This is a guest post from my friend Kristen who is hilarious and smart and she’s originally from Australia and her posts about living there are some of my favorite to read. They make me feel cultured and in the know, which will come in handy when I visit there one day. Also, her use of gifs is truly an art form, which you’ll see in just a bit.
Hi everyone! First I want to thank the lovely, gorgeous and fabulous
Jana for having me at her place today, I’m Kristen and I blog about a whole lot
of nothing over at See You In A Porridge. I love reading Jana’s blog because she writes so well, she’s honest and hilarious. Also because she comes across as exactly the way that I want to be as a parent – one day.
Jana for having me at her place today, I’m Kristen and I blog about a whole lot
of nothing over at See You In A Porridge. I love reading Jana’s blog because she writes so well, she’s honest and hilarious. Also because she comes across as exactly the way that I want to be as a parent – one day.
Since I am not there yet, I thought I would share some things I like about my life before vs after babies.
Before babies:
Me time. Everyone needs some time to chillax, be by themselves and do
their own thing. I love that time.
their own thing. I love that time.
Travel. Because travelling with kids blows, right? I can do all sorts of
crazy and adventurous things without kids.
crazy and adventurous things without kids.
Naps. Need I say more?
Eat out whenever I want. Cause I got money to burn, yo. And I don’t have
to worry about what I’m putting into my body because no-one else is getting
nutrients from it.
to worry about what I’m putting into my body because no-one else is getting
nutrients from it.
Have a spotless house. Because I have all the time in the world.
Continue being my impatient, selfish self. I don’t have to
take care of anyone! I don’t need anyone to take care of me!
take care of anyone! I don’t need anyone to take care of me!
Love my cats more than most humans. What can I say, they are really
adorable and amazing kitties.
adorable and amazing kitties.
Be totally awesome.
After babies:
Me time. Babies start taking care of themselves after a few months, right?
Travel. Ah, who I am I kidding, I’m not crazy and adventurous, though I do love
to travel. And I will continue to do so, just pop the baby in the suitcase, no
dramas.
to travel. And I will continue to do so, just pop the baby in the suitcase, no
dramas.
Naps. Babies take naps, right? Easy peasy.
Eat out whenever I want. Because it always tastes better when someone
else cooks it. And why not waste money, right?
else cooks it. And why not waste money, right?
Have a spotless house. Again with the time, what else do I have to do?
Continue being my impatient, selfish self. If I can take care
of myself, I can totally take care of a kid.
of myself, I can totally take care of a kid.
Love my cats more than most humans. Um, calm down I didn’t say more than my baby. But seriously, my cats
take up a lot of my heart and time, and they are more fun than real people.
take up a lot of my heart and time, and they are more fun than real people.
Be totally awesome. Like supermom.
Ok, so most of this was a little tongue in cheek and I’m not trying to
imply that my life won’t change, or that I know I will be ‘so different’ and I
know what kind of parent I’ll be, because you really what do know, anyway. I can only hope I’ll be as awesome as Jana! (Jana’s note: she will be! I don’t set that high of a standard).
imply that my life won’t change, or that I know I will be ‘so different’ and I
know what kind of parent I’ll be, because you really what do know, anyway. I can only hope I’ll be as awesome as Jana! (Jana’s note: she will be! I don’t set that high of a standard).
Linking up with Liz and Kathy:
I’m still in that place where someday I think about having kids and am just soaking up not having them and all of the things I can do right now!! This illustrated it perfectly!
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aw you’re so sweet – thanks so much for having me, love! hope you’re having a great time and I love the note at the end 🙂
Hee hee! Love those gifs. In my experience the reality is somewhere in the middle. You can’t act like your life-as-you-know-it is completely over, or you will be miserable, but it is good to keep expectations low for stuff like traveling and eating out. (Also, it made me laugh that you predict the biggest problem with eating out with kids is wasting money.)
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i agree with sarah – i’m not your typical soccer mom always having a spotless house, up my kid’s ass 24/7 because ain’t nobody got time fo’ dat. also, kids do change things but only for a while; things return back to normal (about 90%) when they get older 🙂
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hahaha. Well put together Kristen!
SMD @ Life According to Steph recently posted…Shit MFD Said Vol. 10
haha spot on Kris and Im loving the gifs!!
here from her blog! this cracked me up!
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This is a great post, Kristin is the gif queeeeeen! Well done, lady!
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LOL nice! That’s totally how it is to have kids, right??
Julia recently posted…‘Fess up
haha this is hilarious Kristen and I think you’ve listed all the reasons I don’t want kids (at least not anytime soon).
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I agree with Jana, your gifs are amazing. A true talent!! Definitely enjoying all of those pre-baby things while I can 🙂
All your befores are the reasons why I plan on not having any haha. Perfect use of gifs (as always)!!!
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Girl, I love this hahaha and if it makes you feel any better, I might have cried to my husband a few weeks ago because I was certain I couldn’t love our baby as much as I love our cats 😉
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Aaaaand that’s why I’m super okay with not having kids for a very, very long time, if ever. It would totally cut into all my gif-searching time!
haha Kristen is always the best with gifs! Love this post!
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Haha! I am still in the without kids life. I can go without pants, take adventures, eat what I want. The after kids is not convincing me to change…yet!
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Gah, naps being lost will be the death of me, but when it’s your own kid, it’s gonna be worth it I bet 😉
Yup, so very true! And these gifs are hilarious. I so love gifs.
Amber recently posted…Hey, It’s Okay Tuesday!
Ughhhhhh I’m telling you what I keep on adding like years onto when I’ll even consider it but the time is a ticking for me but I really like sleep…..like a lot!
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Oh my gosh this was hilarious as always Kristen! And all soooo true– That little minion gif was too cute, I think I watched it like 15x!!
What a fun glimpse of the plan for life after baby!!! I’m pretty sure Kristen totally nailed it!
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Hahaha this post was both hilarious and serious. Love it! The cat comments are spot on. I love that Ron Swanson gif!
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