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I'm often amazed and confused by the bizarre happenings behind the closed and competitive doors of the typical suburban home. The following is a place to share my thoughts and reflections on daily life as I try to navigate this crazy and wonderful world.






Friday, October 9, 2009

Oxymoron's from a Real Desperate HouseWife

I'm baking low fat oatmeal muffins and cramming in as many chocolate chips as the batter can hold.

I'm drinking my 8 glasses of water hoping to shed a pound or two....chasing each glass with some super yummy chocolate and minty girl guide cookies.

I spend 20 minutes in the morning covering my face in make-up so I can look more natural.

Told my kids they have spent enough time in front of the TV, but yes they can play on the computer.

Must stop overspending, but the sale at Banana Republic is so so good!

I do pride myself on not being one of those "competitive Mom's" but man was I ticked off when my kid was passed over for a higher level group in gymnastics for the daughter of the Office Manager of the Gym. mmmm favoritism?

I hate gossip, but loved hearing she's taking her cheating spouse to the cleaners.

Salad for dinner. Popcorn and coke for 10pm snack.

I truly think recycling is important, but just threw out yet another Tupperware container full of unidentifiable moldy mush with a gag factor of 10.

I am currently wearing my new Spanx while eating previously mentioned not so low fat muffins.


Yep, that's me, just trying to get through life in the Suburbs.

41 comments:

Buckeroomama said...

LOL! I look at it as getting some sort of "balance."

Amy said...

I need to live just like you. I love shopping also and that is a wonderful place to shop. I was just in there yesterday and would have bought the whole store if I could.

Just Breathe said...

Those are great ones!

Danica said...

LMAO love the list.

ChiTown Girl said...

You're a hoot!

Jennifer said...

Um, I could have written this list, you know! LOL! Hilarious!

CynthiaK said...

And that's exactly how it should be done.

Aren't Girl Guide cookies just the worst? (in a good way) I'm now selling (read: eating) those, the box full of chocolate bars I'm supposed to sell for Suvi's gymnastics fundraiser and bought "gourmet" popcorn from the boy scout at the door last night.

Life in the suburbs isn't easy on the waistline. Must get myself a pair of Spanx already...

Busy Bee Suz said...

This is awesome! I spent some time making myself look more natural too today. Too funny!

I am going to overlook the plastic in the garbage can. Just this once, :0

Holly said...

That is hysterical...it is me too...but right now I am eating pumpkin muffins.
Holly @ 504 Main

Jennifer said...

Hahahahahaha. This was too funny!! Honest to Gawd, I was reading your post while devouring about 4 (big) chocolate chip cookies, having every intention to drink my 8 glasses of water today, hoping I will lose the weight I just put on from the cookies. Great post!

Jane said...

I am so glad to know I'm not the only one that will throw away tupperware if the insides are unidentifiable. (Boy, do I feel guilty doing that - and I thought I was the only one!)

Frugal Vicki said...

This is too funny! Too true, and too funny.

Randi Troxell said...

very cool and funny post!

have an awesome wkend!

kyooty said...

LOVE IT! must get that recipe, can ou get that compliment semisweet chunks and chips? Those things are FABULOUS for pancakes!

Liz said...

A cute post I think you really enjoy life

Jenni Jiggety said...

Low fat NEEDS chocolate chips!

Insanitykim said...

HAHHAHAHA! I love this! If I had been eating a cookie right now, like I want to be, I would totally be choking on it from my guffawing, which would be uncomfortable but so worth it...oh yes...

Love your blog, will be visiting often from the comforts of my blog roll...also, let me see if there is a button to steal....

Tami said...

LOL, I LOVE it!

blueviolet said...

I find those containers of mystery ingredients often to be the source of the mystery stink in the refrigerator.

You're better than me. The popcorn and coke would have been the dinner and the snack. ;)

Nancy@ifevolutionworks.com said...

Pass me some of those chocolate chips! Major pms going on here.

Secret Mom Thoughts said...

Love the list. I totally relate.

Secretia said...

Eight glasses of water substitutes well for eight glasses of anything that Has calories. Good Work!

Secretia

Sara @ Domestically Challenged said...

Real life, huh? Those muffins? Sound heavenly!
Oh, and I work out? Then take a gob of peanut butter. Sigh.

Midlife Jobhunter said...

"but just threw out yet another Tupperware container full of unidentifiable moldy mush with a gag factor of 10."

I am such a fan of the oxymoron. Enjoyed this post.

Adventures In China said...

I think I would like to hang out with you for a day, oh the fun we would have!

The Banana sales always suck me in too.

The Wife said...

Left you somtehing on my blog!! Enjoy!

Janie B said...

Life is a series of irrationalities! lol

Amo said...

My husband makes us compost everything and sometimes I just don't feel I have the time. So, this week when he went out of town, I threw away all of our leftovers that had been sitting in the fridge for days and weeks. And I didn't compost. I threw them in the trash. It felt really good.

Sissy said...

that's the answer to my problem - I must wear spanx while I eat crap! awesome!

Alexis AKA MOM said...

I so spit out some coffee when I read the spanx one that is classic my dear. I don't think i could even get those suckers up .. LOL

I've always thought the make up one was too funny!

Michele said...

OMG what a great post. Hilarious ~ seriously.
I love the "tupperware" comment. How true is that!

thanks for the early morning giggle!

Lady Di said...

Oh, I am so with ya on the moldy tupperware. Did the same thing to sippy cups that were found months after being reported missing. AND did you hear about that woman running around with a younger man?? But I ain't one to gossip so you didn't hear it from me... :)

Mary Lynn said...

LOL...I confess I'd never heard of Spanx till a couple weeks ago. I feel like I've been fraudulently passing myself off as a suburban mom, not knowing about them. I may have to invest in some...we made apple pies AND chocolate chip cookies in our house today. I'll need all the help I can get.

Theta Mom said...

OMG- so true girl! LOL

diane said...

You had me with the chocolate chip muffins, haha! I'm having a caramel apple for breakfast. : )

SPEAKING FROM THE CRIB said...

abso fabo! i love your blog posts! makes me feel better about having raw pre-made chocolate chip cookies for dinner last night - and breakfast this morning. and lunch.

Martha said...

Ha,ha, Funny Post, please pass me a muffin.

Loukia said...

Great post... and sounds eerily familiar to... moi! ;) Banana Republic sales are too great to ever give up... and popcorn for a late night snack is the way to go! :)

Technodoll said...

I can totally see why you have so many followers and sure am happy to be one of them - you rock my world, woman!

Life's too short to be skinny and miserable.

*high fives everyone in the room*

Anita said...

Sounds like you're a REAL WOMAN!

Hit 40 said...

I feel bad about the recycling too!! I need to organize my kitchen with two trash cans. I for recycling and one for true trash!!