Reason #71 – I spend money on makeup while my baby sleeps in a broken crib
Reason #71 – I spend money on makeup while my baby sleeps in a broken crib
Aug 19It is high time to buy a proper new crib for C. He’s way too big for sleeping in his pack-and-play, and besides, he already managed to break it with his freakish baby strength. The sides hold up if you don’t look at them too fixedly, but the slightest frown in their direction will make them collapse. They are delicate as orchids… not great when housing Baby Cullen.
I’ve been looking at those cool 3-in-1 cribs that turn into a day bed and a bunk bed and even into a full dining set (accessories sold separately.) But oo-ee they are expensive, and mama is poor! It’s not easy, being a single mom: so many expenses, so little money! *sniffle, look pointedly at affiliate links, pout*
Which is why I went out with a friend last night and had a makeover and a makeup lesson at the super fancy-pants Make Up Store, where I ended up spending about half the price of a crib on a few tiny pots of creams and powders meant to make me look purty.
And then of course we had to go have a few glasses of wine to test-drive our new looks.
Mine was called “The Rowr.” Seriously.
I got home at midnight to find my poor boy in his cheap-ass pajamas sleeping in a broken cot.
But hey – mama looks good!
Look up Beauty from the earth, cheap, wonderful make up!
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ofthesea Reply:
December 8th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
If it’s not free it’s not cheap enough!
Now, if someone were to send samples… ;)
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Hey gorgeous! That make-over was so worth it! Just don’t show my hubby or I’ll have to break your twitter. C’s a lucky boy to have such a purty mama. What does he need with a crib? And don’t worry about the money. With all that MILF goin’ on over there, you’re bound to snag a rich man who will cover you with diamonds and buy C a gold-leaf crib. You got it goin’ ON!
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ofthesea Reply:
August 21st, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Looks like I may have found one already… future neighbour! ;)
And no need to break my Twitter! Mr Funsucker is totally safe with me!
Also, he’s the one who starts.
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Seriously Maria? What kind of an example would you be setting for C if you didn’t make an effort to look your best? You need to demonstrate by example the importance of having pride in your appearance.
Otherwise? C might be one of those fat, lazy slobs that don’t use deodorant or wash their hair. And he’s WAY too pretty for that kind of fate.
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ofthesea Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 8:49 pm
Well, there’s ‘taking pride in my appearance’ and there’s ‘dropping nearly a month’s worth of daycare in makeup.’ I’m still reeling at how much I spent.
In my defense, daycare IS already paid for, and egad that makeup makes me feel PURTY.
Tho never as purty as you. Damn you.
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I think I slept in a card board box growing up. It builds character. I’ve got lots of character now.
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ofthesea Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
I’m going to become Calvin’s dad and make C “build character” at every occasion!
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crib schmib. someone gave us one that neither child ever used. I think at some point we took out the mattress and used it for child #2 on the floor. We still all sleep on futons on the floor. Beds are overrated. Plus, monsters with hairy claws live under them.
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ofthesea Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Genius. GENIUS.
I am actually saving C from monsters!
…ack, now I feel like a good mom. What will I write about?
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elizabeth Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
don’t worry. Once the child starts really getting around (forget ‘baby proofing’..whoever invented that term did not have a very determined child) you’ll have plenty of reasons to think you’re a bad mom. Once, my younger one, the more ambitious of the two, crawled atop a precarious stack of random junk, got into a cabinet higher than I could actually reach without assistance, and unearthed some of those green mosquito repellent coils that you burn, and had eaten about half of one before I realized he was missing. I was so happy when I could finally take poison control off my speed dial when he finally quit shoving everything that would fit into his mouth at about age 4, maybe 5. Trust me, if you weren’t blogging it, you’d forget everything. That’s the only reason other people can criticize, they forget all the ways they almost killed their children.
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ofthesea Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
I hope you went picnicking a LOT after that incident – no bug would have come anywhere near your kid!
Maryline Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
I’m with Elizabeth “That’s the only reason other people can criticize, they forget all the ways they almost killed their children.”
So true!
Keep taking care of yourself, C will be so proud when you take him places to meet his friends :)
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ofthesea Reply:
August 20th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Is that what I’m aiming for? Becoming a MILF to C’s friends?
Hmm…
Look don’t tell anyone ok? But my baby NEVER had a crib. He slept in the pac-n-play (the kind with the bassinet) until he was 16 mths old (he’s small) and we moved him to a toddler bed. The plan was to put the pac-n-play in our bedroom since he was going to be sleeping in our room. But at 8 mths when we finally moved him to his room we still didn’t have a crib. We said it was because we were so poor, but I was spending like 300 a week on my online shopping habit, eating bacon wrapped filet mignon like 1x a week…I think it was because I didn’t want to buy something stupid like a crib. I wanted cute tennis shoes and hats for him. But isn’t that like soooo sad? I was totally ashamed for the longest time. I am such a selfish mom.
Ok don’t tell anyone my big secret.
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ofthesea Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
You’re so lucky! C is so freakishly huge he didn’t fit in the bassinet after TWO MONTHS, and now he doesn’t fit into the pac-n-play!
Guess that’s what I get for messing with tall men. I should stick to people my size.
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Bah, he’s big enough now that he’ll soon be climbing out of a crib anyway. Why buy a crib, a toddler bed, and then a real bed? Just go for the real bed. :)
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ofthesea Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
But I need something to keep him in! Otherwise he’ll be all over the place!
I’m all about restricting my son’s freedom.
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Hey.
You’re cute.
I’m so full of insight.
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ofthesea Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Ladies and Gentlemen, believe it or not this is The Wittiest Man on the Internets.
He’s just not bringing it to my blog.
But he called me cute, so he’s totally forgiven.
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Nigel Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
It’s the power of your cute.
It has rendered my wit all wonky.
I need a moment.
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They did put the makeup on “for Mommies” right? Meaning that it won’t wear off for weeks, you have a perpetual smile even when changing diapers after feeding strained meats, and the trophy wives in the neighborhood wish they had children too. Broken crib? No problem. They make really spacious dog kennels these days that won’t break the bank ! LOL Loved the blog. And your makeup looks great.
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ofthesea Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 10:37 am
Oh yes, I still look like The Raccoon That Went to the Oscars!
And a kennel! Why didn’t I think of it before?
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You mean, you did something for yourself? How dare you?!?!
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ofthesea Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 10:14 am
I know! I feel so bad! (But my makeup looks so good!)
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