Top Five Rules to break............
Now that I'm officially IN my 30's!
1.) "Always put others first!" Nope, not anymore! hee hee! Now that I'm getting older, or maybe it's now that my kids are getting older, I realize the importance of taking time out for myself. I don't always need to say "Yes" when I really mean "NO!" I'm starting to figure out how to still be a people pleaser, (cuz who are we kidding, I can't change my entire personality!!!) and still take time for myself!
2.) "Hide your flaws." My flaws make me ME! This year I am gonna wear a bathing suit and not care if you all count how many dimples I have on my butt. They would still be there if I hid them, so I may as well go swimming anyways!
3.) "Dinner on the table by 6 o'clock." I've tried, and tried, and it just stresses me out! I've grown to realize that dinner on the table at any hour is fine and dandy!
4.) "Use your inside voice." This just causes me to yell. I try to talk to the children in a decent voice level, but either they are completely deaf or just SUPER rude, becasue they NEVER hear me. So I repeat myself like 20 times, and then I just get mad and yell so they will hear me. I think that if I just yell the first time, it will eliminate the whole step of me wanting to beat them.
5.) "Always wear heels." This is a biggie for me. I AM the High Heeled Mama, but I have a confesion. I can't wear a lot of my super cute heels like I used to. I'm on a medication that puts me in menopause,(fun.) and part of that is it makes me very shaky in the legs. I have tried and tried, but I end up usually taking my shoes off by the end of the day, or trading with my sister, even if my 3 inch bright pink heels didn't match her outfit. So this High Heeled Mama has been exploring the wonderful world of wedges,......and I gotta say, they are growing on me.
These are the rules I'm breaking now that I'm 31!! What rule are you breaking this year?
9 comments:
Lookin' good, Ms. Thang. I hope you had a great birthday. Your phone went right to voicemail and I figure you probably had too many people calling to wish you a happy birthday to call us all back. But I was thinking about you.
One rule I'm trying to break is always caring what everyone thinks of me. I always want to be liked by everyone, and I'm finally realizing that some people are just cranky and they don't want to like people. And sometimes personalities just don't go well together. And, although difficult, I'm trying to be okay with that.
I'm with you on number 4! I've chosen to believe my kids are SUPER rude and don't listen purposefully. Yelling happens around here quite a bit. UGH!
You look great! I hope I look like that in a bikini after kids! It's a really cute suit too.
"Can't touch this"
Look at you, with your sassy grown up attitude!
Hmmm, I wonder where your kids get it from??? :-)
I think the be firm and direct the first time round is good, just remember to follow through. Don't say anything you're not going to back up.
If you're breaking five rules at 31, I guess I get to break at least ten this year. I will be 56 in December! Wow, that's old! You will find the older you get the less you sweat the little things in life. It took me a long time to figure this out, but now that I have....watch out world! Here I come! By the way, you look so cute in that suit!
You are such a dork! What were you doing in that picture? Oh well, you still look super cute! =)
I'm still trying to figure out how to break rules. I've always been a very "by the book" kind of person which can lead to boredom. So I need to learn how to break that rule. I guess I have a year or two to perfect that one.
H-O-T-T-I-E!!!!! Wish 30 looked that good on me. :)
Oh my gosh. You look so great : ). In a nice way, not a creepy, I am part psycho way : ). Wedges rock my world. High heels give me a little bit of a headache! I love your page. It is so pretty.
I envy your flat stomach!
Seriously, did you even birth children, your body looks flawless :)
Happy birthday!
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