Tails of a 17th Street Geisha

Motherhood. It’s not all fun and games! You have to make sacrifices, obviously, but there were some things I realized that I took for granted as a single girl in the city. I don’t have to give these things up entirely because my mom-thing is a short term gig, but for now I’m going to have to say goodbye to certain things:

1. running around the house naked
2. staying up and sleeping in on week nights
3. that last point segueways into having an irregular schedule. sleeping and eating, I can’t just live however I want to, I have to keep things stable and she has a school schedule that is not as flexible as work.
4. gay clubbing (no big whoop, haven’t done that in a while and there are several great venues that are all ages, ie: Black Cat, 9:30 club, some concerts)
5. spending money here and there on random things that I want and not need (perfume, accessories, etc.,)
6. recreational smoking
7. groceries and the food I keep around the house. I could lose weight if there wasn’t bad food around the house to tempt me, but now there’s pizza, skittles, ice cream, and random crap. When I’m busy (which is always) I usually can get away with snarfing down a cliff bar when I feel hunger pangs or simply ignore them.
8. working overtime and getting all of my work done
9. dating, messing around with members of the opposing gender, im’ing
10. WORKING OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That last one has been particularly rough and was the trigger for this blog. I haven’t worked out in 3-4 weeks–it’s been so long I can’t remember :(((((( It is really affecting my mood and energy level. I feel so bad for Drea too because she could work out with me if her leg wasn’t jacked up. It’s swollen and can’t bend and we saw three docs (the first in the ER!) about it. It might be Lyme disease or a busted up ligament… i hope it’s lyme because 2 weeks of antibiotics and it’s done. If it’s muscle damage then she will have a hard time walking and pain for a while.

I shouldn’t complain about what I’m giving up. Here’s what Aundrea is giving up:

1. her friends
2. all of her family
3. her familiar setting of Cuero Texas and her school where she knew everyone and all was familiar
4. a regular schedule. I make her come to my work after school and we don’t get home until 6 or 7.
5. a bed and furniture–we don’t have any! ahahhaha yet.

Here’s what we both get from being together:

1. a best friend forever!
2. never being alone
3. a partner in crime for fun in the city
4. a new perspective on life
5. Aundrea gives me energy and inspiration, I give her homework help!
6. adventu res in DC sightseeing
7. a regular schedule, asleep by 10am awake by 6am
8. a home in the burbs!
9. never ending love and affection!

I love this job! I can’t complain.

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