July 8th, 2012 A Rebuff to the Inner Overachiever

Before having you, Mom was warned that the hardest part of motherhood for the overachiever is the drastic shrinking of the To Do list. Where one day used to be 15 or 20 things that could be done, the new one appears to only have 3 or 4, or even 5 on the productive days. Today’s, for example, might be: do 1 load laundry, walk Dad to work, visit people on campus, run dishwasher, cut up melon,and set up doctor’s appointment. This type of thing would have usually made mommy feel depressed. Her rebuff to that now: “Ha! That list is missing: feed you 8 times, change your diaper 10+ times, hold you, stretch sore shoulder muscles, change your outfit 1-5 times, wash pump pieces and bottles 8 times, nap twice (hopefully), give the dog some attention and tidy up the kitchen, nursery and bedroom.”

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