Keepin' It Real

Lest I come off as "perfectionist" I thought I should share my "dirty laundry"...literally. Folding laundry and cleaning the shower are my least favorite chores. I tend to save them until last and if I don't get to the "last" for a while, they pile up. The rest of my house is pretty clean today, but that darn laundry, I just haven't gotten there yet. At least it's clean, right? Tip from the wiser woman: my mom said when it piles up like that just to separate it and put it in their drawer, not fold it at all. That's probably great advice; maybe I'll be motivated to do that tomorrow morning. The Germans have this saying "Morgen, morgen, nur nicht heute, sagen alle faulen Leute" translated that means: "Tomorrow, tomorrow, only not today, say all lazy people."

When I do try to be a perfectionist, it backfires -- or at least it did this week. Years ago I had put a reminder in my google calendar that I needed to renew my drivers license before my birthday. I planned carefully and anxiously anticipated going to the DMV with a 3 and 1 year old...for good reason. When I showed up the wait time said "3 hours." I'd come prepared with all sorts of food and even brand-new games, but my 1 year old was teething AND had a cold, so she cried and cried until we found the drinking fountain. Sometimes being wet is better than being loud, right? So...I was stoked because I only waited 45 minutes -- and felt blessed because that is legendary for the DMV. When I went up to the employee, she was nice and gave the girls a sucker, looked over the documents (which I had triple-checked) and says, "Do you know you still have a year until you need to renew this?" I just laughed and called my mom. I'll renew by mail next year.

Okay, one last thing. I really hate brushing the girls teeth, not just because I'm met with tears and fussiness -- no one ever told me brushing your child's teeth was the worst part of being a parent. I hate brushing teeth because brushing teeth gives me chills. I don't mind nails on a chalkboard, I would listen to the screeching every night over brushing my girls' teeth. Dan found this out about me after we were married, but it makes him laugh every time I stand there brushing my OWN teeth covered in full-body goosebumps.