So I’ve been reading lots of lists lately. You are all so nice. So warm, and fuzzy and grateful for the wonderful things in your life. Waxing poetic about how much you love your Husbands, your kids, the roof over your head and the extra time with your family. To that I say PFFFT. Whatever! Might I add Uh Duh? We know this already!
I want to know what you are TRULY thankful for! Here, let me get you started.
I’m thankful for:
Visine, which I spray in my eyes every single morning to try and disguise how truly tired I really am.
For under eye concealer, so I can look like I am remotely human as opposed to the zombie Mom that I sometimes am.
Actually, to make-up in general, I bow down to you. Mwah.
I’m thankful to coffee, I big fat squishy heart you! Caffeine is simply a vital part of my life.
I’m grateful for the one or two nights a year my parents and in-laws take the kids overnight! I love my children more then life itself and the house is kind of creepy quiet when they are not here, but we are being honest right? Walking naked from the bedroom to the bathroom is super cool, extra sleep and uhh acting like grown-ups with a little less real life responsibility once in a while, that is brilliant!
I’m thankful for McDonalds. Who doesn’t need a little fast food fix once in a while? If you can avoid all fast food, well, then I guess you are a better Mama then me. You know what, add hot dogs, ice cream and popcorn to this list. They have all been used as substitute dinners ….because that’s how I roll.
I’m thankful for the mornings I can find matching socks. It’s the little things.
I’m grateful for the days when the flyers out number the bills in the mailbox.
I love it when the kids declare they have no homework. I’m so tired of homework.
I’m thankful for the evenings when we don’t have to carpool to gymnastics, dance, piano or play dates. (Yes, sometimes I’m happy to be lazy, and thrilled to encourage TV or computer time! GASP!)
I’m grateful to find one more bottle of ketchup at the back of the cupboard when I thought it was all gone.
I’m thankful for the one pair of jeans that makes my butt looks good.
And thrilled if I find some chocolate left in my secret stash. (Every Mama in the Suburbs must have a secret chocolate stash)
These are not the big things that make a person happy, these are the real things that bring joy and make life a little easier. So fess up and tell me the truth….have you got a little guilty pleasure you are thankful for?
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Great list. I’m thanful for nap time!
This is definitely the kind of list I can get behind!!
I’m thankful my dogs don’t wash my face after eating dead birds.
Oh and what’s his name, my husband. Whatever.
Yep, make-up is high on my list of things to be thankful for, and any day where a kid’s activity is cancelled so I get a night off from driving is a bonus too.
I am thankful that I found out about Pumpkin Lattes from Dunkin Donuts because I really needed them in my life.
Oh and wine. I am so very thankful for wine.
My bed, my comfy, cozy bed.
That my husband puts the kids to bed at night just when I’ve run out of my last bit of patience.
That no one in my life makes me feel pressured to be a super clean neat freak.
Maternity pants, that I am using way before I should need them.
Love this!!
I love your list! It’s totally real and totally fantastic…because who ISN’T grateful for make-up and coffee?
When everyone was listing their gratitudes at Thanksgiving all I could think was, “I’m really just grateful for the Japanese grocery store that sells exactly the right Italian espresso coffee.” I mean, I know, I’m grateful for my kids and my husband, yeah — but we’re talking about my *favorite* espresso here, lady!!
Yes, to your whole list! I’ll just add a few –
-my Keurig machine, for that much needed caffeine fix
-Christmas vacation because it=no work for me!
-the fact that my son now has a drivers license which means he can run errands for me 🙂
-the fact that my ex (possible soon-to-be current??) husband still has an apartment for when we need some “grown-up time” away from the kids 😉
I’m also thankful for caffeine. I tried a day without it and I was falling asleep sitting up on the couch before my daughter’s bedtime.
Love your list. I’m thankful for those lazy days too. I’m having one today.
Yes, finding another bottle of ketchup is a thrill. I am thankful for yoga and pajama pants….I live in those until April now.
I’m Thankful for Friday’s because that means no Homework and it means I get to sleep in the next day.
I’m grateful for Monday’s because that means I will get a quite house.
And last but not least I am Thankful to all the fine winery’s across the country that keep my glass full so that I can survive all the other days of the week.
Matching socks are way over-rated. I’m just happy if we can find clean socks that are similar in color.
I LOVE this post! You’ve inspired me. I’ll give you the credit, if you don’t mind if I do my own.
-MM
Well, if we’re being honest…lets tack on Netflix to that list. Sure, 500 episodes of Curious George is obnoxious…but it’s better than whining, fighting, and running around the house neighing like a horse!