that I need to work on being better and that's the reason for the post. I do not confess these things to be judged (bad mom/good mom) - I just simply want freedom from a stereotype. I am a work in progress and none of these issues are for my salvation - they are petty, everyday, hum drum occurances that I tend to overlook because they hold little importance to me overall. Without further ado - here they are:
I let my children eat off of the floor - the 10 second rule stands strong in our home (besides some germs need to enter the body in order for the body to build up it's ammunities) - Biology 101
I ignore the vacuum more than I should. Sometimes it can be a full two to three weeks between vacuuming. YIKES! - sorry mom!
Sometimes I will put clothes in the washing machine and they will get washed multiple times because I will forget about them and I detest the smell of musty clothes.
My pantry has food in it from 2001 - I'm sure of it I just haven't found it yet!
My children eat snow - and I let them
My children will be attending public school - and I believe that they will turn out great!! (This matter IS of huge importance to me but I still believe that the public school system turns out great kids - I've seen it happen - - - - - recently!)
My children sometimes jump on the bed and on the couch - and I let them.
Addison likes to jump in puddles and I do it with her, I'm sure Rhett will join in soon!
Sometimes my dishes pile up and I'd rather curl up on the couch with a good book - and I do!
I detest scouring the bathtub and so I don't do it as often as I should.
I often fail at my attempts to complete something. If I'm not being held accountable for it - then it probably won't get done.
My kids will dig in the dirt, eat dirt and play with worms until they are covered from head to toe and instead of getting upset I will get the camera
If were were to visit my house by chance one day it would probably not be clean. There would be toys and books on the floor, maybe some clothes, on the kitchen counter you may find piles of papers and some dishes. Some beds may be unmade and the bathroom may have bandaide wrappers, hairbands, curling irons, hair dryers, toothbrushes and toothpastes littering the countertop. A dirty house or a house well lived in? I say it's a house well-lived in.
I have one plant and I wait until the leaves are withering to water it.
I sometimes wait two weeks before feeding my beta fish. I do feed my dog though - every day (I think) :)
Now I'm off to get ready for the day - yes, it's already 8:45 a.m. We are running errands and I am going to enjoy it! We may splash in a few puddles or sing our way through Costco - perhaps!
6 comments:
oh how i love you kara....for these reasons and so many more. i was smiling as i read these confessions thinking to myself...."someone else does that too?"
Kara - are we clones? I felt like I was reading my own confessions :) I know I could add even more to your list for my confessions. Thank you for the smiles, it made my day.
May I also mention the corn starch I ruined a batch of gravy with at Thanksgiving this year? The corn starch had expired in like 2003!
Wow girl, reading your blog was like looking in a mirror for me. That is so crazy!! We all think we are the only people who do things like this but it's not true...there are a whole bunch of "Karas" and "Brandis" in the world :) Thanks for brightening my day...that was a lovely post with great meaning.
We women are "so wonderfully made" aren't we? Your confessions described many of us, I sooo relate to all this, specially about the beta fish... ours finally died poor thing. Thanks for sharing, I loved it!
Love ya Kara...and I am right there with you...and then some!
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