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Toddler Mum dresses up smartly for the first time in oooh 9 + 13 months

2/27/2014

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Which goes something like this:

1. Take off snot and food-stained perma-wear: jogging bottoms and comfy cardie. 

2. Locate creased, squashed trousers and equally creased, squashed shirt from back of wardrobe.

3. Remember sensible, civilised people iron these things. Ponder a moment where iron might be. Locate iron, then do shirt + trousers while mentally running through the approximately 57 other chores that need doing. 

4. Get dressed. Marvel at the fact it takes more than 30 seconds to do so. Marvel a bit more at the fact that I used to do this every day.

5. Retrieve make-up bag from box of soft toys (toddler's current favourite past-time is dumping out contents of said make-up bag - proof below).

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6. Do make-up and marvel at the fact that I don't look like complete cr*p (no amount of make-up will totally hide the under-eye bags though). 

7. Check every surface of clothing for snot trails and food stains. Find several, but go at them with a wet wipe instead of getting changed. 

8. Empty coat of used tissues and half-eaten packets of biscuits.

9. Contemplate heels, but get sore feet just thinking about it and opt for the usual, almost-flat mum-boots. 

10. Dump more tissues, wet- wipes, a nappy or two, a plastic key and more half-eaten packets of biscuits out of handbag. 

11. Head for the door, fail to locate keys. Head back in while trying to remember where toddler last tried to 'unlock' a screw. Find tucked inside tiny shoe. 

12. Finally leave, feeling strangely light without a buggy/change bag/coat full of tissues/wriggling toddler who hates the buggy.

> and afterwards....

13. Come back home to pile of tissues, wet wipes, a nappy or two, a plastic key and more half-eaten packets of biscuits. Feel reassured that the above probably won't happen again for another 13 months (note:  I do work, but from home!).
Binky Linky
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Philippa Tyrer link
3/1/2014 04:38:44 am

Haha! I remember those days well. Eventually you get used to being without a buggy, but it does take time! #BinkyLinky

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Seychellesmama link
3/1/2014 07:11:28 am

Nice work lady!! What was the occasion? X

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Eline @ Pasta & Patchwork link
3/4/2014 02:39:48 pm

Hubbies' thesis defence! Technically I didn't even have to dress up for it but I thought I'd better grab such a rare opportunity to go out looking alright AND without the toddler in tow. x

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Emily link
3/2/2014 06:02:37 am

M loves doing my make up with me in the mornings! Thanks for linking up #binkylinky

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Lucie Aiston link
3/2/2014 03:33:35 pm

Haha! Fantastic post! I remember these days well! :D #BinkyLinky

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