Wednesday, October 26, 2011

one of those days



you know it is going to be one of those days when you wake up with your eye matted shut because you slept in your contact one month too long and then your 14 month old walks into your room and throws up all over the carpet but wait - how is the baby even out of his crib? shit - he climbed out and that is just another huge disaster waiting to happen. It feels like you slept no more than 45 minutes because your 3 year old's cough sounds like he is dying of whooping cough on the Oregon Trail. You have nothing except 2 pieces of pizza to give the kids for breakfast because you cleaned your refrigerator/freezer out 2 days ago because your new appliances were supposed to be delivered yesterday but there was some sort of delay and now they are coming today probably at the exact same time the doctor fit you in to look at said whooping cough. oh and this will make the 4 trips to the doctor in the last 10 days - who doesn't love spending $120 on co-pays for 2 shot visits, 1 developmental consult and a sick visit. you didn't really need those jeans you had been eyeballing at Nordstrom --- you can pretend that you look sexy in your one size too big Gap jeans from last year.

It's days like this that I want to grab my favorite giant sweatpants and my husbands sweatshirt and watch bad romantic comedies all day long. something about George Clooney in One Fine Day that makes me feel a little bit better. I'm probably going to leave the piles of laundry and the clutter on the island and just go into survival mode. We might even have McDonalds for lunch and something equally unhealthy for dinner. Motherhood can be so awesome and some days are so much fun and I am so thankful I get to stay at home with these little guys but some days just suck and make me want to curl up and bed and sleep the day away. I guess I should embrace the doctor's appointment because it may be my only chance to leave the house all day. the only positive about days like this is the hope that tomorrow will be better.

7 comments:

  1. Some days, all you can do is survive the day.

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  2. You're a stronger woman than I. I might have just told everyone today was canceled and gone back to bed! When I have "one of those days" I like to listen to that Elvis song by the same name.

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  3. Oh man, I've had a ton of these kinds of days. The paradox you mention (and the honesty) of being grateful to stay home with our kids but there are just some days that suck and make you want to sleep the day away...oh how I can relate!!

    Hope today gets better....and yes, tomorrow is a new day and it can only get better!

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  4. Oh no. I totally hear you. I call those the "Some Days...' because "some days I just want to curl up on the couch." etc.

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  5. Sometimes survival is the best thing you can do. Hang in there! I love the reference to Oregon Trail. It made me laugh! 5th grade flashbacks!!

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  6. Can really identify with these kind of days!! :) I love how you tried to find some positives....like a dr.s visit = time away out of the house.
    Another positive note: your Gap jeans from last year are too BIG...that's awesome! They could be too tight like mine! :)

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  7. But at least the jeans are too big instead of too small, right?!?

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