Any of you have a similar experience to this? You’re with a group of people, some parents, some not, and your conversation is locked onto a disgusting topic - maybe diaper explosions or vomit. Or maybe not necessarily disgusting, but just mundane- which kind of sippy cup works the best or how many times are you up with the baby each night? And suddenly you’re a little embarrassed, seeing the glazed-over looks in the non-parents’ eyes. Okay, to be honest, I’ve seen that same look in my husband’s eyes.

Don’t get me wrong, I think sharing parenting experiences (with anyone who’s willing to listen!) is crucial to my health and sanity. But there’s a time and a place. If I can’t ever come up with any other topics of conversation, I will eventually have the same aforementioned sanity breakdown.

Yes, the majority of my day is spent with someone unable to speak (actual words, that is). Can I, a stay-at-home mom, still be an interesting person, with knowledge of the world outside my nursery? I think so…

I try to read at least the headlines of the newspaper, and on a good day get through actual articles in several sections. Tip: Use your frequent flier miles, especially for an airline you rarely fly, to purchase magazine subscriptions. Reading Time keeps me on top of timely issues. I’ve found that a magazine is easier to throw into the diaper bag and to keep out of baby’s reach. 

I’ve also always wanted to be in a book club, and suddenly was invited to join two of them this past year. I wasn’t sure how I’d fit in time to read, but somehow it’s worked out. These monthly get-togethers have been a great time to get out of the house, enjoy good conversation with other women, and use the non-mom part of my brain.

What do the rest of you do to stay “interesting”?

Photo Courtesy:
KellyK

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Yesterday was a special day for our family -we had Tate dedicated in a ceremony at our church. His grandparents served as sponsors. There were 5 other families dedicating their children as well. It was very meaningful to share this event with both our family and also others within our faith community that are in this same phase of life. I hope we can be an encouragement and support to each other in raising our children. What traditions does your church or faith community have for babies?

Being so soon after the holidays, I wasn’t on the ball enough to pull together a formal invitation. With a little more planning, I think I would have chosen one of these – aren’t they beautiful?

Okay, the holidays are behind you, at least the ones for which your to-do list included baking, decorating, present-buying, etc. In the midst of everything else, the holiday cards didn’t get ordered. No worries- with all of that family time during the past week, you probably have at least one great new photo to share! Plus, cards sent out in January will get the full attention of their recipients!  

Here are some great designs, and there are lots more online. Choose from magnet or linen cardstock cards, single sheet or folded for the latter. Remember, you can modify the colors to match your photo or just your mood, and the greeting text too. Try something like Winter Greetings, New Year’s Greetings or just Happy 2009! You can play around with the design online features during the order process and see the changes right away on your screen, or have one of the talented MagnetStreet designers do the work for you.

Happy New Year!

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