Random wish list
Not the usual "If money rained from the sky" sort, more a list of practical things for which I should start saving up.- An exersaucer. Sometimes, like when I need to do dishes or laundry or get dressed, or go to the bathroom, I think I'd sell my left breast for one of these. Or trade the cats. Or possibly the car. By the time I could in theory have that money saved (at least two months), it'll be less of a life saver, so perhaps I should start pretending I don't have one as a matter of principle. I'd ask my mother how she survived without one, but already know the answer would somehow involve uphill in the snow both ways. (The actual answer is probably more along the lines of she wore me in a backpack or strapped me into the Johnny Jump-Up or handed me off to my then-14 year old sister.)
- A pedicure. My toes are still suffering from that time in my third trimester when I cut the nails way too short so I wouldn't have to cut them again before I had the baby.
- A haircut. Which won't happen until even product won't fix it and/or I have to start interviewing.
- Comfortable shoes for winter. I can cheer myself with the knowledge that, even with all the money in the world, my post-baby feet don't fit well into anything, so this one's a perma-pipedream.
- New nursing bras. After six months of constant wear, the stash is getting ragged around the edges.
- A half-dozen to a dozen one-size all-in-one diapers. She'll outgrow the ones she's in at some point, and it doesn't make sense to not have the next size up already in stock.
posted by mohmlet @ 4:37 PM
4 Comments:
Have you looked at garage sales for an exersaucer? We got ours that way--AND we scored a plastic picnic (how do you spell that?) table and a child's desk and toys and--oh, our crib. That too.
Watch the listings in the paper--it might be worth it.
Ta da! Wish (sort of) granted.
I've been looking, but have not yet found the item in question. I may have to venture out to the 'burbs in my quest.
We never had an exersaucer - Casper was a late crawler, for one, so I felt okay leaving her on the floor while I ran to pee. (If your floors are filthy, this is what blankets are for.)Is your high chair on wheels? If she likes to play with cheerios that can be a partial solution - ours went in the bathroom for showers occasionally.
No wheels on the high chair--our bathroom is 5'x 6', so it wouldn't fit if there were. I used to set her in her Bumbo, but she's getting very good at flinging her weight so she's almost out of it. I'll sometimes leave her on the playmat while I run and put a load of laundry on, but it no longer buys me the time for actual chores. She's figure out my tricks, curse it!
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