What is in the trunk of your tricycle?

So I am slacker blogger, being a Rational Mom is time consuming. My work from home job takes up a lot of my time but I am going to practice playing the role of Balancing Mom for a bit and see if I can clean up my blogging act in addition to cleaning the dried playdoh off the dog, cleaning the milk up from the carpet because Paivi wants to drink it out of the cup with the 1/4 teaspoon she stole from my kitchen drawer, cleaning up cat vomit, cleaning up my husbands 8 empty toilet paper rolls from his bathroom sink, and finally cleaning up the new website for work.

I am definitely enjoying the new job although I have to remove Tinkerbell stickers, goldfish crackers and various Dr. Seuss books from my desk in order to focus every day at nap time. I also have to collect my pens, papers and a calculator here and there from the trunk of her tricycle on a daily basis. Thank goodness my wireless keyboard poses a challenge for her little, insubstantial arms to lift.

My container garden has all but screamed for me to let it go but I refuse and water it ardently every day in the hopes that it might render me a small inkling of edible produce. I am going to blame it on this Texas heat and proudly continue to call myself a farmer.

We are going to the beach next month so Paivi can see the ocean although my husband and I are very sun and heat intolerant. I am super excited about the trip simply because I am ready to get out of A-town for a bit and to see her little face when she experiences something new is priceless. It is amazing what you will put yourself through for your children. I am sure we will have a blast but the amount of sunscreen I will have to purchase will exceed the cost of the vacation, surely. On a side note, our crazy, hyper and disgustingly licky 1 year old black lab will be spending our vacation with Uncle Chad and Uncle Chris who both despise her. I guess it should also be mentioned that what your friends will do for you is amazing.

As far as my identity recovery, I still have some serious work to do. I find myself going through the daily grind and not paying too much attention to myself. I wear the same style clothes because it is easy, do the same thing with my hair because it is easy, listen to the same radio station because it is easy, remain overweight because it is easIER and think the same monotonous thoughts because it is easy. But tomorrow is a new day and I am optimistic about what might be in the trunk of that tricycle!