The TRUTH about motherhood

It makes me ashamed how I complain about my problems when I get news like this.  This news has hit me so hard.  Help me pray for this family and hug your children extra tight. 

Many of the blogs I’m reading are doing this so I thought I would give it a try

1. My real name is Dorota

2. I prefer to be called Dorothy

3. Better yet, Dori is what most people call me

4. I moved to Canada when I was 7

5. I met my husband on a visit to Poland after not being there for almost 12 years

6. We were in a long distance relationship for a year before we got married

7. And a year after we got married

8. I lived in Poland with him for about 6mos and couldn’t stand it

9. I’m a true Torontonian and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else

10. I used to love to write and actually had a talent for it

11. I think pregnancy ate some of that talent

12. Mikey was a total and complete surprise but he’s the best thing that ever happened to me

13. I love cats

14. I love watching documentaries

15. And musicals

16. I’m tone deaf, cannot sing for the life of me

17. I’m not artistic

18. Or crafty

19. or athletic

20. the above things I can do on a two year old level and that is why I think I am such a good early childhood educator

21. I will be the first person in our family, EVER, in 100s of years, to graduate from College

22. I also hold that title for being the 1st high school graduate

23. I hate my curly hair

24. I love my hair straightener

25. I hate clothes and shoe shopping

26. I love shopping for make-up

27. I don’t spend money responsibly and have a hard time sticking to a budget

28. I have a few bad habits that I need to quit

29. My personal hell is folding laundry

30. If given the opportunity I could easily sleep in to 2pm

31. my dream is to visit Rome and Egypt

32. I have a huge interest in WWII history

33.The only famous person I ever met was Jordan Knight from New Kids on the Block

34. I hate decorating and am getting a panic attack just thinking about our upcoming move into a new house

35. I could eat pasta all day, for breakfast, lunch, dinner…and sometimes I do

36. Mikey is a spirited child

37. I get coffee craving daily but don’t actually drink it

38. I’m not into nature and would pick a crowded mall over a walk in the woods

39. I refuse to stay at home alone after dark

40. Mirrors creep me out at night and I avoid looking at them on my way tot he washroom

41. I’m thinking of opening a large scale day care

42. I own three pairs of shoes not including flip-flops

43. I own two purses

44. That is proof how much I dislike shopping

45. I’m not planning on having any more children

46. We are getting a puppy in about two months (think I’m trying to tell my biological clock to shut up?

47. I would love to be on an episode of the amazing race

48. The only times I have been out of the country are the few visits to Poland, a grade 8 trip to Washington DC and a layover in Heathrow Airport

49. I love card and board games

50. I’m 24

I’ve had bad skin since those awkward teenage years. I know everyone always says this but I have tried EVERYTHING to get it all under control. The only thing I refused to take was accutane and similar drugs since the problems always come back once you get off it.

The one thing I thought for sure would work was Proactive. I heard so many great stories about it before. Well, how do I put this mildly…it sucked! The only good thing out of that whole kit was the oil controlling serum which made my 8 layers of make up stay on all day.

I finally gave up and decided to accept the fact that this is my skin and nothing will change that.

Two months ago I was doing some impulsive shopping, which for me means buying things that look nice but I most likely don’t need or won’t use. I saw the Clean & Clear Advantage system. It looked very similar to proactive as it was a three step program but the bottles were a shiny silver color and I decided to try it.

I haven’t looked back since. It is so far the best thing I have ever tried. It started working in about 3 days and I’m thrilled with the results. No more breakouts. My skin is still red from previous incidents but everything is healed and for the past two months I think I had about 3 tiny pimples which didn’t last more than a couple of days.

And now a message from our sponsors…

Ritz  crackers, if Mikey (the world’s pickiest eater) will eat them, then you know they have to be good!

And now back to the program…

I’ve gotten to know my skin pretty well all these years while searching for that miracle product. I know I have very sensitive and dry skin. I knew which products had the tendency to irritate it. Benzyl Peroxide was one of these ingredients and it is a main ingredient in this product.

The best part about this??? It cost me less than $25.00 for an almost two month supply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potty training is not something I look forward to.  To be honest I keep putting it off simply due to my own laziness.  I came up with a fabulous argument as to why I will start it with him sometime around fall.

 

Mikey had other plans yesterday….

 

As his blue potty sits behind our toilet gathering dust he decided he wants to go on the big potty.

 

It was cute, he sat on it still in his diaper and then Ella, his cousin wanted to try.  They were clapping and cheering for each other.  So before bed time I decided to test the waters and asked him if he would like to go potty on the big toilet.  He said “No, I potty in tub”

 

So we had a talk for about the 100^th time that we do not go potty in the tub.  Then I pulled out the big guns and bribed him.  I told him if he sits on the big toilet he will get chocolate.  Didn’t even have to ask him twice.

 

He’s such a trooper.  He sat there for a few minutes and tried really hard to go but obviously didn’t have the need to do that.  At one point he even said, “Help me pee mommy”

 

Once again Mikey has proven to me that he knows when he is ready for something and he always comes around.  That is why I’m not going to switch his crib to a toddler bed until he lets me know he is ready, and that is why I will not throw out his pacifiers until he does it himself.