Writings from my couch, in my sweats

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That was fun. I feel like I should write some grand finale post, but nothing is coming to my brain. I am going to say though, that this last month has been really fun. Awkward, hard and frustrating at times (baby screaming on the bathroom floor), but really really fun.  I have learned some things- which seems a little stupid to say when what I did was take pictures of myself for 31 days...sooooo
1. Getting ready makes you feel better about yourself It's true, it does. I used to think that once I became a mom- makeup and clothes didn't matter. True to a degree, but more untrue to a higher-degree (does that even make sense?) Do I feel the need to have every cute trend like I did in high school (floral pants...)? No. Does it help me feel more put together to put on some make-up and a real outfit? Yes. Some days are just wear-pajamas-and-cuddle-with-your-baby days, or throw-on-sweats-and-clean-your-gross-house days. Others days, though, are get-your-husband-to-give-you-a-looooong-kiss-after-work days or remember-you-are-a-girl days...and those days are needed too.
2. You like your clothes more by wearing them Yep, I am one of those people who looks at my closet, whines, and tells myself I need to shop. I have been that way forever. I'm a little embarrassed to admit it. But it's true. You know that feeling where you think, If I had that one thing...I could wear it with sooo many other things and my whole wardrobe would finally feel complete? Yes. What I realized though, is that when I bought a lot of my clothes, they were that thing I needed. They are still cute. I can mix-and-match. I don't need new clothes. I can be creative.
3. Some blogs are fiction I've always liked to blog, but I've never been a really big blog reader. I am more of a Pinterest kind of girl than a read-blogs kind of girl. When I started this blog though, I read some blogs, and honestly, some made me really depressed. Not because they were about depressing things...but because they were about PERFECT things. Perfect girl, perfect marriage, perfect house, perfect clothes, perfect etc. One time, I was mad at McKay and I thought to myself, ...I wish he would just be as sensitive to my feelings as that guy on that blog.  Then I decided I needed to stop reading those blogs. No life is perfect. Here is the thing I learned: some blog are real, some blogs portray something that is less-real. If it makes you feel inspired, happy, appreciative, motivated, or moved...read it. If it makes you feel inadequate...stop. And PS, I bet their life isn't perfect.
4. Husbands always think your beautiful I am grateful for a guy who has showed me this over and over and over in our marriage. Pregnant, broken-out, sick, pale, whatever. He never has treated me differently. This is probably one of the reasons why it was easy to just "let go" some days. It's nice though, to put on a little make up now and then. Husbands like it. They look at you really cute sometimes when you do.
5. Sometimes you have to do things, just for you Remember this post? Well, it's true. I wanted to do this for me because it would be fun. It's still fun. So I might do it a little more...you know...until the "phase" is over. haha

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