the Glitz & Glam

Guess what? I am still a mom. I knew I would still be a mom when we moved here, but I was holding out hope that it might be just a little more glamorous or magical. But, alas here I am doing the regular feed me, entertain me, pay attention to me, clean up after me routine. Don't get me wrong I love it, but I still have 'those days' where we cry over spilled milk, have laundry to do, groceries to buy and carry home. I don't mean or want to sound negative because we still get days where we can walk and walk and don't need a single toy to be entertained, just staring and pointing at people on the sidewalk is suffecient. We are awaiting the day we get to brush shoulders with a famous celeb. We walk in Central Park where we meet up with strangers and leave and have to say good bye to new friends. So far the people here are really quite friendly and helpful. Like the time on the street where I overhead a tourist ask a local which way to 52nd Street, as he stood between 50th and 51st Street. He just simply gave him directions, instead of, "are you an idiot" I also think it helps that everywhere I go I am pushing my way through with the cutest little girl.

So what do will fill our days with, what do they look like? Sometimes the same as our days back home, and sometimes we are both so exhausted at the end of the day because we can't believe what we've seen and done in this busy city. Now, what does our apartment look like? Tiny. I am guessing it is around 500 sq. feet. Here is a sneak peek into our new little home.

This is the view out our window. After our first night here we haven't opened our windows, but I could swear they are. The noise from the traffic and people is LOUD and seriously at ALL hours. I think the quietest time of the day is probably around 9:00a.m.

This is as soon as you walk into our apartment, kitchen to the right, bathroom to the left. I guess the beauty of it all is how convenietnly close everything is.

Here it is the studio apartment.

Just another view of the same room, I'm trying to make it seem like there is more to show but when you live in a 0 bedroom apartment - I mean studio apartment (that sounds way better) what can you do.

The sweet deal. It's a 2 for 1. This lovely space interchanges as kitchen and Sadie's bedroom.

Another sweet selling feature would be the dishwasher, it doubles as the obvious dishwasher, but also a crib toy. I have shoved her to this side of the kitchen and hope we can manage to keep her away from the stove dials a mere 8 inches away.

DIRTY LAUNDRY....

It is definetly going around, and I love it. Everyone is partaking in the "slacker mom revolution," I think Lindsay started it, but Brittany and Whitney have joined and so the airing of our dirty laundry continues. We all have it. I don't know if I can be so bold as some and let it all out. I am always curious what do other mom's really do all day, myself included. Not so I can judge them just to see oh so that is how you make a meal, or oh, your house isn't always perfect. I guess it makes me feel better that I am not the only mother out there feeling inadequate at times. I am already feeling a closer bond with these not so perfect moms out there. THANK YOU!

I think I have a "just roll with it" attitude a lot of times. At times this is very good. When somebody says something that could offend, it doesn't it just rolls right off me. My child has chocolate all over their face, we just go out anyway (if you're lucky we'll share it). Woops, supper time and I don't have any supper plans we're good with a quick PBJ fix. No time for a shower today, oh well tomorrow is a new day. On the other hand it may not be so great when I keep my child out late therefore missing bath nights for too many days in a row. Sometimes rolling with it means a whole day goes by and even the really important things on the list get missed. I put Sadie to bed at a friends so we can hang out (no babysitter) and then we have to wake her and take her out in the freezing cold to go home,.Way too many times when I've been invited to somebodys house for a fun get together and may have had intentions to make something delicious I find myself scrambling for the next best thing I can find at the grocery store or even worse the Mac's. So that's how I roll, and for the most part I'm good with it.

My New York stinky laundry

Since we now share a common hallway with neighbors it is killing me to listen to Sadie cry it out at bedtime or in the middle of the night. I duck and cringe in the hallway afraid that people are thinking, "there is the kid that can scream so freakin loud" I even walked the opposite way when I got off the elevator hoping the guy wouldn't see where I live.

Since I have been here I don't even want to know how many PBJ sandwiches I have made for Sadie. If you know me this is a BIG DEAL, I have eaten 2 PBJ's myself, this is huge. I haven't quite gotten into the whole groceries and cooking thing here. We haven't been here 2 weeks yet & I need to go restock the jam.

More dirty laundry, this is like the stain that will not go away. Getting Sadie dressed, especially since we have moved here is such an ordeal. She screams, squirms, goes rigid, and pulls her shirt off. It's brutal I keep hoping it's some phase of rebellion since we've moved here and that it will end soon. (the only reason she is kind of smiling is from the blinking light of the camera)

Bad picture but they are both on timers, and I wasn't about to do it again. Brushing her teeth is going to be the death of me. It's the same thing all over again. I have tried to be nice and make it fun, but no more mrs. nice mom we are out to have some pearly whites so I pin her down for a whole 20 seconds (it sure seems longer at the time) and get it done. Pure Torture for the both of us. I don't even want to know what my neighbors are thinking, as she screams and I relentlessly BRUSH.

So open up your curtains (or blogs) and let us see how imperfect your life is, and be proud of it. Because perfect just isn't as fun. What do you do with your time? What do you think about when there isn't anything to think about? What's your 'useless' pastime? What are you doing?!"


Lastly, my latest find mint and coconut chocolate kisses. I am addicted, and now stash them by my bed, since access to the kitchen closes as soon as Sadie goes down.

Shhesh marathon post. Goodnight all.