True Life: I'm Not Ready For Motherhood

Yesterday I joked a bit about being grateful for birth control after my weekend-long babysitting gig with Lil C.  Today, let's get real about what the weekend taught me.

Let's back it up a bit...I'm going to fess up to a little recent baby fever.  While I certainly don't think my sweet Handsome Husband and I have quite all of our ducks in a row, I still found myself daydreaming of little pink and blue blankets and teeny tiny clothes.

Well, this weekend was a reality check.

Let me get things straight first - Lil C was very well-behaved.  He was sweet, and cuddly, and so fun to watch play.  There were times even that I felt my baby fever heat up a bit - especially when he giggled (how cute is baby laughter?).

But then there was Saturday afternoon, where he cried for 45 minutes (inexplicably and somewhat uncontrollably) and completely threw a wrench in my plans to head to the grocery store while HH was out.  (The mothers reading this probably have the same reaction as Gardening Mom and MIL Red - they laughed out loud at me and told me babies don't care about your schedule.)

And there was the fact that no matter who texted me with fun suggestions of things to do over the weekend, my answer had to be no.

And the fact that I got a total of 11 hours of sleep over the weekend.

And the fact that each time Lil C went down for a nap or down for bed, I was so tired that I wanted to sleep too, but there were dishes to do, meals to cook, toys to pick up, and even more exhaustingly, homework and studying to do.

It wasn't all bad - and it wasn't all hard either.

But it was a little looksie into what my life would be like with the addition of little one.  I don't doubt my ability to do it - but I realized that right now, I'm not ready.

I want the freedom to pick up and go out at a moment's notice.

I want a good night's sleep when I need it.

I want to be alone with my husband.

I want the freedom that only comes with a certain time and place in your life - and that time for me (and HH) is now.

I love Lil C, and I do know that Handsome Hubs and I will have a minivan-full of crying, but sweet, little kiddos in time.  But if this weekend taught me one thing, it's that now is not that time.

True Life: I'm a General Life Blogger

Hello!  Today I'm linking up with Mrs. Monologues and Tara from Fabulous But Evil for their awesome link-up series, "True Life."

I most definitely am a "general life blogger," as I have said on more than one occasion, I am not quite sure where my blogging niche is.  I post recipes, but I'm not a food blogger.  My wedding is over, so I'm not quire a wedding blogger (although I am still working on those wedding recaps!).  I do What I Wore Wednesdays, but this scrub and sweats-wearing girl is not a fashion blogger.  So "general life blogger" describes me pretty well, I generally just blog about my life.

I am:

20-something.

Married to the love of my life, who I met in 7th grade.

A nurse, and a student.

After my Handsome Husband gave me my adorable pink stethoscope!

Currently living in the bedroom I grew up in at my parents house...with my husband.

Slightly neurotic, and an over-planner.

A little glimpse at my iCal.

Wanna learn more about me?

Things you should know about me if we're going to be BFFs.

Read a letter I wrote to myself 10 years from now.

Check out my 101 in 1001 list.

What Stress Case readers seem to like:
What I Wore Wednesdays
Giveaways (I'm hosting an awesome one right now, for a beautiful ring!)
Wedding Recaps
Recipes (especially ones with alcohol!)

Thank you for coming by my little corner of the blogosphere, and I hope you'll take a look around!
What do you blog about?

True Life: I'm Addicted to Starbucks Cake Pops

UM, have you guys tried these?

They are Starbucks Cake Pops, in the Birthday Cake flavor.  

I am actually well-versed in cake pops, having made them once a few years ago, after seeing them on Bakerella - the original cake pop master herself.

When I first heard Starbucks was going to have them, I was rather un-inthused.  To be honest (I know this is practically sacrilegious for some of you major Starbucks fans), I've never been a huge fan of Starbucks food products, except for their pumpkin bread which I would eat every single day if I could.  

A few weeks after the pops made their big Starbucks debut, I happened to venture into one of my many local 'Bucks and had a bit of a sweet-tooth (who am I kidding - I always have a bit of a sweet tooth).  I noticed the cute little pink pops with the sweet sprinkles, and thought "hell, I'll give them a try".

Trying the cake pops was one of the best and worst decisions I've made in a while.  They are amazing, like one of my all-time favorite sweet treats, ever.  The pros and cons of these amazing little pops are as follows:

Pros:

They are tasty, and make me happy.

You can eat them while driving (trust me, I've done it).

They are pink, and therefore fabulous.

Sprinkles.

Cons: 

They are 150+ calories each.

They cost money.

I am now going to Starbucks multiple times a week, and don't even really care about the coffee.

Clearly this is a toughie with the pros and cons running such a close race, and I just can't quite kick this new little addiction of mine.  I'm hoping this is a phase, because at this rate, all I want for Christmas is Starbucks gift cards.