Jill Smokler, AKA Scary Mommy
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A few nights ago, Jeff and I were laying in bed, side by side, on our respective computers. He glanced over at my Facebook page and asked about an old friend, which led to the topic of another old friend and an even more random old friend. “Are you in touch with xxx” he asked? I wasn’t, but I looked her up and, God love Facebook, there she was.
Our jaws simultaneously dropped — she looked nothing like what we’d remembered from 8 years ago when we last knew her. Her hair was glistening and sun-kissed. Her smile was bright and shiny. She was thin and groomed and practically glowing.
“What did she do to herself?” I gasped.
It didn’t look like plastic surgery, and she really wasn’t the type anyway. But, she looked a decade younger, at least. Gone were the sweats that were once her uniform and her hair was actually washed and out of the permanent pony-tail I knew it in. Her previously pasty skin was bronzed and vibrant. Her house looked neat and orderly in the photos, not the disaster zone I remember having coffee in. She was almost unrecognizable.
Suddenly, a light-bulb went off in Jeff’s head. “I know what it is”, he said, like he’d discovered the cure for cancer. “She doesn’t have young kids anymore. Think about it– what do you look like most days now that we’re the ones with the little kids? Look at our house.”
My life flashed before my eyes. The slippers I wear in public and the never-ending yoga pants. The lack of makeup and perfume and scheduled brow waxes. The house littered with crap and bathrooms that reek of little boy piss. I’m her, eight years ago, when I thought she was such a mess.
Is that what people see me like these days? As frumpy and unorganized and just… a mom?
Maybe so.
But, at least there is some good news: In eight years, I’m going to look fantastic.
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So there’s hope for me yet. I’m going to go tell my Husband right now!
Moomser recently posted..Virtual Coffee {30}
It’s always great to look on the positive side of things!
I have way more than 8 years before I look decent, so I should go ahead and schedule that hair appointment……….
Alison@Mama Wants This recently posted..Where I Grew Up
It’s like looking at photos of friends who have never had kids…flats stomachs, heels and coordinated outfits (where does one even wear heels?), time for manis & pedis and highlights and facials…it’s like they are a different species.
Although, I do have to admit, now that my single kiddo is in school, I do tend to get a chance no only to look more put together, but to actually BE more focused and, well, like a “normal” woman. It absolutely frickin lovely.
But I wouldn’t trade my days of puke-stained sweats for anything — but I am delighted they are in the past. We must all chant “It gets better!” or maybe just sing “I Will Survive” and dream of good hair days to come… Cheers.
Vinobaby recently posted..Rum Balls, Baby…Flippant Foodie Friday
Oh Jill, I can’t believe I’m her too. I wear my slippers everywhere. Sigh. Can’t wait for eight years!!!
christy recently posted..Today was supposed to be food preparation day.
I absolutely love this post, not just for agreeing with you about the looks of moms with young kids, but for mentioning the piss smell in the bathroom. I’ve been trying all weekend to get rid of the exact smell in my house. Yes, it seems to have permeated the walls of the whole downstairs. It truly was my last thought before I read your post. Yeah, eight years can’t move fast enough. Glad I’m not the only one, but it sure feels like it sometimes.
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I’ve got two words for you….white vinegar!!
From experience, just so you know, it IS in the walls, probably behind the toilet, (if the puddle on the top is any indication) and more than likely on the ceiling.
:: Holding on tight for with from now. ::
{Really tight.}
xo
Galit Breen recently posted..By Word of Mouth
–>My excuse that I just had a baby is now five years old. So yeah. There’s that.
WebSavvyMom recently posted..Wordless Wednesday – Puppy Spectacles
What? I thought “bed head” was the style. Hmm.
humanmama recently posted..the children are nestled all snug in their beds
So there is hope? As in real, alive hope? Oh blessed is this day!
Tinne from Tantrums and Tomatoes recently posted..Cold medication à la Belge
I’d rather just say people see you as REAL.
I ain’t got kids and I live in my yoga pants and right now my sink has crap in it and my tub needs to be pressure-washed out with bleach. Or some toxic cleaner. Bad.
