Lin has the option on her blog to link it in and read other folks' responses. I never do because I consider myself too boring, so I'll share it here with my handful of readers. I'm also putting off taking a shower. Because that's really smart.
1. Box Fan. I sleep with one on high EVERY night. I thought it would be problematic once I had a kid...like I wouldn't be able to hear them over the fan. Not so with a good monitor (we have Angel Care, and it is awesome) plus "mom ear." I hear phantom crying even when she's quietly sleeping. So anyway. Yes, box fan. If I can't take it with me on a trip (ie. flying, etc), then I expect whomever I'm staying with to provide one...or I take my white noise machine.
2. Floss. I floss EVERY NIGHT. I don't always remember to brush my teeth in the mornings now that I'm a mother. Whoops. But I do at night, and I cannot brush without flossing before bed. Even the night in Mexico when I was having premature labor and didn't realize it until later in the night, I stood in front of that damn vanity, contractions a go-go and flossed my damn teeth. I don't play.
3. My smartphone. It's true. I'm an addict. That said, there are evenings where 5-6 hours will go by without looking at it. I feel better about myself on those days.
4. Bum Genius 4.0s. It's my go-to cloth diaper that I have used (on my kid, not myself) for over a year straight. We love them and use them every day.
5. Coffee/Coffee Maker. I managed to quit coffee (and all caffeine) throughout my whole pregnancy and consumed only in moderation while nursing for a whole damn year. Now I drink it every day and usually have at least a cup and half. I drink some in the morning and a little about 3 or 4 in the afternoon. I loooooove coffee. Joe makes it in the morning before he goes to work, and our thermal carafe keeps it warm (and not burnt...there is no burner) for me when I get up. Our go to brand is whole bean Eight O'Clock Coffee (Columbian) which goes straight into our Cuisinart Grind and Brew. A little loud but glorious, and I'll take it over those coffee bastardizations, K-Cups, any day. Also, it's way better than Starbucks. Bleh.
Other randoms for this Thursday:
- I got 7 inches cut off of my hair when I was in Rolla. I wish I'd had 8 to donate, but I was in MO with my old hairdresser. It was now or never. I've only had one bout of anxiety about missing my hair. It was at 4:30 the morning following the cut. I woke up wondering if all my beauty had been in my hair (which was now gone), and then I remembered that I didn't care and went back to sleep.
- I ran today. It was a far cry from the Rolla run. Just not an easy place for it. Eeked out 2 miles, and then later another .4. I realized my pace was off, and I was running too fast by about 30sec to a minute per mile. Whoops. I guess today was my speed run.
- WOMEN EVERYWHERE WHO HAVE BABIES: IF YOU ARE IMMEDIATELY ABLE TO PUT YOUR REGULAR JEANS BACK ON POST-DELIVERY, KEEP THAT SHIT TO YOURSELF. I'm sure I'd be tempted to brag, but it is soul-crushing to the rest of us. Seriously.
- Shower time.
2 comments:
I actually have two comments! 1) I would say I've put off 2/3 of all showers in my life. I'm weird. 2) Also a fan sleeper. For random overnights, hotels, etc. I downloaded the WhiteNoise app. The fan option is not too bad, and I don't sleep without it!
~Lindsay
I hate showering!! Well, I like being in the shower. But everything leading up to and following...bah. Too much work. I've heard of the white noise app, but thought it would kill my battery to run all night. Any battery issues for you?
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