Chelsea Salomone

If I'd seen these pictures of my house a year ago, my eyes would have popped out of their sockets in disbelief and I would have asked, "My gosh, did we get robbed or something???"

A year ago I would never, ever have left to go somewhere with my house looking like this. Truth be told, I would probably have arrived late to work rather than walk out and leave my house in such disarray. But these days... {hushed voice} my house sometimes looks like this for days at a time. And what's even crazier is, it doesn't bother me.

I don't know what's come over me since having Logan. It's like I'm a shell of my former self. I suspect they put a little something extra in my epidural. I flat out don't care about messes and keeping everything in perfect order anymore.

That, and I'm busy chasing this guy. He is into E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G!


Sure, I prefer the house to be picked up and orderly with a candle burning, but most days it's just not. Toys are often scattered around the living room and playroom and don't get picked up before we go to bed. Shoes now find themselves in piles by the garage door. Clean laundry sometimes sits on the couch unfolded and we occasionally have to fetch a clean pair of socks out of the dryer (My former self is REALLY shaking her head at that one)! The dishes aren't always put away, and for some odd reason I can't really explain- this morning my bath towel was draped across a kitchen chair.
It's the season of life we're in and I'm strangely- unusually- okay with it.

I find this attitude bleeding over into my way of parenting as well. It's odd. I would even go so far as to describe my parenting style (with the exception of Logan's sleep schedule) as laid back.

"Shut the front door!" my former self gasps.

It's funny how you think you know exactly what you're getting and God sneaks all kinds of other gifts and opportunities to round out your rough edges in that 8 lb 9 oz bundle of joy.

The other day in fact, my mom was telling me that the way I am as a mom has surprised her. "I knew you'd me a good mom," she was saying. "But I just figured you'd be a whole lot more... uptight or something."

Truth be told, I've surprised myself as well. Don't misunderstand. It's not that I don't ever worry or feel stressed or uptight, because of course I do. I'm human. I just worry and feel stressed and uptight wayyyyyy less than I used to.

Anyway- all this to say- my house has looked like a tornado hit it since Sunday night and finally this afternoon I was like, I have got to tackle this! Logan was napping and secretly, all I wanted to do was eat a dang chocolate chip cookie and watch Ellen.

But I forced myself. I did that old trick I used to use on my students where I set a timer. I'm not joking, I really did this. I told myself, "I'm gonna see how much I can get done in 30 minutes!" And I tricked myself into getting the whole house picked up (mostly) in thirty minutes. Then I sat down with my cookie and watched Ellen.

Also today, Logan and I met our friends Melissa & Jackson and Allyson & Luke for lunch and a little fall baby clothes shopping. Old Navy is having a sale on baby clothes, and I had a coupon that was about to expire for Carter's. We found some good deals on basics and play clothes for the boys.

This afternoon I am thankful to have made such good mom friends through Stroller Strides and that motherhood has mellowed me out quite a lot. And for chocolate chip cookies and Ellen.

 She was even able to shave his neck and side burns which was HILARIOUS. Such a little gentleman!

On the other hand- um could you SEE Nick Salomone wearing something like this??? Because no, no he would not ever.

Yesterday I met my sorority sister Falon at North Park Mall. We walked around and took the babies to a story/song time at the mall library. Are you kidding me a mall library???? Put those two hands together of my all time favorite things. For all the years I've been going to North Park I had no idea such a place existed.

There was singing and dancing and scarf waving aplenty, but it was really cute. Logan and Olivia seemed to enjoy it. They're both pretty laid back babies, they're more casual observers than the overly excited types, but I think they liked it. I definitely want to take Logi back.





And look at my blondie! No chance Nick can claim this awesome!