Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop: You know Your A Mom When...

Writing Prompts:

1.) Write about a time you were forced to step out of your comfort zone.
2.) Time for a break! Show us where you go for quiet time.
3.) You know you’re a Mom when…
4.) Dig out your high school yearbook and share a message a friend wrote that stands out to you.
5.) Share something you learned embarrassingly late in life.

I am amazed at the amount of crap stuff Mommas need to cart bring just to hop in the car for the afternoon. (Thank goodness it gets better!) You know you are a Mom, when you can no longer grab your keys and purse and fly out the door. We now have a book bag, verse the diaper bag, but geez there is still stuff that the boys require to leave the house!

 In our book bag:

1. Pull Ups
2. Wipes
3. 2 sets of extra clothing (Size 2T and 5T)
4. Snacks
5. Sun screen packets
6. Off bug spray packets
7. Crayons and activity pad
8. Band aids

If we leave the house, each kid has to have a drink. I also throw my purse, and pocket camera into the bag to save me from carrying more stuff. I don't know if I have created Monsters, and have fed into the "requirements," but my oh my if Momma forgets to put drinks in the side pockets of the book bag, it is not a fun trip away from home.

I look forward to the time when Ryan is potty trained, so that I no longer have to carry the book bag! What a joyous day that will be! The little Monsters can lug around their own drinks, snacks, or other items that they feel they must need. But, alas we are still not trained, so Momma is the pack mule carting around their stuff.

How much stuff do you cart around, just to run a few errands? Have you reached the point where you can just grab your purse and go? Do you cringe at the thought of leaving the house with out a bag, just in case?