And it’s just me here.
And for the record, as creepy as it sounds…I think you’re pretty hot now.
So, there.
Carrie recently posted..My new phone and I don’t seem to agree on who I really am.
Wait….hold the freaking phone. I won’t always be like this? There’s hope for me and my house??
**Sob** thank you for giving me hope!
imperfectmomma recently posted..She’s baaaaaaaaaaack!
Suddenly, I have hope!!!
Define young kids for me…. I have high hopes that when they are BOTH in school full time (less than 2 years away! WAHOOOOOO!) I might have time to exercise, get a hair cut, get ALL the boogers cleaned out of the car, stop eating the last chicken nugget from his plate, get rid of all the plastic toys….. Then again, my husband also informed me that I’ll “HAVE to DO SOMETHING” when the kids are in school (aka find a meaningful, fulfilling, decently paying job). Good luck to all of us.
Ms. Amy recently posted..White Chicken Chili
YAY there is hope! You have certainly given all us moms of young kids a definitive light at the end of the tunnel. You know what else? Working from home can also do that when there is no reason to put on the nice clothes and makeup.
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Totally agree to that! I work from home too and I have to force myself out of my jammies some days.
Kim recently posted..Light Topaz Necklace, Smoky Brown, Antique Gold, Crystal Glass Stone
lol….i thought the same thing about my sil’s friends, they always look so put together! It’s because their kids are in high school!!
Wait a minute–are you telling me that some day my house may be clean? Don’t tease me!
Tragic Sandwich recently posted..What I Wore
Oh, I remember that smell! Still get it sometimes. :( It is funny to look back on some of the things you noticed about others and realize that’s now you! It’s all stages though and there’s always another one around the corner. Whether it’s a good one or not remains to be seen. I’m trying to enjoy my middle stage right now – SO not looking forward to the teenage years!
Kim recently posted..Light Topaz Necklace, Smoky Brown, Antique Gold, Crystal Glass Stone
Awesome. Now I know what to look forward to in 18 years, as my first child is currently in my belly.
Veronica @ Germlisch recently posted..Christmas has arrived!
uh-oh. I think I might be late to this whole re-blossoming thing. Kids are 10 and 8 and I still look pretty iffy most days. Clean, but iffy. And my house…oy vey.
Rebeccah recently posted..Gonna Make My Green Eyes Blue
That gives me hope that I’ll one day stop being so damn frumpy.
Shell recently posted..What I’ve Learned as a Mom
My god, Jill. You just gave me the best gift I could ever ask for, as I lay here in my three day old tank top and somewhat permanant mascara under my eyes….
HOPE!!
Kristi @ the robot mommy recently posted..I dedicate this to….
My biggest post-Mommy makeover has unfortunately been in my wallet. I thought I was poor before, because I could only afford a few short out of town vacations a year. Now I’d kill for a trip to the mall, even if I couldn’t buy much. But when it comes down to seeing that light in my sons’ eyes when I buy him a little toy for being such a good boy, or seeing my twins in that new little outfit that was cheap enough that I could buy two, well, it’s more worth it than any vacation or new sweater for me. Damn, when did I become such a freaking humanitarian?
Man that’s gonna be a long long way to go for me… but I can wait it out. of course going to the gym plus a change of diet can give me some legs up. Or perhaps, I should just hit the mall and go shopping for new clothes and make up.
Susan recently posted..Palaces in Seoul
Mine are 8 and 6. Do I still have the opportunity to live up to this, or am I complete, hopeless failure?
Not Supermom recently posted..A Favorite Christmas Song, Veggie Style
I think I am going to come up with what I am going to look like after I am done with these young ages and put that all over the internet and on my cards and all that. If it is my kid’s fault that I look like this I think it is only fair that people get to see what they can expect.
Then again, I sure as hell hope I can look better when this is over and not beaten beyond recognition.
Brittany {Mommy Words} recently posted..Dirty Little Fairies
I cannot wait to look fantastic. I am a lover of the yoga pant.
