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My Life…

** this is a post I wrote as a Guest Blog a long time ago (like my second article ever) that never actually was put on the site, so I dug it out and am putting it here**

Before Kids:
1. Key words, “My Life.”
2. Able to use the restroom completely alone, but no desire to!
3. Cute (probably expensive) purse holds paper money, lipstick, fingernail file, and pager.
4. My schedule is my own, I don’t need a calendar.
5. Perfect manicure and pedicure to match my tanning bed tan.
6. Driving a brand new Ford Ranger to get me to the unknown parts of the beach… daily
7. Work only enough to buy what I want.

After Kid #1:
1. What does everyone complain about, this little tyke is adorable and doesn’t affect “MY Life” in any way! Babies are EASY!
2. Little sweetie sits contentedly while mommy goes potty.
3. Pocket calendar to schedule work, mommy & me meetings, girls’ night out, date night, doctor appointments, facials, hair cuts for me and Little Sweetie, etc
4. A bit larger purse to carry the bottle and diaper in addition to my things.
5. Love my two-door sports car (3 didn’t fit in the truck, needed a car)
6. Part- time job – with a baby, I needed a more stable income

After Kid #2:
1. New house – the beach house, 12 feet off the ground, was too dangerous for the toddler.
2. Can only potty when DH is home to help and even then I usually have people in with me or at least calling for me.
3. Totally exhausted after working outside the home for 44 hours a week – who knew kids were so expensive?
4. Purse?? Yeah right! That diaper bag holds: diapers, wipes, disinfectant, band-aids, sunblock, baby powder, bottles, sippy cups, rattles, matchbox cars, 2 outfits for each kid, juice, formula, water, tissues, coin money for the gumball machines, planner to record THEIR schedule, camera for pictures, notebook to record the things they say and do, children’s & infant’s pain medicine, cold medicine, cough medicine, kitchen sink…
5. Good-bye car, hello mini-van!
6. Mommy-and-me meetings are great… (in theory) no one wants you to bring kids that are loud, obnoxious, stinky, or seem to multiply. They want ONE, sweet, adorable, smocked clothes wearing, clean kid to come with mommy. When you get past that only child, they no longer look like that… they now only get that way for pictures.
7. What in the world are we thinking?? I take it back, KIDS ARE HARD!

After Kid #3:
1. Stay-at-home mom – who on earth has time to work?
2. Now I am home, yet my house is messier than ever!
3. If I step on one more Lego I am going to SCREAM!
4. Purse? HA HA HA!! Funny… the cargo pants work just fine: bottle in one pocket, juice in another, cellphone and keys in another, extra diaper in another. I can’t lug around purses or diaper bags, it is hard enough keeping up with all these kids! I think we should grow an extra arm for each kid we have. Those octopi have it made.
5. I haven’t had a hair cut in months and everyone keeps complementing me on my LONG hair… my own mother says it has never been this long. That is because it hasn’t been cut in 2 years!
6. This is great!!! Let’s have some more!

P.S. I was unable to take my 30 minutes to write this without 100 interruptions – lol

100th Follower: IceFairy

When I reached my 100th follower, I asked that person if they would like to be featured on my blog. Of course, IceFairy said she would… what blogger doesn’t want that? LOL! Anyway, my readers really lucked up with this one, look what she has to say!

About me: I’m a mom of one super active toddler. Icefairy is my favorite nickname and winter is my favorite season. I started blogging three months ago and I’m loving it. I wish I had 48 hours a day so I could have enough time to play with my boy, take care of the family, learn new things, and blog about what I like.

How and Why I started blogging: I didn’t discover the fun world of freebies and giveaways until I got pregnant, when I started to feel the pressure on our budget. I initially created my blogger account to facilitate entering bloggy giveaways. As I read more mom blogs, I fell in love with them and could no longer resist the temptation to join in the fun. I started with blogging about freebies and giveaways on other blogs. Now I review products and host giveaways regularly in addition to listing freebies and giveaways. I’m having so much fun testing out cool new products. It makes me feel so good to give away stuff and perhaps brighten someone’s day with it!

Blog Link: icefairy’s Treasure Chest http://icefairystreasurechest.blogspot.com/

About my blog: It’s a hybrid of a review/giveaway blog, a giveaway/freebie listing blog, and a personal blog.

Hobbies: I love music, movies, singing, and entering giveaways.

Anything else I want people to know:
*To fellow bloggers: I love blog parties. Please let me know if you’re having one and I’ll gladly add your button to my side bar. I love giveaways. Please let me know if you need more entries or would like to have yours listed in my recent issue of “Giveaways Express.” Leaving a comment is the preferred method to communicate with me.

*To freebie/giveaway lovers: I strive to develop my blog into the go-to place for blog parties, great blog giveaways, and quality freebies. Please check my side bar for a list of current blog parties and great giveaway blogs. And of course, don’t forget to enter the awesome giveaways that I’ve been working hard to bring to you!