The ABCs of my MommyHood

So, I'm not claiming to have all the answers but I am "Still Standing" (insert Elton John song to play in the background to keep up this encouraging momentum.) When I thought of the little things that I need to turn to when times get too stressful or tough and thought of my sweet sister about to begin her own parenting adventure....I had an easy list (and I work in an Elementary School, so that's how we roll!) A-Amazon Yes, the website! You shop for what you need or want(let's be real) and you never leave home! B-Baths...nuff said! C-Cupcakes Just the frosting for me, but whatever floats your boat-you're saying to yourself "good job" and NO you don't have to share this decadence! D-Drive Go-getitness, motivation, goals! The world may see you as a grown up...but what do YOU still want to be when you grow up?! E-Exercise...I found that one out the hard way F-Friends Don't put it off, you need to carve this area out in your schedule G-Gilmore Girls Seriously, they fix everything! Watching them at the speed they speak and it is the greatest, silliest escape H-Hammocks Take an Imagination Vacation....see "I" I-Imagination Vacations Build up your imagination skills, girl-cause you ain't going nowhere for a while. Get in the hammock and kick back! J-Jellybeans (you can tell I have a sweet tooth)You may as well reward yourself while you're giving m&m incentives to your potty training cuties! K-Kindness...to yourself and others (yes, it really is important and you need all the help you can get!) L-Lemons To put in EVERYTHING; water, wine...to laugh at yourself on the days that life literally hands you lemons in so many forms! Whatever. M-Mexican Restaurants Find yourself a good one with great Margaritas and a bottomless basket of chips and endless salsa (you get a good guacamole to go with it and you may as well call the place 'Heaven"...how do you say heaven in Spanish?) N-Notebooks...put notebooks EVERYWHERE! Your brain is fried, it's not coming back-and get yourself some pretty pens to make that reality look better! O-Open Mindedness yes, yes, open it right up-what you thought would be will not be...and it's gonna be okay P-Pizza & Pasta (get those carbs in moderation, nobody needs you crankier than you already are) Q-Quiet...now, this one I still haven't done but I just KNOW that it would work wonders for me R-Ray LaMontagne....just trust me on this one S-Sleep (put this one up with Quiet for me-but the mommies getting quiet sleep are like "Rock Stars" in my mind-so keep going for this one!) T-Tea for when you need some mellow zen...or you're just pretending that you are mellow and zen. Recommend Tazo Rose Tea 'Rest'...it works! U-Ukulele Lessons (or insert your own, fun lesson, you're never too old to learn something new) V-Veto Power, because you can't always be the selfless-martyr Mommy W-Wine (red for me, please) X-.....happy to have my fellow Mommies fill in the blank for this one-I was stumped (an example of being zen with imperfection?) Y-Yoga...hot,cold, warm, basic, rock-n-roll get one or all classes in and you will be one changed Mommy! Z-Zumba FREE ZONE...yes, I don't care for Zumba and who needs one more thing that you're not good at thrown up in your face? I am uncoordinated-Zumba doesn't work for me and that doesn't get me thrown out of the "Mommy Club"

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