Seriously Sassy Mama recently posted..I Want
I think about that often when I see parents whose children are older. One day, I’ll get my life (body) back and will travel again, etc. I believe in that future too :)
OMG!!! I love this post the reason being is that this weekend I was looking at Facebook pictures of husband cousin. She is looking really hot, skinny and enjoying life. She is a single mom with twin boys and we are the exact same age, I looked at my self in the mirror and though “Man we are the same age and I look like crap” I mean her make up is flawless, she has lost a lot of weight and looks like she was in her 20s. I sat there wondering what she was doing right and what I was doing wrong. But after reading your post this morning it hit me. Her twin boys are 10 or 11 now, she does not have little kids anymore while mine are 2 and 4. But it looks like I still have hope looking forward to eight years from now when I can again look hot and feel good about myself.
Shirley recently posted..Christmas Tree
Hey, wait…I can wear my slippers out?? Because I’m totally going to do that now. I’ve earned it.
Stephanie recently posted..Momma’s 12 Days of Christmas Presents Santa Claus: Kind of an Asshole by Mommy Rotten
I have three kids, 8 and 7 years apart repectively. I have spent a 19 years so far chubby and in sweatpants. Maybe I’ll be hot in my sixties. I can only hope.
Eddie recently posted..Christmas crafts weekend
I just wore slippers to the grocery store for the first time last week. Looks like it’s happening to me too…motherhood! Watch out future me, I am going to be hot again some day.
jen recently posted..Toddler Art
I love seeing another mom out in slippers and yoga pants. Reminds me I’m not alone down here in the trenches. And as for eight more years…I may be dead by then!
Jennifer recently posted..This is War
Phew… I have something to look forward to. A few more years to go and I’ll be fantastic!
So funny…and so sad at the same time. I’m still in Year One of mommyhood and consider it a good day if I get jeans on. Sigh.
Mrs Dzo recently posted..Why It’s Difficult To Be Me
This gives me hope that I will look fantastic in 8 years too. Right now, as I type, I’m in slippers, hair banded back, glasses and no makeup. LOL. That’s my norm.
Nicole @MTDLBlog recently posted..A Remarkable Woman Lost
phew. Something to look forward to!
mosey (kim) recently posted..that’s my girl
So funny! My kids are still young, but increasingly more self sufficient so I definitely look better than I did eight years ago! I also work a school schedule so live in scrubby clothes and no makeup all summer and then when school hits, a.k.a work, I’m back to looking good! Or some form of good…
Ha! She probably misses having an excuse to be comfortable and casual. She’s welcome to borrow my kid for a few days if she’d like to go back to mum-slumming for a bit.
Robin | Farewell, Stranger recently posted..Dear Had-Enough Girl
Yes!!! My youngest is 10, and while my house still needs some work (I have sloppy kids, so I’m always on them about cleaning their messes), I now look half way decent…well, when I leave the house anyway lol! Now, if I can just drop about 50ish (70 really) pounds, things would be great.
April recently posted..Movin’ Like Bernie
Whew – almost made it there…then had number 2…guess I have 6.5 years to go before I seem normal again. :( What is “young children” no more?? My ex husband is 46, he still acts like a young child some days. Hmmmm…
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AMEN SISTER AMEN!!
This is so perfect. Right of the heels of my 5 year old telling me she wished our house could be as nice as Johnny’s because his is so clean. So, I guess some moms can do it all? Damn them.
Great I can’t wait to look like a woman again. My sister owns her own salon and sometimes I want to wrap my fingers around her perfectly styled, waxed, bronzed, manicured neck. But she also has two period having, emotional trainwrecked, unprotected sex having, 2.0 gpa, what’s college teenage daughters. So I guess we are even.
carricomom recently posted..Tis The Season
Brilliant post! I hope when my kids have grown up I turn into a glamour puss!!
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Your husband is right.
