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Love this article
"cause you know, some days you just can't find grass fed, hormone free organic beef or get around to making another special feast day cake or
printing put a special birthday banner for your kids. And somedays you don't even want to try ( at least I don't). I say bring on the pizza and sheet cake.
And here is another great article about dressing simply:
Why Successful People Wear The Same Thing Every Day.
I could totally get into this.
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SeaStar wrote:
"cause you know, some days you just can't find grass fed, hormone free organic beef or get around to making another special feast day cake or
printing put a special birthday banner for your kids. And somedays you don't even want to try ( at least I don't). I say bring on the pizza and sheet cake. |
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My DS is turning 9 and I wrote cake mix and a jar of frosting on the grocery list for this week. I had to force myself. I was saying, "Oh, I should just make it from scratch. It'll taste better," but I convinced myself it doesn't really matter. He'll be happy either way.
About the clothing - I remember being distracted by the nuns at mass earlier this year. I was struck by the functionality and ease of their habits. I wished that my wardrobe were that simple and functional. I'm not into fashion at all, but I do want to look presentable...
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jawgee wrote:
My DS is turning 9 and I wrote cake mix and a jar of frosting on the grocery list for this week. I had to force myself. I was saying, "Oh, I should just make it from scratch. It'll taste better," but I convinced myself it doesn't really matter. He'll be happy either way.
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Sooo...you don't consider using cake mix still a homemade cake????  
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Ummm...WOW...I must be amazingly successful!!! Here's my choices: black, gray or brown elasticized stretchy pants (although somewhat dressy so I don't look like a complete slob ). If it's hot, it's capris and if it's cold, they're fleece lined. And then do I wear a short sleeve, long sleeve or fleece pullover (about 3-5 colors each are my choices)? That's pretty much my attire. I do have the occasional jeans and of course church wear.
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Kathryn wrote:
jawgee wrote:
My DS is turning 9 and I wrote cake mix and a jar of frosting on the grocery list for this week. I had to force myself. I was saying, "Oh, I should just make it from scratch. It'll taste better," but I convinced myself it doesn't really matter. He'll be happy either way.
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Sooo...you don't consider using cake mix still a homemade cake???? |
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Like I said in the other thread, I'm a "color in the lines" type. Perfectionistic, black-and-white, you know the kind.
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thank you so much for the perfect mom article. I struggle with this, and right now I am pregnant with #8 and feeling like the biggest looser...and not in the weight category! 
I do the simple clothes thing. I have 5 dresses and leggings to go under them with some sweaters to wear in winter. I have an indoor pair of shoes and my outdoor shoes. Easy, no worries
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Love that article- I think of the days when my brothers and I ate frozen pot pies after school and watched Dr. Who and Rocket Robin Hood while my mom unwound. I might try the chicken fingers and the cocktail (make mine a Caesar!).
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Well I've been trying to do the homemade organic thing but I have 3 children that have food issues. When I do get pizza or chicken strips they call it a "party"! Now, talk to me about working out daily and having a perfect house and you will see that I am definitely NOT a "perfect mom". God knows me though, and entrusted these kids to me to raise so I guess, with His help, I wont mess them up too much!
For some reason my computer wont let me open the article about how successful people dress. I would definitely say I have a "uniform" though. The great thing about that is when my dh is buying a gift for me in the clothing department he knows exactly what I would like!
It seems like there was a thread about that some years back...
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This time of year, subtle depression kicks in, and the effort it takes to do basic things amplifies. So, making a meal feels huge, leaving the house, gargantuan. I had read the article about simple dressing and decision fatigue before, but in rereading it this morning, it made me wonder if that isn't part of what amplifies feelings of depression when every action becomes a choice instead of something you just do.
Becky, I hear you about the food thing!
I think that one thing that the Modern Moms article doesn't address is how no one is doing ALL those things. We see the person with the pretty home, the one with the healthiest meals, the one with the most disciplined artists or musicians, the ones that read all the time, the ones that are incredible hostesses, etc... and create this ideal that doesn't actually exist anywhere in real life.
I readily admit to my tendency to be a mile wide and an inch deep, and with all things in moderation, I can have a somewhat lovely home with somewhat accomplished children who are fairly well rounded and eat rather healthily. Though, I haven't managed to add moderate exercise or exceptionally tidy to the list
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