Holy Crap I Forgot to Answer Your Questions - or "The Interview"
Dear Bloggers, are you there? It's me, Jen.
I'm on a kick folks. I'm trying to get back into the blogging swing of things and I realized I asked you guys a while back to interview me. Well here are the questions I got. Here's how it works. I'm answering questions that you gave me and if you want, ask me to interview you and I'll ask you a few questions that you can answer in a blog post. If you want to be interviewed, leave me a comment.
What advice would you give people thinking about having kids?
I got a lot of advice, some good and some not-so-good. I have two things to say to a woman who is thinking of going down this road. First, find someone you trust who you can run all that other advice by. Someone who will answer your questions honestly. Someone who will tell you what one woman told me when I was freaking out and exaughsted "Your only job right now is to feed that baby. Feed him, sit on the couch, don't move, and watch TV." It was the best advice I got, and exactly what I needed to hear.
Second, before you have a baby give a whole lot of thought to what your work/daycare situation will be afterwards. I didn't think about this hard enough before we got pregnant, and if I had, I might have tried to set it up so I didn't go back to work.
What is your favorite beauty product?
I'm such a lame-o with beauty products right now. I barely get makeup on in the morning. But every day I wear Loreal True Match concealer. That's the best. And I use Biolage Smoothing Serum on my hair ever day too!
What has most surprised you about being a mom?
How my relationships with all my friends and work has changed. I didn't anticipate it.
I also knew that you didn't have time for yourself when you had a baby. But really, I don't think you can quite grasp this concept in it's hugeness until you actually have a baby and realize, yeah, there's no time for much else besides that baby!
What has been the most challenging aspect and what has been the most rewarding in your short motherhood career?
The most challenging thing for me has been feeling like I don't know what the hell I'm doing. My whole life I've been halfway decent at most things I've tried. With this mom thing I constantly feel like I'm screwing up.
The most rewarding part is every day with the baby. Everything about him is amazing.
Who do you most admire and why?
I always have problems with questions like this. But mostly I admire people who volunteer and help others. I always aspire to volunteer and never do. I am lazy.
I also really admire my yoga teacher. There is something about her that is peaceful. She used to tell us during a kundalini yoga exercise to picture what our heart desired in our hands and I'd picture a tiny baby. A few months later I was pregnant. Go figure.
What is your favorite finished object and why?
My favorite finished object is my Fiery Bolero from the Debbie Bliss Interweave Knits pattern. I love the drape of the yarn I used and I thought it came out close to perfect for me.
When it comes to toilet paper - over or under the dispenser? Crumple or fold?
Over the dispenser! And I'm a crumpler, folks.
Posted by jen at September 29, 2007 09:06 PM
Comments
I'm a crumpler too. What's with the folding? I can't even comprehend it.
Posted by: Carrie Coker at September 29, 2007 10:18 PM
I think I might be a crumpler AND a folder! is that possible? Also, y'all have to try new CHARMIN ULTRA STRONG (or whatever. The red package that's now "stronger") It's soft AND strong AND QUILTED. Like mini paper-towels for your ass, only SOFT. Strong like ONE SQUARE strong! wierd!
Posted by: Lara at September 30, 2007 12:50 PM
Well, the "I don't know what the hell I'm doing" feeling hasn't gone away yet for me, and it's been 11 years.
And it doesn't get any easier to find time for yourself, either.
Anybody in the market for a preowned 11 year old?
:-)
J/K, of course.
Sorta.
Mike
Posted by: Michael Webb at September 30, 2007 07:59 PM
