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Its not that I have not been writing because I do that pretty much every day. I have my little note book that I write things down in as I go about my day. The purpose of the little note book is to take a half hour at the end of my day to sit down go through the notes and blog.
Unfortunately when your life gets crazy you don't even prioritize and choose what you want to do, at least I don't. When my life gets crazy, I just tend to what ever is making the most noise. The kids, the hubby, the bills, of course personal grooming gets a bit of time too, although that is really getting pushed to the chopping block too. Sometimes it is bedtime before I remember I haven't brushed my teeth yet. I remember plenty of times to do it throughout the day, it just so happens that I remember when I am out and about to talk to someone up close, rather than when I am in the house near my toothbrush.
I actually try to get into the bathroom to freshen up in the morning before I eat, I splash some water on my face and run a brush through my hair, wash the important bits up, and I hold off on the tooth brushing until I am finished eating. Then I get sidetracked by some job and forget to eat. You can see where I am going with this.
There are times when I don't have time for a shower, when a quick washing up will just have to do. There is always something else to do. I love having a shower in the evening because everyone is asleep and I don't hear babies crying on the other side of the door. The only problem with that is that I often can't blow dry my hair for fear of waking someone so I wake up with a muffin head. Then I have to try to find time in my day before I go out in public to re wet it and dry it straighten and style it.
Of course then there is the task of shaving, OK so I delve into a delicate subject, not for mixed company now. I DON'T CARE. Men hear this. Shaving ones legs and armpits is no where near as quick a task as shaving that tiny little bit of face. So to combat the amount of time it takes to shave my legs I have taken to measuring from the hem line of all my skirts, Capri's and shorts to my ankle, and when I choose my outfit for the day, I go into my shower with a tape measure, and that area from hem to ankle is what gets shaved.
I know for a fact I am not the only person who does this, in mom and tot classes everywhere if you were to slightly lift a hem, you would see the untamed forest of an unshaven mom. I am sure many women everywhere are saying, "so go get waxed". The problem with that is when life is laid back and easy, it is great to go get waxed, but when life is crazy, I already take three hours out of every two weeks to go get my eyebrows waxed and a manicure and pedicure. If I only have three hours every two weeks, I would much rather have a woman massaging my legs and taking care of my feet than a woman ripping hair out of an area of my body large enough to make 4 children a pair of pants each.
Wah Wah Wah! I know I am whining, I can't stand it when other people do it, but lets face it, it is funny. If I can make you laugh so be it, I will become the whining mommy.
I always hear people making fun of female comedy, "all they talk about is periods, not wanting sex, their husbands and their weight" but, that is half the population guys, women. We need a laugh too, we don't find things like the hillbilly up the street funny, we don't find farting funny, we don't think its hilarious when you do naked willy dances. We do though find comfort in each other, in trials, in successes. We find it hilarious when what we feared would make us different, actually is something that makes us all the same.
The biggest thing that most women have in common is their perceived lack of time.
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