I have been thinking about this for awhile, words have a completely different meaning when you are a Stay at Home Bitch. People without kids use these totally different! Some of these I have seen and some I have come up with. I hope you thoroughly enjoy myself making fun of this crazy lifestyle we SAHB choose to live.
Cartoons: the only thing that saves your sanity and gives you a break
Baby: referring to any child of yours at any age when they are being sweet.
Playdates: A social time for both moms and kids, which includes, chasing, yelling, sitting for as long as possible, and comparing notes.
Cleaning: Something that never ends and is always reversed in a timely manner.
Compliment: Something another mom gives you when she is green with envy about a particular awesome thing you or your child did.
Complaint: Anything you or a fellow mom says about a husband.
The Child/Misery Ratio: The more kids you have the worse I feel for you.
Tantrum: The worst thing that happened in your day
Epic Tantrum: The scariest most embarrassing thing that will ever happen to you.
Moms Night Out: MNO: Very important time you spend doing anything that gets you out of your house and away from your family.
Appointment: A necessary evil which includes taking any combo of your children to a place they are afraid of so they can scream and cry and be deemed healthy.
Single mom: A freaking Saint!
**Disclaimer**These definitions are intended for humor although based in reality. Have any you would like to share???
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
My first attempt at a dessert bar.
I decided pretty early on that my last child's first birthday was going to be amazing and since I think 1st birthdays are more for the adults in a child's life than the child I wanted it to be very classy not cutesy. I picked Sock monkey theme and I honestly don't know why I have been so obsessed with sock monkeys since mister Jaxsen was born, but I am and had to throw an awesome party everyone would remember. I also had a really tight budget for this party since I really splurged for Asher's 4th Birthday and spent around $600 so needless to say my husband was not pleased and so this party I had to keep it tight. I saw THIS on pinterest and thought "how stinkin cute" I knew at that moment I wanted to do a dessert bar.
I first thought I would save some money and make all the desserts, well I am not the best baker so after a few cake pop attempts I decided that was going to be a splurge and the decor would be the save. I contacted my baker, yes I have a baker and I know her personally and she is a very neat lady, you can also order from her by visiting her facebook page HERE, and ordered a dessert bar for 25 guests, this included a small 2 tier cake, 20 cake pops, and 20 mini cupcakes, all for $65 which in my opinion is a smokin deal!
I then decided to make the food more family style so I was able to work that into my weekly food budget, and the other splurge was a housekeeper, to help get my house party ready. I had everything in place and so with the rest of my budget I bought some burlap and red string for a banner, and some puff balls so I could make a cute party hat. I already had a ton of paper and tissue paper to make the medals and big puff balls. I wanted this party to have a more vintage sock monkey feel, so I went with sock monkey colors but didn't actually have sock monkey everywhere. My total party investment was $200 and I had a really great time at the party and planning it, and Mister Jaxsen had a blast!
I first thought I would save some money and make all the desserts, well I am not the best baker so after a few cake pop attempts I decided that was going to be a splurge and the decor would be the save. I contacted my baker, yes I have a baker and I know her personally and she is a very neat lady, you can also order from her by visiting her facebook page HERE, and ordered a dessert bar for 25 guests, this included a small 2 tier cake, 20 cake pops, and 20 mini cupcakes, all for $65 which in my opinion is a smokin deal!I then decided to make the food more family style so I was able to work that into my weekly food budget, and the other splurge was a housekeeper, to help get my house party ready. I had everything in place and so with the rest of my budget I bought some burlap and red string for a banner, and some puff balls so I could make a cute party hat. I already had a ton of paper and tissue paper to make the medals and big puff balls. I wanted this party to have a more vintage sock monkey feel, so I went with sock monkey colors but didn't actually have sock monkey everywhere. My total party investment was $200 and I had a really great time at the party and planning it, and Mister Jaxsen had a blast!
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
My MOM list
I was recently introduced via my moms group to a great blog I enjoy reading and have already gained some great tips, and ideas from. I particularly like a post called Everyone has one you can check out that post here. It made me start thinking 1. her list is way better than mine and 2. I can do all of these and my life would be easier if I did. So I started doing a couple things from this list and I can say I am so happy to have found this blog and list so Thank you Randi!! I also wanted to post a different kind of list it is more of an enjoy your kids list so here we go.
1. Get down once a day and PLAY!
I love love love playing with my kids and once a day I do my best to stop all the chores and get down on the floor and play. This can be anything from wrestling to building a skyscraper with blocks, but try to get to their level and enjoy them. I have noticed the days I get busy and forget to do this are the days they misbehave the most.
2. Say yes more than No
I have seen in a lot of advice columns to try to never say no, well that just isn't possible for me, discipline is a big part of parenting for me and so is setting boundaries. Also I like my kids to learn life lessons and lets be honest how often are adults told no, you can't do that? Everyday we live within the bounds of laws, so kids should as well. What I try to do is say yes more than no and I always say yes to things that help them learn and grow, if they want to paint or draw or make a huge fort I say Yes!
3. Make room for mistakes
I don't know about you but I didn't get a handbook the day my first child was born, and even if I did I would probably disagree with half of it. I make mistakes as a parent, my kids make mistakes, my husband makes a lot of them :). I always try to remember this is a learning curve and when I do make a mistake I file under, "don't do that again," and move on.
4. Listen
Listening is a big deal in our house, I live with 4 boys and listening is not their strong suit. I lead by example when someone is talking to me, I listen. This can be kind of hard to do, but I try my best, I want them to know I want to hear what they have to say. I truly believe if you listen to the small things when they are small, they talk to you about big things when they are big.
Definitely not as long of a list but this list helps me be a great mom, in my eyes!
Do you have any lists you go by?
1. Get down once a day and PLAY!
I love love love playing with my kids and once a day I do my best to stop all the chores and get down on the floor and play. This can be anything from wrestling to building a skyscraper with blocks, but try to get to their level and enjoy them. I have noticed the days I get busy and forget to do this are the days they misbehave the most.
2. Say yes more than No
I have seen in a lot of advice columns to try to never say no, well that just isn't possible for me, discipline is a big part of parenting for me and so is setting boundaries. Also I like my kids to learn life lessons and lets be honest how often are adults told no, you can't do that? Everyday we live within the bounds of laws, so kids should as well. What I try to do is say yes more than no and I always say yes to things that help them learn and grow, if they want to paint or draw or make a huge fort I say Yes!
3. Make room for mistakes
I don't know about you but I didn't get a handbook the day my first child was born, and even if I did I would probably disagree with half of it. I make mistakes as a parent, my kids make mistakes, my husband makes a lot of them :). I always try to remember this is a learning curve and when I do make a mistake I file under, "don't do that again," and move on.
4. Listen
Listening is a big deal in our house, I live with 4 boys and listening is not their strong suit. I lead by example when someone is talking to me, I listen. This can be kind of hard to do, but I try my best, I want them to know I want to hear what they have to say. I truly believe if you listen to the small things when they are small, they talk to you about big things when they are big.
Definitely not as long of a list but this list helps me be a great mom, in my eyes!
Do you have any lists you go by?
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