Mommy Rehab

Life hands me lemons...well, usually. But this weekend was full of yummy beautiful lemonade - complete with my bestest friend ever and peace and quiet. Oh the bliss of spending an entire day at the Ritz-Carlton Spa. Lounge by the pool and be waited on hand and foot. You want a water? Poof! It's there. You want fruit? Poof!

My friend and I imagined what our lives would be like if we were "kept women" and we could do a spa day every day. Shoot - I would settle for once a month! It's nice to have someone wait on you for once. And, to eat lunch while it's still hot. And, to enjoy adult conversation that doesn't involve interruptions of someone yelling "I want..." You fill in the blank there. Oh, and the best part? A conversation that doesn't include the word poop. Ok, ok...it's still funny, but I didn't have to say it.

What do you do to decompress from normal life?

Soccer Mom

My son is signed up and on a team for soccer. I'm officially a soccer mom. Yep...I've become exactly what I said I would never be. I will be there for every game - cheering on the sidelines. And, I'll bring juice or cookies for the kids when it's my turn. Here's the definition of a soccer mom, but I have my own definition.

Here's my Top 5 List of what I won't do, and thus, by my own definition, just makes me not a soccer mom, but really just a regular cool mom:

5. I will not drive a minivan.


















4. I will not cut my hair super short.

3. I will not bring ridiculous equipment such that it appears as though I'm camping out.

2. I will not yell at refs or coaches for not playing my kid, nor will I yell at my kid or indicate to him in any way that he's "not good enough."

1. I will not wear mom jeans.








Now it's in writing. If you see me doing any of these things, please shake me.