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e pulled into the almost empty car park and found a park with ease. It was early morning, the time we always shop. It’s just before the crowds arrive, and just before a particular little person has become too overtired and problematic.
A silver car was parked next to us, with one of the back doors wide open. I assumed the mother was around near the boot unpacking the stroller or gathering her environmentally friendly shopping bags, as I was about to do. I unstrapped Lacey and locked the car. I looked over to the silver car again and saw no movement. No movement at all.
As I walked towards the shopping centre entrance I noticed there was no one at the silver car. It was empty. There were two car seats in the back seat and the door still wide open. I sighed. I knew what kind of morning that mother had probably had. I’ve had them too.
In fact, I had one just yesterday. I’ve had a week of them.
My ear has been aching {it’s infected} for over a week now. It started out with a dull ache and matured into a unbearable throbbing pain that I may have likened to labour. I’ve been unable to hear out of my left ear for what seems like forever now, and my brain seems to have ceased functioning along with it.
It makes life in general just seem like too much hard work. I’ve tired of saying, Pardon. What did you say? Can you repeat that please? And I’ve been chewing Nurofen like they’re going out of fashion.
I’ve forgotten stuff, sometimes on purpose. I’ve dropped stuff, definitely not on purpose. I’ve lost my patience. I’ve lost my ability to count {I decided that 4 times 5 equalled 16}. And I pretty much gave up caring about anything {my appearance included}.
Lacey decided that this week was a great one to get sick herself and throw herself with full force into the Terrible Twos. Yay. She also gave up on sleeping at night AT ALL. And screamed all night instead.
So yesterday when Lacey refused to stay in her stroller and I was near tears when she ruined some stock from a fancy paper shop, I remembered back to that lady* with the silver car and knew I wasn’t alone. Women all over the world were having days/weeks/years pretty much the same as mine.
One thing that made it ever-so-much better was taking these dandy shoes to the checkout and having them scan at $20 when the ticket said $50. It kinda made it all okay. Oh, bless retail therapy. xx
*I’m assuming it’s a lady. It could have well been a forgetful grandparent or the like. Thinking it was a mother though soothes me a little.
Do you ever have days like these?
Well I'm not a mummy but the day I mistakenly used fake tan instead of moisturizer on my hands (orange hands are not a good look not to mention a painful conversation starter) it was a clue that I needed more sleep.
Oh no. What a reminder orange hands would be! Gah. I hope you're sleeping better now. Please tell me you are?
Once left the car runnning while we shopped. Yes runnning. I forgot to turn it off. Thankfully no-one stole it.
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When L&O were babies I went to playgroup and left my front door wide open. WIDE OPEN. I was gone for 2.5 hours!
I have left the car door open numerous times while shopping, usually at chatswood westfield!!!!
Actually I have done a huge list of silly/forgetful things over the years, I always put it down to lack of sleep, unfortunately it usually goes with motherhood!
Hope your ear gets better soon and Miss Lacey also starts to feel better and thinks twice about those terrible two's.
xx
Where do I start? With three under three, days like these were happening everyday. I once left Lexie in her capsule on the dining table, loaded the other 2 tackers into the car, and it wasn't until I wqas backing out of the drive that my 2.5 year old said “Where is Lexie gone?” that I realised I had left her on the table……………………..arrrggghhhh! xx
i totally hear were your coming from .with 3 boys under 8 i have a story to tell each day but i would be here forever. thank god for retail theraphy !!!!
Hope you & Lasey get better soon xx
Yep, I think we have all had days like that. I know that I have closed doors in carparks – it at least gives the allusion the car is locked. It comes with the busy lives we lead and how we are constantly thinking about what needs doing next rather than concentrating on what we are doing now.
Shopping always makes me feel better too 🙂 Hope you're both feeling well soon.
Gosh it's hard work sometimes, isn't it? I've definitely gone out and left the front door open – on more than one occasion. I can't count the times I've left the house with a baby badge on (that's baby spew on your shoulder, for the uninitiated), or my hair undone. I've put my contact lenses in the freezer, and my husbands cell phone through the wash. The other day I went to pull out of the driveway after putting the kids in the car only to have a little voice pipe up “Mum, Mum! Belt, belt!” I had strapped the baby in and forgotten about my 2 year old. At least he reminds me 🙂
Hope you get better soon, Chantelle 🙂
That's why I grocery shop online and YEP I'm having a week like that too Chantelle. It helps to know that others are equally as frazzled and trying to keep some semblance of control too. I smile at the Mama's out there who I can see are equally as frazzled as me. I kinda like it cos it's a reminder that I'm not the only one not coping. The lil man is unwell and has taken to screaming all night too. I'm almost at my wit's end but trying hard to be sunny! (says the girl who is letting her child pull everything out of her much loved Miu Miu purse to keep him happy as she types). And BLESS retail therapy indeed – pretty shoes!
Just last week my friend had her neighbour knock on her front door to ask her why their car was across the street on another person's front lawn!!!!!
She had forgotten to put the handbrake on and it rolled across the street straight out of their driveway.
My friend claims she is more exhausted now with a toddler than ever before.
You are not alone Telle
Several times when miss A was younger I went out and left the garage door and the gates open – you can get straight into the house via the garage.
Thank goodness now she reminds me!
Oh, and all the times I would get down the road and around the corner and discover I hadn't strapped the baby capsule in – that was pretty much a daily one!
oh you poor thing….
ive had a month of it with camera problems and even worse computer problems… my head is all over the place with my to do list… i so get it!
what happened with laceys tummy after we talked? did you get to doctor s for probiotic? i do hope you both feel better real soon.
hugs to you all xxx
Hi Chantelle,
Just wanted to say that I love your blog! I'm new to the whole blogosphere but I read yours daily and it's just lovely!
Are you being treated for your ear infection?
I had the same thing all last week and finally have my hearing back. I don't have a baby, though, so I can only imagine what it must be like trying to look after yourself as well as a sick little one!
Not so long ago I had a hideous day – I was on my way home from work on the train mid-morning with a migraine which gives me baaaad nausea. This caused me to throw up on the train, all over the back of the seat in front- thankfully no one was sitting there! I had nothing with me to clean it or myself up, so did my best to get away from it… thankfully, down in the bit where you get on was a mum with her baby who was so lovely and gave me some wipes to clean myself up, and made me feel less embarrassed about the whole situation.
I hope that both you and Lacey are feeling better today! Take care of yourself x
Hi Telle,
yup, I was once so stressed out and tired that I completely zoned out and washed my face with shampoo instead of facewash.. doesn't sound that bad, but it was a menthol anti-dandruff concoction and stung like blazes… as an isolated incident not that bad, but it was a whole string of things like this… ahh..zzzzzz
What a good deal on those shoes!! I've had those kind of days before and I'm not a mom. I'm definitely confident that some day when I am I will be having these kind of days too often. I'm such a klutz!
Awwh at least it was just the car door. I have left the door opened from my house twice, left my video camera & DP phone on the front pourch on the table.