The Letter That I Wrote to Supernanny
After Drinking Boxed Wine…and that I proof-read later and then realized that I still meant every single word:
Dear Supernanny,
I do not need your help, yet. I believe that I am following your advice quite well; your “Supernanny” show currently owns roughly 60% of the space on our family DVR, as I have weekly “Supernanny Marathons.” Please note that our child is 18-months-old, and that this is the only child that Mr. Mia and I currently have.
That said, there shall come a day where I will choose to have another child; and possibly even another child after that. And if Mr. Mia catches me at a “groggy” night, and if my OB/GYN ignores my request for him to, “PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STOP ME AFTER THREE CHILDREN!” (aka, tie my tubes), then there is a very, very strong chance that I will be writing to you, dear Supernanny, begging and pleading for your help. Please do not ignore me when and if this day comes. I beg of you to please consider the application that my future, desperate-self may send to you.
I thought it would be prudent to forewarn you in regards to my flaws – both as a mother and as a “lady”:
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Comments That the Supernanny Would Say To Me Immediately Upon Observing My Daily Life:
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Supernanny, your show, the “Supernanny,” serves many purposes for my family. Let me walk you through some of those purposes:
To see the two of you together would be the virtually the same as the following situations:
. I love this toy (it’s in my top 25 must-have items for newborns).
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| Tessa Had a Hard Day at the Baby Gym 3-Months-Old |
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| Baby Gym at 2-Months Old |
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| Baby Gym at 9-Months Old |
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| Baby Gym at 2-Months-Old |
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| Tummy Time With Baby Gym at 4-Months-Old |
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| Playing the Piano Lady Gaga Style at 6-Months-Old |
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| Baby Gym Workout at 3-months-old |
Step 1) Sign up for Amazon Mom (discount on diapers).
Step 2) Utilize Amazon Subscribe and Save (additional discounts).
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| Screenshot of My Amazon Account Diaper Order |
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1. Bring a wing-man.
2. Download apps on phone that your baby/toddler will be mesmerized with.
3. Bring new or forgotten-about toys.
4. Consider spreading your little one’s shots out over multiple appointments.
5. Make sure your little one has a good nap before your appointment.
6. Make sure your baby has a full tummy.
7. Stop at Starbucks on the way (for you).
8. Call your pediatrician’s office ahead of time to find out details.
9. Reward brave behavior of your little one.
10. If it’s flu season, get the flu shot at the same time as your little one.
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Here are 8 ideas to make yourself happy, when skies are “grey.” These are basically ideas on how you can help turn your mood around, when you need to. Here is the list:
1. Make yourself amazing food – such as ‘crostinis.’
If you are obsessed with food the way that I am (aka, your true inner-self is a gigantic fatso and good food makes you very, very happy), then I highly recommend these crostini recipes from Real Simple magazine. Holy. Party. That. My. Taste. Buds. Can’t. Even. Handle. Right. Now.
2. Take a hot bath (bring wine!)
Before bedtime, take a hot bath. Bring wine. Find a candle and light it. Turn off the bathroom lights. Oh yeah, and bring wine or water). I like to bring both wine and a tall glass of iced water for after my bath. I started doing this routine every night after I got my daughter into a “bedtime routine.” I used to have trouble sleeping, but as soon as I do my own, mommy, bedtime routine, I am out in 2-minutes by the end of it.
3. Don’t try to solve your life’s problems at nighttime. Wait until morning – when you are fresh.
Do not try to solve problems at nighttime. And do not argue at nighttime (See Top 35 Life Lessons to Pass On To Daughters, and remember this advice!)
4. Utilize the power of music – make a playlist of all the songs you loved when you were younger.
Make a playlist of the music that you loved while you were in Junior High (Middle School) and High School and listen to it. I’d be lying if I said that the song “Bye Bye Bye,” by N’Sync didn’t make me really, really happy.
5. If you are in a bad mood, consider the alignment of the “stars” (aka: could it be hormones?).
Ask yourself if you could possibly be PMSing, or if any sort of hormonal changes (fertilization drugs, pregnancy, miscarriage, menopause) could be causing your mood to change. Sometimes I forget how much PMS can effect me (no, “Mr. Mia,” this is not an EXCUSE…it is REAL!!!), and it’s not until my PMS is over that I realize why I felt like such a nut-case. Learn how to identify PMS (for instance, track your period).
If you are PMSing, then your hormones will have a field day reading You’re Gonna Miss This – A Reminder for Parents.
If you are a male who suspects that your significant other may be suffering from PMS, then I highly suggest that you consider tracking your wife’s menstrual cycles through an iPhone app (or any smartphone app) to arm and protect yourself with this information when the time comes (TIP: DO NOT TELL HER THAT YOU ARE DOING THIS…ESPECIALLY IF SHE IS ALREADY PMSing, OR YOU MAY BECOME HER NEXT VICTIM).
