Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Feeling the baby blues?

So I don't know if it's my age, if I've reached that time in my life where my biological clock has started ticking, or if I'm just feeling pressure because everyone I seem to know is popping out babies or is about to.  Lately it's something I can't seem to get off my mind, no matter how hard I try.  I've always wanted to be a mom, since I was old enough to like boys pretty much, but I have yet to just settle down and do it.
There is always excuses for not having children, oh I'm not ready yet, I need more money, timing isn't right, etc.  If we all waited for the perfect time, I don't think there would be as many children as there is.  If we all waited to have the perfect financial income, obviously again, there would not be as many children running around.  The last one timing, well this might have some meaning behind it.  Timing is important, you don't necessarily want a baby with the wrong person or when you really are not ready.  Having kids in a relationship that is doomed to fail, or with someone you are just ok with probably shouldn't be considered, but again these are only my opinions and thoughts on the subject.  It is not only hard on a child be shoved from parent to parent every other weekend, but I think a child should get the privilege some of us never had growing up, the ability to grow up with a mother and father to love and care for them and provide for them. 
A child is a beautiful thing and some of us are meant to be mothers and some not so much.  That is for no one to decide of course, I mean that there are some moms out there that have a hard time with it, weren't ready or just happened at the wrong time.  Then there are some of us that can't wait but can't seem to get it together.    I don't think there will ever be a perfect time for motherhood for most people.  I just know that I want it in my near future.  I am 30 years old and time seems to be going quicker the older I get.
For those out there who are mothers and read this, can you give advice or encouragement?  Were you scared to become a mom, was it planned or unplanned?  Do you wish you would have waited or was it something you were excited happened?  I just want incite from other mothers...all ages and their experiences of motherhood.  I believe it will help me in my future goals and how I go about my future goal.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Living the vida loca?

Do you ever look in the mirror and ask yourself "am I crazy?"  Have you ever wondered if it was just your or everyone around you that was completely nuts?  It just seems lately people are freaking nuts, I mean they do things out of the blue that make no freaking sense at all.  I find myself wondering if I'm the crazy one for not conforming or if some of the world around me is just going mad!
To give you an example.  This girl comes into work, she is is wearing a very low cut tank top, short skirt and flip flops.  Her hair is in what looks like knots, and her makeup could use a refresher.  My guess is it's what she had gone out in the night before and straggled into work with no time to go home and change.  I understand a late night, but seriously, do you find it professional to walk into your place of employment looking as such?  I'm all for casual dress that we are privileged to have, but I am not going to take it to the extreme by any means.  I like my job and I don't think that dress is appropriate for work. I suppose some people just have no shame.
So I find myself in these strange situations, situations where I am not sure what to do, I'm not comfortable or no familiar with what everyone is doing.  I ask myself would I ever consider this if someone else wasn't trying to get me to do it, if the answer is no, I try to decline and get out of that situation.  I know...some would call me a wuss or whatever, but I know how to have fun and be spontaneous without being an idiot!  As the saying says...if they are going to jump of the bridge, am I going to do it also, yeah probably not.
So I am also someone that appears to be that go-to girl.  People I hardly know come to me for advice or just to get things off their chest, which I'm totally fine with, I'm told I' a great listener.  Where I get confused is when someone I hardly know starts diving deep into their crazy personal life, telling me about things they've done or want to do and some of this stuff is like whoa....you just knocked the air out of me for a minute, hold on, please repeat?  I never tell someone hey that's good or bad idea, but I give them my opinion on what I would do, but let them know the decision is theirs and only they can decide if it's a good idea.  Again, some of these acquaintances are living in a crazy world!  
I guess we all have our crazy ideas and not so normal moments in life, and who am I to judge, I just see and hear things that make me wonder about society sometimes.  Why do people do some of the things they do.  Is it out of impulse or just not thinking of consequences in general?  Some could say that certain people lack moral values, etc.   I think it could be combination of all things.  We always question the things we do not understand.  I don't understand people, I guess that's why I never found sociology that interesting. lol
So today I feel I'm living the vida loca...the crazy life.  I wonder how many others out there feel like this.