So about a year ago I took cupcakes into work, and one of my lovely co-workers, upon tasting my cupcakes, said, "Your hair is always perfect, your nails are always done, your kids are always neat, and these cupcakes!!!! Is there anything you aren't good at?" . Hmmmm.....let me think....YES!! I'm a mom, just like a million other moms out there who are struggling to get through every day in one piece! But her question made me think. Evidently, I must be doing ok. Even if I feel like I am coming apart at the seams after a long day at work and a sometimes longer evening with my lovely children I must come off to others like I have things under control. And isn't that really what we all want? We, as moms, all have a laundry list of things that we wish we could have done a little better, chores that are 3 days late getting done, birthday parties we should have started planning a month ago instead of a week ago, more patience we wish we would have had while helping our kids with homework, ect. Now, the majority of us are realistic enough to know that we are never going to be perfect (those of you who don't subscribe to this school of thought must have some fairy godmother that I have yet to be introduced to). But even in our own acceptance of our shortcomings, we still want everyone ELSE to thing that we have it all figured out! We want our friends, kids' teachers, mother-in-laws, and neighbors to think to themselves, "Wow, she has got it together, and she looks good doing it!". So here I am, giving you the tools I use, good and bad, that help me look like I've got it together (at least in the eyes of my cupcake-loving co-worker). Enjoy my stories, my favorite products, favorite websites, and recipes that make you look like you slaved in the kitchen all day even though you didn't. And, please, by all means, share the same things with me! We are all mom's striving to get through the day and look good doing it! Part of looking good is feeling good and finding that one thing that you can do for yourself that makes you feel like you are on top of things. For me, its manicures. Making sure my nails are done, whether I sit down with a bottle of polish or I splurge and treat myself to a professional manicure, I feel better and feel like I look more together when my manicure is nice and neat. Everyone should have that thing that does that for them. It will make you a better mom when you feel good about yourself. It took me a long time to figure that out, but I'm a better mom because of my manicures :)