If you have irregular periods, like me, then if and when I start crying at a Subaru commercial, for example, then I try to make a mental (no pun intended) note to myself that I may be a bat-shit crazy person for the next few days. (SIDE NOTE and IN MY DEFENSE: the Subaru commercial that I am referring to has a young daughter that suddenly phases from a 7-year-old with pigtails into an 18-year-old leaving her home for college….all the while her dad is standing outside of the Subaru, with his loving father eyes – wanting her to be careful and she drives away in the Subaru). The commercial is adorable. See the commercial that makes me cry when I am PMSing below:
6. Put down your computer, and go outside.
Get away from your computer! Yeah! I’m talking to you! Put down your phone! Computers and the internet (Facebook) can make you feel like total poo when you compare yourself with “Mrs. Jones”…at the very least, you will probably end up with a cramp in your neck by the time you eventually emerge from the hypnotism of Facebook. If the weather doesn’t permit outside activity then try to get out; go anywhere (even Walmart). If it is nighttime and you need to stay at home, refer to my above idea and TAKE A BATH.
7. Get lost in a book.
Ask someone, whose taste you trust, for a book recommendation (I always ask my mom). Here are some of my favorite books that have, historically, captured me to the point where I always forgot whatever miserable occurrence was lingering in my life at the time at the time (e.g., first-trimester nausea, dark winter days, etc.):
8. Watch this video (put in on the “full screen” mode option…it makes it so much better.”)
This video will make you sniff-sniff with tears of happiness, and if you have a pet – you might want to go hug the little booger after watching this.
If by the end of completing these tasks you find yourself singing in the shower, then you have likely succeeded in your pursuit of happiness.
Have a bad habit that you want to quit? I read an article on Lifehacker.com that suggests an idea how helping you quit a bad habit by generating passwords that reinforce that idea. The idea is that you reinforce an idea in your brain through repetitive typing. Most people type in passwords for their various online and computer accounts (bank, email, computer login, etc.) multiple times a day; so if you create a password that has a personal goal of yours built into it somehow, then this can help you to quit a bad habit by reinforcing that idea in your brain through repetitive typing.
So, instead of making a password such as “baseball1234“ or using your previous telephone number as your password (which is a terrible idea), consider making your password something that can help reinforce breaking a bad habit; the example that Lifehacker uses is “Iwillquit$smoking.”
“Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.” – Benjamin Franklin
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This Post Inspired by: Source: http://lifehacker.com/audible-newspapers-yahoo-weather-and-yard-lights-493214717
Choosing a Diaper Bag:
If you fall into the category of the type of mom (or mom-to-be) who does NOT want to stroll around town carrying an extra-large bag over your shoulder that screams, “THIS IS A DIAPER BAG! CAN’T YOU TELL FROM THE BRIGHT PINK AND YELLOW FLOWERS AND THE NYLON MATERIAL?”, then this post is for you. This post is different than the Top 25 Must-Have Newborn and Baby Items because this post focuses exclusively on the diaper bag itself.
Is your diaper bag ugly?
You may be wondering how you can determine whether or not your diaper bag is ugly (and therefore determine whether it “screams” when walking into a room). Your ugly diaper bag will distinguish itself from a normal purse or tote through its overly-stated patterns, pastel-colored designs and presence of animal characters and flowers.
The Real Reason That We Buy Ugly Diaper Bags:
Why do we buy such ugly diaper bags? For whatever reason, by the time “baby registry day” comes around, our ability to distinguish between good fashion from bad fashion often has already disappeared when it comes to diaper bag selection. Instead of picking a color or style that we actually like ourselves, many of us decide that we should incorporate those cute little pastel-colored zoo animals from baby’s nursery into the theme of this brand new, and often expensive, diaper bag that we will be using every day for the next several months. (I made this mistake when I picked out my first diaper bag, and if you are like me, then you WILL get tired of carrying around a bag with pink and purple giraffes on it, every day.)
Practical and Stylish Diaper Bags:
This last week, my good friend found out that she is expecting a baby and she asked me to put together her baby registry. I have had so much fun putting it all together for her. For the last three days, I have exclusively focused my time on “diaper bag research” (and yes, “diaper bag research” is an actual thing). My goal was to find a diaper bag that doesn’t actually look like a “diaper bag,” and that was both: (a) practical and large enough, and (b) that disguised itself as an adorable and fashionable purse or tote.
Here are my favorite diaper bags:
(Note: Don’t forget to share your favorite diaper bag by commenting on this post!)
