Teapot Pants?

I was at Starbucks the other day and noticed a lady sitting at a computer. She had on some pretty snazzy large headphones and she was playing one of those crazy interactive shoot 'em up games. Her hair looked a little greasy. But the topping on the cake was that she was wearing yellow pants with teapots on them. Teapots to Starbucks? What happened to this lady that drove her to wear these pants?

Now don't react too much. I usually don't judge people that harshly but people choose the clothes they wear. Oh, and I forgot to mention that she was wearing these same pants the day before at the same Starbucks. This lady obviously had enough money to buy a $2 tea and a nice gaming computer.

I don't want to be Ms. Teapot Pants. That is certain. Please don't ever let me lose sight of my self. This lady has been my inspiration to make sure that I put on makeup and do my hair everyday. I have to put on my oxygen mask first (airplane anolgy). If I don't care enough about myself to take care of me, who will?

I almost feel like if I don't care about myself I could slip down this horrid path to becoming a Teapot pants wearing woman. I might post a picture of my tragic inspiration but I am still thinking about that!

Lost in a web

I have been spending the past week trying to answer the age old question "what do I want to do when I grow up". It sounds so cliche but I don't think I ever answered this question as a child. I have a college degree but it was more of something on a checklist than a dream I wanted to fulfill. I always knew I wanted to get married and have children but I think that was the only definite in my life.

Now that I have a wonderful husband and 2 awesome kids I feel like I have no goals. Now what??? What is next??? I never really saw myself as a stay at home mom which may be why I feel somewhat lost.

I have been scouring articles and blogs this week. I even found myself trying to answer some questions I saw in an Oprah article in my e-mail box. I usually just delete those pesky things. Here is the link if you are curious. It really got me thinking. . .

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Get-Motivated-to-Change-Your-Lifestyle-LLuminari-Guide

I think my first goal will be to simplify my life and purge all the useless stuff from my to do list and my home. There are some days I feel like all I do is move stuff around. Fridge to stove, stove to table, table to sink. Floor to toybox. Washer to dryer, dryer to drawers. Kid to preschool. Hopefully a purge will give me some more time to dedicate to myself. I think the kids may even survive the purge.

As I finish typing this I am sitting here wondering if this is going to lead me down the path of the middle age man. Hopefully not, but if you see me in a corvette convertible just wave.

A Scented Me?

On a drive home last night I brought up the fact to my husband that I am not very good at any one thing. I have friends starting blogs on saving money, parenting, cooking, crafting. I have nothing to blog about. I don't do anything bad but I don't do anything really well either. I am like a super modern renaissance woman but not really. He laughed and said "yea, like that time your boss bought you the unscented lotion". Exactly. I am the unscented lotion. I am not the romantic rose flavor, the exotic mango, or the comforting vanilla. I am unscented.

How to I become a scented lotion? What flavor would I choose and how do I get there?