I would have never guessed it, but I think I might actually look better at 40 than I did at 22. Because, at 22–I didn’t know what I had. I took a size 2, clean complexion and lovely hair for granted. And I hid the whole shebang under androgynous grunge clothes (thanks, Kurt C.) that were four sizes too big. And dirty.
At 40–being on the other side of mom-slum–I will appreciate it. And wear clothes that fit. With expensive boots. And take better care of myself. And rock it. When it’s too late. When no one else cares. But me. And my husband.
My kids are going to be so embarrassed. It’s gonna be great.
Team Suzanne recently posted..Tis’ the season
I recently bought 2 new pair of slippers online. The reviews boasted that they were so comfy and versatile you could pack only these slippers for an overnight or weekend trip. Now that I’ve received mine, I find myself having to remember that not only do I own shoes, but I need to wear them from time to time. Well that, and regardless how informal our church is, slippers are just not going to cut it.
I suffer from mommy syndrome everyday! As long as I’m clean then I consider myself put together!
Kasey recently posted..Bye Bye Baby Weight!
I’m gonna burn my yoga pants! It’s time to stand up, ladies, and not succumb to the pressure of being “that mom” who is always disheveled, always frumpy, always ponytailed and puked upon, drinking Red Bulls but still looking like she’s just about to pass out. Let’s unite! Tomorrow. Because today I’m gonna put on a pair of the remaining yoga pants, pull my hair back, look at but not clean the living room, take a nap, then have a Red Bull.
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I can’t wait to want to brush my hair and paint my nails again…countdown is on
Hope. What a wonderful thing…..Huh. Shower and clean yoga pants time….or cold pizza and another load of laundry.
My daughter is 20 months and I spent time this weekend actually putting myself together after getting a color and cut… and felt pretty for the first time in a while. So, I got up this morning an hour early to do it all again this morning before work… I don’t think I’ve done that since she’s been born, normally it’s throw clothes on and hope I avoid getting something messy (milk, yogurt, cereal crumbs, oranges, etc) on myself before we walk out the door to go to work and daycare. I gotta say, sleep or looking “put together”… sleep wins like 90% of the time. Looking well-rested counts for looking put together, doesn’t it?
This is EXACTLY what I needed to read right now. 10 lbs hanging on my bod, big dark circles under my eyes, no time to shop for clothes that fit well… But this too, shall pass. THANK GOD.
JD recently posted..2011 Christmas and Holiday Gift Ideas for 3 to 5 Year Old Girls
Mine are 9 and 14 … and today i am unshowered and in yoga pants … crap :)
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Oh thank God! I’m almost out of the woods!!
Johanna recently posted..The Most Dreaded Day(s) of the Year
I always thought- “That will never be me!” Here I am typing this wearing crocs, with my hair in a ponytail (Where it has been for the past 6 months), and only mascara on… I have at least another 10 years of this. Yaaaaaay….
Jessica recently posted..The Birth of a Cuppiecakesopotamus
PTL! There may be hope for me yet.
And this coming from someone who though having Day of the Week Yogoa pants sounded like a really good idea.
Pam recently posted..7 Days of Christmas Crazy
Somewhere under the crust of peanut butter smudges and snot marks on the yoga pants is a new woman waiting to come out. There is a light at the end of the diapers!
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I love this! What a great observation… and it makes me feel a whole lot better. Maybe I’ll be looking good in a couple of years!
I’m not sure I can believe in this fantasy. I want to, but… it seems to far away.
Jennifer recently posted..Elfcapades
You’re exactly right! I know I take better care of myself now that I don’t have toddlers slobbering, sneezing, and puking all over me. That explains a lot!
dysfunctional mom recently posted..Nobody But Me
I look forward to the day! Having said that, getting out of my marriage made me look better too. ;) People keep guessing I’m 8 – 10 years younger than I am, whereas they would guess there was only 2 – 3 years difference between my then husband and I…and he is 14 years older!
Meghan recently posted..Motivational Monday – Think Too Much?
I’ve got to get out of Yoga Pants, sigh.
Good to know there’s hope for me, even if 8 yrs away :)
Carolyn recently posted..Paper Stars
Except in 8 years my oldest will be 16 and I may not have any hair left.
