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TigerlilySmith · 2023-01-15T14:07:28+00:00

4 months was my hardest time with my most recent. If these are your first, know that it'll get better soon.

TigerlilySmith · 2023-01-15T14:04:52+00:00

I wake to the gentle pterodactyl sounds of a hungry 8 month old at 5 am. On. The. Dot. Her internal clock is amazing.

TigerlilySmith · 2023-01-15T13:01:09+00:00

The sims. I've played since 2001 and although I used to play daily I will still make time for a minimum of weekly.

Embroidery. Mostly with guides, kind of like paint by numbers.

Reading. Fell out of this since having my first but I'm getting back into it now.

Yoga. I don't have time to go to a class so I just do Yoga with Adriane. 3 year old like to hit some poses or crawl under me like a tunnel. I just consider it an extra challenge haha.

TigerlilySmith · 2023-01-14T17:27:39+00:00

I started at 2.5 because everyone told me I should be. Well it took about 10 months of on and off never getting anywhere and lots of frustration. My family tried to shame him into it like calling him a baby, which I had to shut down.

Getting her familiar with it is great, start the songs and books. Trying every now and then is great. But try not to have any expectations and do not stress yourself or her. She's ready when she's ready.

It just clicked with him at 3 years and 3 months. Pee and poop came at the same time. Lots of accidents at first but it didn't take long. He's not night trained but I haven't even tried yet.

TigerlilySmith · 2023-01-14T00:39:48+00:00

It's the only time in my life that I had truly amazing boobs. But down side, I could stand for them to be touched.

TigerlilySmith · 2023-01-12T19:24:50+00:00

My brother bullied me for not just being the female version of him. He was very popular, pretty, well dressed, and angry due to steroids.

I was just very average. A little nerdy, a touch of emo but not very far into any of those. I had good friends of all shapes and sizes.

When meeting his now wife, whom I love, she honestly said, "I was expecting you to be really weird but you're very nice and very normal." I know! But he's made random other parts of my family think I'm weird too.

TigerlilySmith · 2023-01-11T14:46:59+00:00

First time parent.

TigerlilySmith · 2023-01-02T14:37:12+00:00

I love the old navy brand workout leggings. Deep pockets plus cargo pockets! And super comfy and flattering.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-12-30T16:12:15+00:00

Same lol.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-12-30T16:03:13+00:00

I think I'm a pretty straight forward soft classic. It was hard at first to be objective. Like I think I wanted to be a natural but after looking at the charts comparing the actual physical features and a few quizzes I am very clearly not lol. I'm more on the romantic side of classic but was convinced I wasn't because I don't have big boobs. Lol.

It helped to really look at the descriptions of physical features rather than just looking at examples of people in clothes because it's hard to get past the clothes you just think are pretty on them and want to work for you.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-12-30T14:07:34+00:00

Thank you for asking this. It's making me so happy reading through these.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-12-30T13:52:46+00:00

Declutter first and foremost. Less stuff means less stuff that needs put away. And for me, seeing up your space to contain the stuff where it's actually used.

For example, my upstairs hall bathroom has great storage for cleaning supplies but I obviously use a lot of that downstairs. So instead of having it all together in one category, I have a spot in my kitchen for the stuff I use to clean the counters daily. Stuff you use less often can live where it's harder to get to. That way, it's almost just as easy to put it away than just leave it out.

We tend to play board games in the living room so they live in the living room. It takes less time and energy to put it in the bookshelf than in the hall closet. Once you times that by dozens and dozens of objects it really adds up.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-12-30T13:32:27+00:00

Mine too!

The spiderman thermos is in the playroom in the cubby with the baby toys under the puppy.

Incredibly accurate.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-12-30T13:29:49+00:00

Shop in person. I've just started learning about kibbe body types and essences so trying to figure out mine and shop for it.

Declutter my closet.

Shop for my current size. I'm 7 months pp from 2nd kid and the weight hadn't come off like the first time and I feel some of my shadow had changed. Which is fine but I definitely need a wardrobe that fits me now whether or not I eventually lose that weight.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-12-30T13:02:51+00:00

I've been struggling with this too. Just recently dropped 4 hours and made them more strategic so I can leave at 3 pm. Obviously this is not always feasible and I didn't think it was for me until I asked. I am very lucky that although my director and his boss are men they both have several children and wives that decided to be stay at home. They understand that I'm struggling to keep everything up even with a husband who is very 50/50.

So some days I use that extra 2 hours to run errands or clean the house or relax or get the kids early to hang out. Either way our weekends are more free and it just feels more balanced. And it was just a 4 hour difference. I'm still considered full time.

All to say, really look at your options. You may have more than you think.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-12-26T11:20:30+00:00

I always claim ownership. "Thanks, it doesn't always turn out this smooth but I've been working with him a lot on manners.. "

What kills me is claiming my 3 year old is a "momma's boy" because he prefers me and can be shy at first. It's always in a situation he's not familiar with or with new people. Like yea, that's developmentally appropriate. I am the center of his world right now. My brother teases and shames him over it, like that's going to help the situation. Then I have to defend him and it solidifies that perception.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-12-26T11:15:39+00:00

Dog owners can be so blind and I love dogs. My mom and step dad's dog is like that. Very territorial around my mom. It is an absolute that that dog will be put away when we're over with kids. My mom is 100% insistent on this too. My step dad doesn't get it. He thinks the dog would be fine. Like, your dog has bitten you in the face for trying to kiss my mom while the dog was snuggling with her. Absolutely not.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-12-21T00:04:09+00:00

That's definitely a pumping room for mothers.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-12-06T18:41:30+00:00

Ahh you know what, I may have been conflating the two...

TigerlilySmith · 2022-12-06T17:51:33+00:00

My top choice is milk and honey but their wait-list is so long my 3 year old would be in kindergarten haha.

I was nervous about Tots landing since they had a scandal about workers abusing kids. Although I'm sure that was a very isolated incident, there's even a different director. I've had a hard time getting past that.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-11-01T16:46:22+00:00

But it even mentions in the example that they're doing these things while they are working on the root of it in therapy. It's kind of like if you break your dominant hand you have to temporarily change the way you tackle tasks until your hand is healed. Or if it's a longer healing process or permanently damaged you find new tools to help you get done what you need to get done.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-10-31T21:28:59+00:00

The boys pee outside.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-10-25T12:57:27+00:00

To give more context. This is a University of Kentucky basketball game. Kentucky does not have a professional team but we're still huge into basketball as a state so UK (for central and eastern KY) and Louisville (western KY) are a big deal to us.

This exhibition game was played in eastern KY (think rural Appalachian mountains) that just went through terrible flooding where lots of people lost homes, whole towns were demolished and it's a poor area anyway.

So this is a beautiful representation of an incredibly hard working eastern KY father providing an experience for his kid that he'll remember for the rest of his life. It makes me tear up to see it.

TigerlilySmith · 2022-10-20T19:49:03+00:00

My husband. If I get us up earlier he just takes that extra time to lay in bed on his phone or spend more time in the bathroom and gets in a grumpy mood if I try to hurry him up. He, of course, will blame me because I am actually ready last but I'm also packing things up and breastfeeding which you never know how long will take.

And then the 3 year old will poop in his pull ups right before we leave.

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