DISCLAIMER-IF I SEE ANY FLAMING I WILL HAVE THIS THREAD DELETED
That bein said, heres my post-
WOW, ok I feel the need to put this out there, regarding GG's as I am one.
Sometimes people dont understand what a typical day is for some of us with kids, especially young kids. And dont understand WHY we choose to dress down more often then not.
Here is my typical day-
Wake up around 830/9 (Adam knocks on his door, or I hear Liana on the baby monitor)
If Liana (5 months old) is up first-Get the bottle I made the night before out of the fridge, stick in microwave for 30 seconds to warm. Go get Liana out of her crib, change her diaper, get the bottle from the micro, shake a bit, get her in her lil sling chair, prop bottle on a blanket so she can eat.
If Adam (3 1/2yo) is awake first-Get him changed out of his pull-up, into some clothes, and eating breakfast at the table.
Usually the wake up at the same time which is a bit hectic
Make coffee.
Sit with kids while tryin not to nod off while coffee is brewing.
Once coffee is made, guzzle a cup (ouch hot!)
Look around the house, see what needs to be done for the day, or check a list of errands I hopefully wrote out the night before, since I have a horrible memory.
Make sure Adam is done with his breakfast, take dishes to the sink (yikes full, time to do dishes!)
Check Liana, take her bottle and wash it out and put on the dry rack for next time.
Get another cup of coffee.
Put on some cartoons for Adam to watch so maybe I can get dressed in peace, and if Im lucky, I get to brush my teeth. (most of the time its gettin on some sweat pants, deodorant, bra, socks, and a t-shirt.)
Put Liana in her swing before she starts howling because shes stuck in her stationary chair.
Do some dishes, or laundry whichever needs started worse.
Get more coffee (by now im usually at least half awake)
If I have errands to run, I will take 5 minutes to put on some jeans, my workboots, brush my teeth, and hair. Maybe a sweatshirt if its cold
This is just the morning part.
Those of us with young kids DONT wear nice clothes because theres the slobber/spitup factor. Also we have plenty of bending, twisting and turning to do. Much easier to twise in something thats comfortable.
We save our nice clothes for special occasions, and Im sorry, but running errands doesnt count. Its a time to get things done that need to be done so we can go home and take care of everything else!
So, maybe I appear as a female lumberjack, but thats whats comfortable for me, and I dont have a problem looking like that. I dress nicely for family gatherings, holidays, and church.
Its been interesting reading some threads. I'm not upset in the least, just wanted to give a lil insight into this GG's day and why some dont dress up.
K, now that I got that off my chest..
Nic