C @ Kid Things recently posted..Send Wine
This is thrilling news! In the trenches of age 5 and 3 parenting I live in yoga pants, keep my hair short, and according to the new DSLR camera I just bought….have wrinkles. Glad to know I get my youth back in a few more years.
Barbara recently posted..Our Weekend In Pictures
So happy to have read this! This totally sounds like my life, minus the wearing my slippers everywhere. I’m writing this right now in my sweatpants and t-shirt. Gotta love motherhood!!
Yes, once they aren’t small any more you do find time to do your makeup and fix your hair….but you know what? I’d give anything to go back to sweats, a ponytail, no makeup and the chaos just to have that little guy all over again.
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I went back to work when my daughter was 6 months old, and had no choice but to put on makeup and do my hair each day. Flash forward 11 years, and now I work from home—and live in yoga pants and a ponytail. I’m not really sure what this says about me, but I’m worried!
a Book for My Daughter recently posted..A Physical Disaster
I’m thrilled at the concept of looking fabulous again one day. Except its going to be way more than 8 years for me. I still want another baby… maybe I should rethink that and get my hair recolored again instead, its been about a year.
Marta recently posted..The Soliloquy of Motherhood.
At least we have kids to blame it on. Some people….what’s their excuse? I look like shit for a *reason* And one day, when those reasons are all out of my house, I’m going to be one sexy bitch. Either that, or senile. Whatever.
Erin recently posted..Putting my foot down…unless it makes you mad, in which case, nevermind.
I think I’m about 4 years off. I hope so! I can’t wait 8 years. I’ve been looking messy for way too long. When I do have to put myself together, it takes forever because I am so out of practice!
Kristen recently posted..We Need More Victories Over Cancer…
Considering our kids are around the same age..I’m going to look fantastic in 8 years right along with you!
Rachel {at} Mommy Needs a Vacation recently posted..My Weekend House Guests
Hmmm. Are you sure? There’s hope? I’m going to pretend I believe you. But…by then, they’ll be teenagers. Isn’t that just a different kind of torture isn’t it?
Amber recently posted..Pinpricks.
Well, I’ve met you twice (and loved you both times) and I say you are organized and beautiful and completely unmessy RIGHT NOW. But I hear you on the slippers and my god could I use some regularly scheduled facial hair maintenance.
anymommy recently posted..When you wish upon a star
So there is light at the end of the tunnel…
Oh, Jill, this made me laugh. It’s so true! I guess I’m going to look like a supermodel when my kids go to college…
Lynn from For Love or Funny recently posted..Pictures of Scary Santas…don’t sit on their laps!
This made me cry. Because it’s so true! I actually pulled it together into looking great again for a brief time between my second and third child, but now I can’t imagine ever recovering!
I don’t believe it. I’ve met you and you are stunning and very put together. ahem. xo
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The comment about the piss smell made me giggle. I sometimes wish my DS4 was still in nappies, I swear he just sprays all over the bathroom. My huband left his book on the bathroom floor and I’ve had to throw it out because it was completely soakied in little boys pee!
YES… I am in the trenches too. I’m nearly unrecognizable, and yet somehow I see my crazy mom (from when I was little) in me now. I am terrified… but there’s hope that I will get it together, someday…
Sarah recently posted..Mom Brain
Okay, my takeaway here is that I’ll be thin in 8 years….I can live with that
SoberJulie recently posted..Unexpected Blessing
This is the best news I’ve heard all week! It never occurred to me you could get your mojo back!
NoDramaMama recently posted..Her Mother’s Daughter
I laughed out loud when I read this – I totally know what you are saying. Ah, I have something to look forward to in about 5 years, a new wardrobe and finally the opportunity to put on some makeup!
I know I’m a weirdo: but I feel sorry for the moms that look so put together: it means they have all the time in the world now…and no little ones to take up their time.
Me? I love looking like a wreck…means I’m so busy doing exactly what I love.
