Modern Day Conveniences

Before I get into today’s blog, I need to give my amazing Co-Founder a birthday shout out!  I was traveling yesterday and it wasn’t my assigned blog day, so to not interrupt the flow, I thought a one-day belated shout out wouldn’t kill her.  Allison may be another year older, but she looks younger and younger every year and she’s wise beyond her years!  Happy Birthday to my blogging partner-in-crime.  May thirty-whatever bring you all you hope and dream.

I’m all about convenience.  If the Starbucks doesn’t have a drive-thru, I don’t need it as bad.  When I’m hungry, where is the closest drive-thru?  Perhaps that’s why my waistline is suffering and I’ve had days like this, but nonetheless, I like convenience.

While enjoying a recent playdate with Caroline’s most precious Goldilocks friend, Tyce and his mama, she mentioned in passing that her hair dresser COMES TO HER HOUSE and is more cost effective than a salon. Ummm…ya…a win for the wallet and for the good ole schedule–more details, please. I reached out to the aforementioned hairdresser and sure enough, she could come over two days later. For a FRACTION of what I normally pay, my locks have been perfectly trimmed and I didn’t have to move beyond the walls of my apartment.  Incredible. If you’re interested in a hairdresser that will come to you and do a great job, please let me know by e-mailing [email protected].  I’m happy to connect you and noooo she didn’t pay us to talk about her.

Well, that got me thinking…what else would make mommy-world easier?  I wrote a similar blog about this a while back for Dallas Moms Blog, but now that my life as a mom has evolved (and I’ve come to terms with my stretch marks) my wish list for mommy conveniences has too.

1.  “Rosy from the Jetsons.”  I don’t know about you, but my daughter can’t blink an eye without making a HUGE mess.  She’s like a walking tornado; she falls and a whole bookshelf goes down…she runs and suddenly there is doll house furniture galore.  Having someone or something (because now that I think about it…someone following my daughter would be weird) follow Caroline around so I would never see a giant mess would be INCREDIBLE.

2. “Baby Babble Translator.”  I can’t count how many times I’ve had to repeat myself or try and get Caroline to point or bark at whatever the heck it is she wants.  She enunciates like 65% of the time, but man, that 35% of the time is rough…so baby-closed captions would be LEGIT.

3. “Tantrum Detector.”  Caroline goes from zero to tantrum in like 0.25 seconds.  Having an iPhone app (we owe y’all a blog on our favorites) that said “WARNING! WARNING! TANTRUM IN LESS THAN AN HOUR” might prevent some public embarrassment.  And to add to that a tantrum originator might be helpful, too.  Is she really pissed Elmo is over or is it because she is tired?

Ahhhh….wishful thinking.  What about you?  What would make your mommy-world more convenient?  And don’t forget to enter the giveaway!