Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Blog Challenge Day 1

August 1, 2023

So my oldest son and I have decided to do a blog challenge this month. He and his wife are new parents and so he’s got a little more time to dust his blog off as do I. Yes, we are both busy people, but we also love writing and love our blogs and aren’t ready to write them off yet (HA – see what I did there?). So, welcome to Day 1. Probably should give a small update since my last one was in May. Wait, what? MAY?! Geez.

I lost my primary care doctor in May and I guess I should have tried to get a replacement sooner because the good ones are booked solid for 3 months just to get in. Luckily for me, I got an appointment with a nurse practitioner to re-up my meds and then get an appointment going to see the actual doctor. Hopefully.

I’m changing dentists – I’ve not been happy with the one I have for some time and I don’t like getting farmed out for some things (like extractions) to another dental office and the last time I went there it was a not great experience. So, I’ve got an appointment with a new dentist next week and we’ll see how that goes. He’s supposed to be compassionate and gentle and those are two things my family really needs.

I ALMOST went in to a weight loss clinic to get some help, but I don’t think that’s the way I want to go. I want to learn how to eat properly, move more, and drop my bad habits. I just need support to do it and there’s no one around here that does just that. SO, I guess I’ll just do it on my own and maybe find an online community for the support part while I make life changes in the eating department. I know what I need to do, I just need to do it and have someone cheering me on in the process.

I almost went with a one beauty brand routine but that did not work out – the products just did not work well for me. The makeup is okay and I’ll keep using that for the rest of the year, but I’m back to square one on the skincare. Maybe I’ll just go back to what I was using a year ago and stay with that for awhile.

Another one of my kiddos is in the working world as of June and finding out all about the joys of being in retail. There aren’t any. And the last of my kids is desperately trying to get a job but to no avail. Most places never call back after you put in an application. It’s frustrating but I think she’ll get something eventually, and if worse comes to worse she can take some community college classes. At least it will give her something to do and move her in the right direction.

My oldest son and his wife had a beautiful baby boy in June making me a grandma for the first time! I am so thankful for technology that allows us to keep in touch and send pictures and videos on demand because they live 1500 miles away.

As far as books go, I have been reading a little more lately. I read “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner in June and it was really, really good. I’m also currently reading the two “Home Edit” books by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin. Even though most people don’t live like this or have huge houses, I like them because of the whole rainbow color aesthetic, but they also have some good basic information about decluttering and organizing your spaces. Another book I’m reading is “The Good, The Bad, and The Barbie” by Tanya Lee Stone because the Barbie movie is out and I wanted to read up before I saw the movie. Barbie is only slightly older than me and I loved playing with her and the clothes and Barbie spin offs (anyone remember the Dawn dolls?) so she’s been a big part of my life.

For spiritual reading I bought a New American Bible at a used book store and added in the Collegeville Bible Studies combined books (also bought used) for Bible study. I kind of gave up on the spiritual reading because between the Bible and commentary it is enough. That said, I do have books that I pick up in the afternoon or evening and that’s when I do any extra spiritual reading.

I finished all four seasons of “thirtysomething”…again! This time I didn’t skip any episodes like I did the last time so I truly watched them all. Ah, I just love this show and while some things are dated, a lot is not because it talks about the daily issues of real life like parenthood, job loss, friendship issues, etc. The only thing I think is so weird is how everyone kisses everyone hello and goodbye and not just the spouses. That’s not really real for a lot of people I think, but I dunno. Maybe in some tight knit circles of friends it is. Otherwise – a fantastic show.

Hoo boy – this post got long didn’t it? Sorry! But it is an update post and so I updated you on what’s going on in my life. SO, here’s to the August 2023 Blog Challenge and maybe it will kickstart my writing on a regular basis again.

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