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I went to the bus stop in slippers the other day wearing a baseball cap because I didn’t have time to throw it back in a ponytail. I’m glad there is hope.
Ha! We just recently had this conversation. We were looking at some old pictures from when my son was young and I nearly died. I asked my husband, “How did you let me look so FRUMPY?!” He just laughed. He’s a smart man.
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Why do women care so much about self appearance? Tbh, after you’re married its game over. You don’t need to try as hard. I’m sure you would like too, but really.. whats the point? Why put effort into appearance (I’m talking makeup and other cosmetics, not health).
Oh this is so true, I had only one for 12 years and after she hit about 7 or 8 I looked ten times better and then? I had four more within two years and I’ve went downhill but with hopes of returning in ten years or so.
Jessica recently posted..Winter Song
That meand I have….6 years to go:/. I am a mess. I only change my underware… And occasionally my shirt;)
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Wow, after the week I’ve had, I’m glad to know things will be looking up in a few years. holiday decorating, moving, kid in hospital, crazy at work… I look like a mess and I’m a walking zombie…. but there’s light at the end of the tunnel!
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I love women and I love moms but every time I read posts like this I love being male more and more.
Oy, the nonsense you put yourself through.
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I don’t even OWN any pants that aren’t stretchy knit. Well, I do, but they don’t fit anymore. They’re hanging in the dusty end of my closet, next to my forgotten high heels.
I used to be the friend who never had kids. I had a job that required lots of glamorous business travel and ran marathons for fun. Stupid healthy living. Had I known two decades of eating right and exercising would get me knocked up at 41, I wouldn’t have quit smoking, drinking and eating fast food.
Which reminds me. A cigarette would taste delicious right now. Egg nog with brandy is acceptable for breakfast this time of year, yes?
This is fabulous news to me! I do see my sisters looking great. Then I think about last night….I did go to the store with my house shoes on. I new it, I didn’t forget. I just didn’t care. We have four, with the oldest over the 10 year hill. The second is close, leaving me with just two more. I feel this crazy need to try and preserve some of myself, take it easy sometimes, so I don’t put on the years in my face, something! I see mom’s of people I graduated with and they look wonderful.My own mother, slimming down and actually relaxed, enjoying herself. I can only hope the same will happen to me.
I love your perspective! Haha. I probably won’t be as lucky- three toddlers now, and I live in a ponytail and jeans. But that was my exact wardrobe pre-kids, so in eight years I’ll probably still be wearing the same ratty t-shirts. :)
Kimberly recently posted..An Adoption Story
so there’s hope for me yet. YEAH!!! Although it still annoys me when I see those other moms that are all together and have kids the same age as me. like one mom said to me… “a little mascara goes a long way”. Yeah right, I’m gonna put on some shadow and mascara and suddenly I’m gonna look fabulous cause no one will notice my old ill fitted jeans, t-shirt and oversize black coat. I need a yummy mummy makeover STAT!
Zeemaid recently posted..Holidays with Hallmark
This was so, so true. My friends have definitely gotten more put together as the kids aged. I find well polished women with babies and toddlers to be quite suspect.
anna see recently posted..Jack’s Lanterns
So there is hope for me yet! I’m new here, just started reading your blog. I remember the days when I always tried so hard to look put together, when makeup was just part of my daily routine. Now I’m lucky to get out the door in the morning with clothes on (only because my pyjamas are not suited to public viewing lol) and clean hair! Oh and did you say that one day my house might not be a cluttered disaster zone?? Yay!
This post surely gave me the exact light bulb moment you have. I have 2 very young kids at home and work from home too. Although I just had a living room makeover, I badly need a personal makeover too. At times I feel like “Crap” is an understatement. I no longer feel beautiful from the outside. Esp with all the excess bellies hanging over my tummy. My youngest is only 10 months old. I have a long wait for them to grow up… :(
Ella | The Mom Escape recently posted..Cost of our Living Room Makeover
I hit a momming low this week…
Running even later than usual, I hustled my guys into the mom-mobile, tossed their backpacks at them as they buckled up, then climed into the pilot seat. It wasn’t until I was four houses down the street, heading to the first of two drop offs, that I realized I had completely forgotten to get myself out of my PJs and into my Momming uniform, yoga pants & Danskos.
