I have been reading Mindy at The Mommy Blog for an entire week now. Now, some of you will hear “The Mommy Blog” and instantly think there will be posts about needlessly meticulous and overcomplicated crafts, thirty-four step recipes involving saffron, and a story about how she breast fed while pushing her double stroller across the finish line of a charity marathon she organized at night while her children slept in their freshly feng shui ‘d rooms. Well, maybe that’s just me, but Mindy doesn’t talk about any of those things…and that’s what I like about her.
She took the “Come as you are” challenge thrown down by Tracey at Sweetney. Here it is: Post a photo of yourself taken right now and load it up onto your blog or Flickr or, let’s face it, both.
So here I am, right now…
As you can tell, today I spent the morning at Scooter’s Jungle with 50 riotous 1st graders, got my first set of contact lenses (including 30 minute “lesson” on how to stick myself insert them in the eyes) and then made dinner. All of these things were equally taxing on my appearance. But, there I am.
ha ha ha! the old fake hand press for an instant facelift. damn your gorgeous self…
oooh, i got contacts just over a month ago. how you liking it? putting them in and taking them out (especially the latter) is driving me crazy, but it’s worth it. it only took me about 10 mins. at the optometrist’s, but doing it at home was a whole ‘nother beast. who’s your optometrist, if you don’t mind my asking? i see wendy tran there off moulton. she’s awesome (and very flirty).
Oh, right. You look so haggard AND like you don’t like to spend $30 on a spice. Seriously to YOU.
(Sorry, I ‘m a real ass today. I’ll say something nice tomorrow.)
lol. I found you through Sweetney and read your first page. You are fucking hilarious! Sorry, you don’t curse (accept accidently). Will be back added your feed.
Honey, I want some of whatever you’re taking. You’re looking a bit too serene after the Jungle AND the optometrist. I have lost three of my right contact lenses, and one of my left. I’m a total mess and have maybe one R/L combination left and am afraid to use them up. You rock.
I do, detect, though, that wry kind of smile that only another frazzled mom can understand. In fact, one of my readers wrote a sonnet about that smile. I kid you not.
http://themommyblog.net/index.php/blog/comments/sonnets-and-not-even-nine-am-yet/
Thanks for the link! I do hate kittens and rainbows and blinky memes, but I have nursed while pushing a double stroller. Once.
I’m just going to pretend I didn’t read this until after I’ve showered and…well, I was going to say have done my hair, but I don’t usually do my hair. I can’t load the page with the comedian doing the nail bit, but I just watched it in my reader. So funny.
you look fabulous!!!