At the beginning of this year, in an effort to support my resolve to blog more, I started something new: monthly takeaways. Call it a recap, a reflection or a review. The monthly takeaways are one part blog therapy and two parts a measure of the growth and progress I’ve made in my life (or not). After all, a month left behind means my son is one month older, I am one month older and therefore, hopefully, one month wiser.
My hope is that these takeaways will be fun and interactive and that you will join me by posting about your takeaways from this past month in the comments, below.
So, here goes…
My May Takeaways
1. One of my favorite things about the month of May is running the Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk’s 5K. It’s a family-friendly race which takes place on the first Saturday of the month in my hometown in Northport, NY. I didn’t set a personal record, but my time was better this year at 26:27 than last year when I was seven months pregnant and crossed the finish line belly first at 31:57. I learned that my new pace (which is certainly not my fastest) had me finishing in line with men in their 60’s or young boys who are in grade school. Which made me realize… my son Mylo is going to be one of those grade school boys who’s beating me to the finish line before I know it!
Great cause, great course and great times.
2. I learned that no matter how old I get, I will always love being the annoying younger sister.
I couldn't have timed it better.
3. I’ve always been a fan of flying red eyes, not because I’m a night owl, no. But it’s one of the few times I’m able to fall asleep on planes.
I was secretly a bit nervous, though, to take a red eye back to New York with a nine month old. And as each hour ticked away on our last day of vacation in Las Vegas, it became clear that my husband Jason was, too. So much so that we began butting heads when it came to deciding on just how many and for how long, our son’s naps should be.
Well wouldn’t you know that Mylo went to sleep in his crib in our room at Planet Hollywood Westgate and woke up in Jason’s arms 10 minutes before our plane touched down in JFK. He slept through being transported from the hotel to the car, the car to the airport, through security, during boarding and throughout the ENTIRE four plus hours it took to fly home. Oh red eyes how you’ve never failed me yet.
Snoozing at the Jet Blue gate in Vegas.
4. I learned that when cutting my son’s toenails I should wear goggles or at least eye glasses. Just the other day I was bent over closely so as to avert Mylo’s interest in the clippers and his toenail, 3/4 mm long, shot right into my eye.
3/4 mm long. I dug this sucker out of my right eye.
5. I’m considering buying no more new toys. For now.
7:30am goes the tupperware cabinet. Next up, the key jar. After that, the shoe rack. Box of toys? Zero interest.
6. I learned that the inexplicable hankering that I had for an entire bag of Cheetos during my second trimester was clearly satiating a certain somebody ELSE’S craving.
Good thing the dog wasn't home or it would have been game on.
7. Chances I will see Men in Black III? Slim to none. Chances I will be impressed when they line my street with authentic period cars in order to get a three second shot? Pretty damn high!
Men In Black III takes over Court St. in Brooklyn.
8. Some day, we’ll have to fess up to these two about all the trouble their momma’s got into together. Or not.
"And tomorrow we chomp, chomp?!"
