I woke up this morning and I thought to myself,
"Self, I'm going to be productive this morning"
and then I warmed me up a bowl of oatmeal & peaches and one of my favorite sausages.
(They're actually SOY sausages, but when you leave the 'soy' part out they sound a lot better to eat)
And then, I sat down in front of the computer to check my daily reads.
Except for today I blogged surfed.
I went from link to link
looking at blogs I've never even seen before.
(there's an endless world of blogs out there)
All the blogs were so crafty & cute & perfect.
And then something happened,
something I vowed when I started blogging to never let happen.
I started to get bloggers envy.
What exactly is bloggers envy?
Well, it's a bad case of blog coveting...
Father, forgive me for I have sinned. I have been coveting my fellow bloggers lives.
Their cute little heart shaped banners quilted by hand with vintage fabric that they bought on sale.
Their hot date nights with their husbands where they got into an argument about who's the cutest.
Their ability to eat hamburgers everyday and still look like they could walk down the runway.
Their home's decorated as if they were straight out of the Pottery Barn catalogue.
Their daily crafts set up for their children to enhance their education...
Then there's me. This is my life.
Eating breakfast so far was the most productive thing I've done today...
well, that and telling the kids to flush the toilet after they go poop.
The kids are all still in their pj's and it's 11:30.
They finally told me they're hungry and they want ice cream for breakfast, so I obliged.
Then they settled down in front of the TV to watch some cartoons.
The baby started to cry so I had to get up to put her binki in mouth,
in the mean time reminding Macie to keep her hands out of her pants
and telling Kaleb to stop shooting Nerf darts at his sisters
as he does a kamikaze dive onto the couch.
It's a glamorous life, but someone's gotta do it.
And really, I'm okay with just being mediocre. ;)
*On a side note: I do love all of those blogs. They are inspiring and lovely.
Perhaps I will go sew myself a heart shape banner today.
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22 comments:
You seriously crack me up! Thanks for the laugh today! And BTW... I love your blog! Doesn't matter what it looks like, it's the content!
I don't call it blog envy at all. I just call it
judgmental & jealous.
And really?! we don't need to know that you have to tell your kids to flush the toilet when they poop. seriously.
Maybe you should focus more on what's good and uplifting. And what Mom feeds their kids ice cream for breakfast?
I so don't love anonymous commenters.
I do so love your blog.
Dear anonymous,
Your kindness is overwhelming.
Sincerely your judgmental & jealous friend,
Ginnie
Ice cream for breakfast and PJ's at noon sounds like the recipe for a great day.I have a confession sshhh... I do not sew. There I said it. I am totally ok with it.I love reading your blog you are funny and real and that is refeshing.
P.S. those who live in a glass hut should never throw the first stone. No one is perect. Just a thought...
That's funny- I've always been jealous of YOUR blog! :)
I think blog envy just comes naturally. But I love your blog and there are many people that love your blog just remember that!
Eden really looks like Macie in that last photo.
"Anonymous" needs to take a look in the mirror. Ugh. What kind of a hypocritical comment is that anyway.
It really is hard not to get sucked into the trap of feeling "less than" when reading others blogs. You are an amazing person! Your kids are super cute, happy, and very loved. Your blog is beautiful with all the gorgeous pictures you take, and you have an amazing gift for writing and making others laugh. Not to mention you're one hot Mama! Don't be hard on yourself. :)
Can I come with you to the DR? Please? I'll even pretend to be your sister...just sayin'. I love you and your parents and your dad's sunday school class was the best I ever hear. Can I come now?
I love your blog, I love that you are so real and I love that you share it with me. So thanks from one blogger to another.
Man, sounds like "Anonymous" needs relax a bit. That's not healthy.
Thanks for your sweet comment. It made me smile!
That's exactly why I love your blog. You are real and don't make me think that life is always perfect. Plus you probably have the cutest kids I've ever seen.
Thanks all! :)
I wanna know what blogs you were looking at because if they make you have blog envy, they must be pretty fantastic.
You give me photo envy. I have that same bumbo chair and I know that no photo I ever take of it will ever look so great.
Plus, as a blogger you should know what I've discovered in 2 weeks. It's impossible not to put your best foot forward in the blogosphere - we're posting what we strive to be (that 1 great STAGED pic out of the 500 we took), not always what we totally are yet :)
P.S. I think your blog is stylin'
oh boy. what is with all the bad anonymous comments lately? they're everywhere! so sad others are so demented:) ha ha.
I have blog envy of YOU! you're such a great mom and have so much fun with your kids. they're so lucky to have you, too--you're hilarious. i'm sure there is never a dull moment in your house. i lOVE your writing, your genuine personality, your humor. it's all so contagious really. you're the coolest.
p.s i feed max ice cream for breakfast too. and sometimes dinner. and sometimes lunch. but who cares?!
Ice cream for breakfast?! Doesn't she know it's the breakfast of champions?! :)
C'mon Anon!
Interestingly enough, the original Anonymous comment sounded judgmental and jealous. I WANT to read a blog about the funny, not so perfect moments in life. A good reminder that we all have those moments. If someone doesn't want to hear about life's daily adventures then they need to read a blog that is sanitized and airbrushed. I LOVE your blog. You are hilarious and REAL. Thanks for sharing, even about the poop.
I just recently found you blog and I instantly fell in love! I think it's refreshing to see every aspect of your life.. the good, the bad and the ugly.
It's sorta like my life, but with only one 10 month old :)
I have a 1 year old who refuses milk. I was told BY A DOCTOR that if the only way I could get him calcium each day is by GIVING HIM ICE CREAM FOR BREAKFAST then to do it, and by golly, I have.
So, Anonymous, now you know TWO moms who have done it, given their children ice cream for breakfast. I hope it doesn't rock your world and I hope your little judgmental brain can handle it.
PS- I also say "flush the toilet, wash your hands and turn off the light" anytime someone under 6 comes out from my bathroom- my child or not!
"Shut it, flush it, wash your hands!" is the motto in our home...sometimes that even applies to The Hub.
Sounds like Anon has a bit of blog envy her/himself?
I love, love your blog. In fact, it gives ME blog envy. So funny, witty and real. As for the poop in the toliet, every mother has that issue! BTW you are the funniest Mom ever, I love that you let your kids have fun moments like ice cream for breakfast. I am sure it is something that they will remember forever, telling there kids about it perhaps even passing the fun along.
Oh my goodness. I totally am on board with ice cream for breakfast. ;)
I loved this post, Ginnie. You are my fav.
I found your blog through your photography site that I found through... I don't remember, some link somewhere. I love your photos, love your humor, & I love how you keep it real!
People prefer to have honest friends that can look at life with humor; the judgmental, perfect people usually end up lonely.
I have four kids as well, and I am ALWAYS telling them to "wipe and flush" -- glad to know I'm not alone!
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