One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

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Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!
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Now that I am pregnant, everyone in the world seems so skinny…

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Perhaps it’s the summer or just coincidence, but it seems as I have been expanding everyone else has been shrinking. For the past two months I have been wearing dresses to accommodate my ever growing belly without looking like I am wearing a tent. And all of the other girls in the world have developed an affection, and the body, for skinny jeans.


While I am incredibly happy about the reason for my expanding girth, and cannot wait to meet my baby, I still miss being one of the sexy girls (at least in my own mind). I miss viewing the sidewalk as my personal catwalk where I could sashay and be noticed by my imaginary paparazzi. I miss getting looks of lust instead of the looks of protection that men now give me because I am still wearing heels well into my third trimester. I can see them praying that I don’t topple over in front of them forcing them to be chivalrous.

Given the miracle that I am experiencing, it seems incredibly shallow to lament my old figure. However, I can’t help it. Truthfully, I could get over being the biggest person in the room and losing my place as a sex object (even if I was only viewed that way by the bums outside of my office) especially since I get to eat what I want and I have cleavage for the first time in my life. However, I have not been able to get used to my new limited wardrobe.

True confession, I miss my clothes!!!

Not being able to fit into my own clothes has been an almost insurmountable challenge. I have carefully stocked my closets so that I am prepared for any event at a moments notice. Not being able to fit into my clothes has been sheer torture. And while I have enjoyed my pregnancy, I miss having choices. I am tired of wearing the same ten dresses, five t-shirts, and two pairs of shorts. And while I know that accessories can change any outfit, I am painfully aware that the black dress that I wore last Thursday is the same one that I am wearing tomorrow even if I change my necklace.

Seriously though, I should stop whining. There are many advantages of being the pregnant girl. Strangers smile, open doors, and give me random compliments. I also have an excuse to sample every dessert that’s offered to me. Perhaps that’s another reason why I can’t fit into my clothes…

Oh well, I am hopeful that one day I will re-join the ranks of the skinny girls. I just hope that my clothes will still be in style then!
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Anonymous said…
the honesty of this was CUTE. glad you're enjoying the journey...
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