I am a SAHM Monday through Friday, while my husband works full-time. I work on the weekends to bring in an extra income and to keep current with my physical therapy license. This is the arrangement. And I love it.
I do love being home with my boys (wouldn’t trade it for the world), but I also love the non-babytalk interaction I get by working. Although I don’t have to dress up for work - just scrubs, I at least have an opportunity to do something different with my hair and actually wear some makeup. Oh yeah, and add to our income, which is always necessary nice, especially since my husband’s favorite thing to do is destroy remodel our home. All. The. Time…
This morning started out like any other Sunday morning. My alarm went off. I snoozed it three times too many. I awoke in a panic realizing I was running late.
Brush the hair, tuck it behind the ears, a little bit of hairspray… now brush the teeth, deodorant… put on my scrubs…
and…
Coffee. I had to make a pot. And might as well toast an english muffin too to go with the coffee. Time is ticking, but I don’t care because I am the only one there on a Sunday. No one really minds if I come in at 9am or 9:30am. I love my job.
So, I walk out the door… second cup of coffee in hand. Definitely need it after the sleepless night I had. Oops, forgot my purse. Go back inside, grab my purse and the cell phone which I also forgot to remember.
Drive.
Halfway there… red light. I finally look at myself in the rear view mirror to see how bad the bags are under my eyes.
Green light… wait… hold on… the bags under my eyes are INSANE! Wait… I see one, two, three zits on my left cheek. And where are my eyelashes? Dear god, I forgot to PUT ON MAKEUP!!!
My heart in my throat, I look at the green light and then at my foot on the brake pedal. Um… um… um… ok, breathe. My purse! I reach in and pull out a Hot Wheels car, a binky, a Kit Kat bar, and an old Target receipt. Glad to know I have my priorities straight… but no makeup, not even some damn powder. The gears in my brain start turning… there is a grocery store across the street, I could go buy some makeup. No, that would still take too long and I already have way too much makeup that takes up my bathroom. And plus, people would see me looking like this at a store that I shop at weekly. I look again in the rear view mirror. No one behind me. And I still look hideous. Can I turn around and still make it work by 10am? No, not really. But I am almost there… will anyone care that I don’t have makeup on? Will anyone notice? I think I need to turn around…
My foot pushes on the gas pedal and, defeated, I continue on to work.
Park the car, untuck the hair from behind my ears and hide my face for the next three hours.
I guess I could look on the bright side - at least it wasn’t Monday and at least I put deodorant on.
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20 responses so far ↓
1 Hockeyman // Jul 13, 2008 at 10:44 pm
It’s ok, I forget my makeup every day!
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2 ohmommy // Jul 13, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Yea… I have forgotten the deodorant once or twice before. The smell? Reminds me of *****.
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3 A Whole Lot of Nothing // Jul 13, 2008 at 10:46 pm
I forgot deodorant today.
I learned I don’t really smell that bad as long as I stay indoors. Just don’t put your nose in my pits.
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4 Sarah // Jul 13, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Has forgotten mascara before … and regularly forgets deoderant.
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5 Zoeyjane // Jul 14, 2008 at 1:26 am
I don’t wear deodorant or makeup very often. So um, I think you’re silly since you’re so effing pretty anyways.
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6 Stacey @Real World Mom // Jul 14, 2008 at 7:49 am
On the way to my first day on a new job, I realized I had forgotten to put deodorant on. I’d have rather forgotten makeup!
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7 Amy // Jul 14, 2008 at 8:08 am
I am always forgetting it too!! Such a simple thing to forget, but such a lethal thing to forget!!
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8 amy // Jul 14, 2008 at 11:12 am
I rarely wear makeup, one of the things I can thank my father for is my awesome Greek skin! But seriously I’m lucky to get a shower in every day!
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9 Miss // Jul 14, 2008 at 6:17 pm
I bet you are gorgeous with or without!
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10 Don Mills Diva // Jul 15, 2008 at 12:09 am
Yup - I’ve been there!
But I’m pretty sure you didn’t look quite as hideous as you thought!
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11 Tara R. // Jul 15, 2008 at 4:21 pm
If I never had to wear makeup I’d be happy. The only reason I do is so not to frighten the children. I can’t imagine you looking bad without makeup.
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12 Holly // Jul 15, 2008 at 6:49 pm
One time I thought I’d go out without makeup and be brave on purpose.
Not a good idea.
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13 jae // Jul 15, 2008 at 10:51 pm
I have just the opposite happen. If I ever put on makeup the kids think something major must be happening. The sad thing is they’re probably right!
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14 Kim // Jul 16, 2008 at 11:29 am
I gave up on makeup like a year ago.. only wear it on special occassions..that is terrible right??
But I am always always forgetting to put on deodorant.. all the time..
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15 Ashley // Jul 17, 2008 at 10:03 am
Hey! Please email me…I need your address! Thanks!!
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16 Elizabeth...mommy...etc // Jul 18, 2008 at 1:11 am
Too funny! I would’ve gone back & called in “MAKE-UP EMERGENCY”.
I cannot go anywhere w/o makeup…I had really bad acne as a teen and have scarring and still have adult acne. SO NOT FUN! …but, it sure makes a great bloggy post. 
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17 jenn // Jul 18, 2008 at 8:58 am
good for you. i’m thinking you probably looked great and only you thought you didn’t.
plus when you are wearing scrubs it doesn’t always matter if you have makeup on or not. lol I used to be a dental assistant before being a SAHM. Scrubs are the best… they are comfy, you don’t have to think about what you are going ot wear and they all come in matching sets.
this was a good post!!
I really lol.
xoxoxox
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18 Ashley // Jul 18, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I got your email yesterday and today but I can’t email you back? It says your server is blocking it? Wanted to let you know and wish your son a happppy Biiirrrrthhhddaaayyy!!!
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19 Lisa // Jul 21, 2008 at 8:42 am
I feel naked without mascara too. One of the downfalls of being a blonde, huh? I’m sure you still looked beautiful. Natural is in, right?
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