Yeah, so I totally abandoned the blog this month.
Everything I do seems to take so much extra time these days.
As my due date draws closer (less than 8 weeks!) I am starting to obsess more and more over getting everything ready. I need to get the house ready, the business ready, the dog ready, etc.
I am really having to remind myself of what's important. My health, yeah, that's important. So I need to relax and schedule time for play. Creating a new system for filing and sorting old bills really isn't a priority before baby arrives, no matter what my brain might tell me, so I'm having to let that one go.
I learned a wonderful saying recently = "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." It's the perfect mantra for perfectionist procrastinators like me. This blog is a great example. Sometimes I get wrapped up in wanting to write an awesome blog post, and the end result is that I don't write any blog posts at all.
1.01.2009
Things Not to Say to a Pregnant Woman
Now that I am entering my seventh month of pregnancy, I've experienced the social awkwardness of pregnancy that so many moms mention. Fortunately, no strangers have touched my belly yet -- that's good, because I don't want to start my criminal record now. I have had a lot of tummy-touching from friends, but more than that, I've had some rather unhelpful advice and remarks thrown my way.
So for your educational benefit, here are a few things NOT to say to a pregnant woman:
1. "I only gained ___ pounds when I was pregnant."
2. "Is your back hurting you already? That's not good."
3. "You're only ten weeks pregnant?" [points to my stomach] "Oh, so all that is yours."
4. "You're quitting work already? Why?"
5. "Oh, it only gets worse after this."
Lest you think pregnant life has been all angst, I assure you I also have received some wonderful comments that made my day:
"I just have to say that you look absolutely beautiful." - Random patron at a restaurant.
"Have you lost weight? I mean, well, you know." - My fabulous cousin
It's funny what people say, and it's funny what affects me. I'm sure I have had my share of conversation faux pas -- just tonight, a friend was worrying about going into labor at the hockey game, and I was very reassuring:
"Don't worry, there will be an ambulance at the game."
So for your educational benefit, here are a few things NOT to say to a pregnant woman:
1. "I only gained ___ pounds when I was pregnant."
2. "Is your back hurting you already? That's not good."
3. "You're only ten weeks pregnant?" [points to my stomach] "Oh, so all that is yours."
4. "You're quitting work already? Why?"
5. "Oh, it only gets worse after this."
Lest you think pregnant life has been all angst, I assure you I also have received some wonderful comments that made my day:
"I just have to say that you look absolutely beautiful." - Random patron at a restaurant.
"Have you lost weight? I mean, well, you know." - My fabulous cousin
It's funny what people say, and it's funny what affects me. I'm sure I have had my share of conversation faux pas -- just tonight, a friend was worrying about going into labor at the hockey game, and I was very reassuring:
"Don't worry, there will be an ambulance at the game."
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