Weekend Mom

Love this mum! She really appreciates the small joys of life. She’s not an over achiever. She doesn’t have it all together. She’s not getting all the chores done. Just taking a moment here and there to savour life. The reading poetry out loud reminds me of my own mum though we all roll our eyes when she does it. I think this mum will enjoy strolling round her garden with an al fresco cup of tea thinking about what plants to pick up from the garden centre to add some spring colour.

Not a mom, but forcing my husband to notice all the bulbs coming up was on my list and I checked it off :)

She might plant seeds in an egg carton and place them on a standard, too-narrow window sill to “get them started” because the west-facing window is “the only one with the correct light”, only to knock the carton down the next day while cleaning the living room near the windows.

I love these because they remind me to take a breath and a few minutes to appreciate the little things I like in life. I’d add ” She might take a walk with the dog by herself. She might not make any plans on purpose so she can find those little minutes to putter around the house making tiny adjustments”

Not a mom, but set a timer to attend a meeting on friday and ended up being 2 hideous minutes late to it anyway, so y’a got me, Grace F.

She might get inspired to do some spring cleaning, collect a pile of items to donate, leave them by the door for like TEN MINUTES, only for her kids to find and disperse throughout the house again. And again. And again…

She may suddenly stock up on cream cheese, butter, and lemons

I love, and relate, to these comics so so much, both as a daughter and a mother. Clearly what I (or my children) think are quirks (reading poetry that relates to a moment at hand much to their chagrin, ha, yes!) is much more universal than I realized. I feel so seen in these, and that brings me comfort in the smaller-people-everywhere-but-still-sometimes-lonely world of mothering. I preordered the book and can’t wait for it to arrive. I’m so happy I was introduced to Grace Farris here!

She might buy 60 impatiens at a ridiculously good sale, husband and two kids under five in tow, and then let the plants wilt into oblivion because she forgot the under-tree spot for them is still blanketed in tenacious, clinging weeds no one had the time/energy/fortitude/attention span to tackle LAST YEAR. Gulp.

Hahaha literally just tried a new lip balm this morning!

She might drag her not-sporty family to watch their first ever college baseball game!

She might have all the kids go outside with her and prep the garden for planting flowers!

“Reading a poem about spring” really reminds me of my mom – every year she’d take all us kids over to our neighbor’s front yard, where they had a glorious daffodil garden, and she’d read “I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud” by William Wordsworth. We hated every minute of it but she wasn’t going to let that stop her.

I guess I’m a downer, but these “mom comics” and the comments always seem kind of like “we’re laughing at you, not with you.”

She might suggest to her teenage sons that they come and admire the daffodil bulbs she planted and force them to show enthusiasm.

She might say “look how nice it is out outside!!” and suggest the kids go out and play. Or just drive them to to the park when they won’t get off their devices and start complaining that they are bored.

She might look forward to everyone’s bedtime so she can binge-watch all 8 Bridgerton Season 2 episodes for a second time.

Might clean the outside of all the windows, and exclaim “look how much better we can see now!”

She might keep announcing that she is going to organize a closet, but she will keep getting interrupted.

She might fill an online shopping cart with plain black bathing suits and one jazzy one (just to try.)

She might get a pedicure…tis almost sandal season!

While driving around in the spring, she will comment on all the blooming flowers, for weeks and weeks and weeks. “Look at that rhododendron! Look at those tulips! Look at that lilac!” She will drive her daughters crazy with this. They will respond by commenting on other things: “Look at that telephone wire! Look at that trash can! Look at that hubcap!”

We just got another few inches of snow – but it’s still on its way!!!!

Might try out a Shacket! Might spend a wild night looking at easter backet items on Target.com! Might forget she ate asparagus and be freaked out when she pees!

The best season is here:)

She might open the windows wide for some “fresh air”