sometimes i struggle watching my son

i struggle seeing him display personality traits that i wish weren’t my own

it’s hard to watch someone you love be the parts of yourself that you loathe

it’s only Tuesday and i’m already having a hard time NOT checking out with what’s in my cart on certain websites. I keep reminding myself to stay strong, and if I still really want it I can order next week when my shopping ban is up. but then that little voice in the back of my head says “but what if it’s sold out in that size by then?!?”

seriously, it’s one week of no-shopping that i’m just 3 days into and it feels like an eternity!!

is there anything more annoying than when an email’s UNSUBSCRIBE link doesn’t work?!

in an effort to cut back my spending (i feel like i say this all the time but rarely actually DO it) I’ve set a rule that i can’t buy a single piece of clothing next week, for me or the kids. so there’s that.

unfortunately in the past few days I’ve found myself buying everything I see, like I’ve gotta cram in enough shopping to hold me over until i can shop again.

what’s wrong with me?!

inspired by new momma Julie I’ve decided to blog about getting in shape  and losing the baby weight (doing it mainly so I can be held accountable).  I’ve never had trouble with losing weight before, my genetics meant it melted off without a second thought from me. but like everyone said, it’s not that easy after your second baby. my body has changed shape and it doesn’t appear to be going back to what it was on its own so I guess that means it’s time for me to intervene.

if you know me at all you know i’m not going to go about this the same way all the other Tumblrs of the world have - eating better and working out. you see, i’m lazy. and i’m a fatass. and by “fatass” I don’t mean that I way a ton but instead I mean i’m skinny but have tons of fat and cellulite because… well because I eat poorly, because i’m lazy. do you see how this goes?

sugar and carbs are basically my diet and i’m going to be realistic about the fact that they’re not going anywhere. can I cut out some of the brownies, cookies, and ice cream here and there? yes. will I be ridding my diet of foods that are bad for me entirely? umm, no.

so what do I want and how am I going to get it?

specifics after the jump

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I went to sleep at 9pm last night
AND
my baby slept 7 straight hours.

bring on the trumpets!

callmerobin replied to your photo: gorging myself on Target popcorn wears me out too…

I love the carseat cover!!! Where is it from?

I’ve been meaning to post about this for months so I obviously needed this prompt!

this is an ItzyRitzy toddler carseat cover (of course from Amazon). it’s reversible and the backside is that minky fabric with raised dots.

it’s a little pricey for what it is BUT it’s the ONLY cover I’ve found that fits over the Recaro ProRide.

in functionality - it covers the seat which is great because getting the fabric off of a carseat is another level of hell I prefer not to visit each time something spills on it. so to protect the seat from spills and splashes it’s magnificent. it’s also a lighter color than the grey seat we bought so it keeps the seat cooler in the summer (though we do use these seat sunshades to keep them cool when the car is sitting in the blazing hot sun)

however, I will point out that one of the biggest annoyances is all the cheerios, cheese-itz, and raisins that fall down the back of the seat and this cover doesn’t prevent still having to spend half of my life digging those out.