Please God, let this be THE low point, and not the first sign of my descent into a darker Momming realm.
Lollie @FortuitousHousewife recently posted..Something Else…no food, Punjammies
Aw, shit, I have a ways to go!
Christine@TheAums recently posted..Wordless Wednesday – #Fuggedaboutit Fail
Oh my – thank you for giving me something to look forward to!
Oh so familiar…probably why I cut my hair SUPER short to avoid yet another ‘task.’ Great post! :)
Vanessa
Oh lord, I am that frumpy looking mom!! I always wondered how i could be the fabulous looking mom but never give myself the time to make myself fabulous! I think it’s time I give to myself! :)
Skye Diaz | motherhood, etc. recently posted..back…. again.
As I write this, wearing my stretchy pants and hoodie, hair pulled back tight in a bun, I smile and think of how I’ll look and feel in about ten years. Awesome.
MJ recently posted..An Interview with Danielle
i love this
But when are your kids not “little” any more??? I wanna know how close I am to looking fantastic!
Hilarious : )
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Oh, Thank God! My kids are now 3 and 4.5 and I’m finally starting to get back into the groove. A long way to go- but I’ll blow dry my hair occasionally and put on make-up. Yoga pants only half the week. :)
critters and crayons recently posted..A Brief Conversation With A Cancer Patient
There’s hope for me yet.
I never want to leave the house. I wear my pajamas all the time. I do need to get some sort of motivation because I’m not losing weight this way. Grrr…I hate not having any energy!
This is exactly why my husband is ready to have a second kiddo. He thinks that the sooner we are done with little ones, the sooner our energy will return, we can once again buy nice things, and we can finally have a date night that doesn’t include worrying about the baby. Oh, how I hope!
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I am looking forward to this time too!
Me a mom at home recently posted..Send me an Army General
Oh.my.god. I am so excited! :) Here’s to eight years and counting!
How do you manage to nail it every time? Seriously, this was so spot on. I swear everyone I see in their 40s looks amazing. Jeff is so right. They’re kids are older!!! There’s hope for us!
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This post gives me hope!!!
Jeannie recently posted..Dawn Gordon (the worst person on the net)
Yup.. now that I think about it, I lost about 30 pounds the exact year my youngest went to school all day.
And here I was WONDERING why I was so hot lately. I thought I was aging in reverse or something.
I so needed to read this after my “poor me” post today! There is hope!
Rebecca @ Unexplained X2 recently posted..Pour Your Heart Out: SAHM Blues
This explains a lot…. Six kids spread across a 15 year period means I am STILL a mess. My oldest is almost 21 and my youngest just turned 6, so maybe, JUST maybe there is hope for me yet! :o)
Lisa Schaffer recently posted..Wordless Wednesday–Happy Birthday, Eli!
LOVE this! Thank you for writing it! I have a 4 yo, 2yo and 1 yo. I live in sweats. My floor sticks to my socks. I collect hats so I can hide my greasy hair. It is so encouraging to hear that one day I too will look amazing!
This post also reminds me to be thankful I had my kids super close together when I was 22 years old. Because when my youngest graduates I will be 44 years old and FREE!! I will be able to get that rocking body and have that gorgeous home! 17 more years baby :)
Annie recently posted..Warm & cute winter cardigan #JCPsecretSanta
Unfortunately I look like this all the time, even before kids. There’s hope for the house, though.
MrsMica recently posted..This Year, Next Year
i love this!! soo true so true.
Love this, Jill. Especially your description of my “uniform” – te yoga pants, etc.
Dani recently posted..Reader Letter – Ripping (My Own) Hair Out
I realllllly hope this is true.
Too often I find myself already in public before I realize my hair still looks like I just rolled out of bed.
Venassa recently posted..Let’s take a look at 2011
Sigh….I REALLY hope I can make this happen :-)