A few weeks ago I decided that if none of the big things I want to do feel right, then I was going to do something fun and exciting here. So, I made a list of all the things that I think make the perfect wife/mother. I wrote down the qualities that I admire most in my favorite women and the talents that I want to have like these special women in my life. My new goal is to become the ultimate woman so I can be an awesome mom someday!
I won't bore you with my whole list but here are a couple of the first things I've chosen to learn how to do...
1. I'm teaching myself how to sew! I know this probably comes naturally to a lot of women, but I have never been good with the creative/home-maker/needle stuff. After a few youtube videos on how to thread a bobbin I made this all by myself!
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| Cute Apron |
2. I am taking a cake decorating class!! I mean seriously, what makes a cooler mom than one that can make Barbie/Shrek/Spongebob cakes for her kids birthdays?! My mom made the coolest cakes and I'm going to too! My class starts this week so I'll have to post pictures of my creations later. If I don't - you'll know it didn't turn out very well!
3. My dad is teaching me how to change a tire on a car! I'm just hoping someday me and my husband are driving down the road and the tire blows out and he won't know what to do. That's when I step in and fix it without saying a word and he thinks "Daaaang girl!" Okay, so maybe it'd help if I looked like Megan Fox in transformers, but I'm still going to be so cool for knowing how to do it!
4. I'm teaching myself how to do acrylic nails. I actually got my little starter kit to try it out tonight and put them on my sister-in-law, Jamie. Lets just say someday when I'm doing Reese Witherspoon's nails we're going to think about tonight and laugh. Actually, they really didn't look that bad... if you were looking from far away ... with your eyes squinted... Okay, so I need to work on this one, but it's going to be great!
5. Last for this week... I'm learning how to do my hair! I've always had really short hair and now that I have long hair I don't know what to do with it. Part of being the ultimate mom requires being cute. I think every girl wants to be that cute mom that sits on the sidelines of soccer practice and brings cupcakes to her kids class. My problem is I don't want to have to spend lots of time getting cute. So my friend Cami taught me some cool tricks and a way to curl your hair in 5 minutes flat! I'm pretty much obsessed! Now I can be a cute little mom with hardly any effort at all!
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| 5 min. curls! |
I'm so grateful for so many women that make me want to be such a better wife and mom. I watch so many women that can make anything fun for their families and make do with what they have, and I hope that one day I can be just as wonderful. I am so blessed to be surrounded by so many incredible women! I don't need to go to Europe or volunteer in an orphanage in Africa to make life exciting. I have so many things right here at home to do and skills to develop that will make me such a better person! I'm finally realizing that sometimes those life changing experiences that we all want may come a little at a time, day by day when you don't even know it.
You crack me up! Have you ever played on Pinterest?! I am sorta obsessed and I LOVE all the inspiration! I will send you an invite!
ReplyDeleteJenni, you are so cute! Teach me, teach me how to make a cute apron (i too am learning how to sew, well kinda. Im trying to teach myself. Haha) and I totally wanna learn to do the 5 minute curls. I've felt like a frumpy mom lately cuz it's so hot I always end the day in a pony tail. Lol. You are well on your way to being a fabulous mom & wife!:)
ReplyDeleteOkay you are the cutest! You will definitely be the best wife/mother ever. I want to learn to sew, I'm sooo impressed with your apron! good work!
ReplyDeleteThis was a really cute post. You have the best person to learn from right before your eyes, mama Pam! I didn't know you actually signed up for the cake class.. you'll have to make a sweet cake for David's birthday. You can try that one on him! Love ya!
ReplyDeleteHold it!! I have always wanted to do a cake class, you should have told me!!! I would have totally done it with you, maybe now you can be my teacher. I will never forget Tylers first birthday -I balled because of how awful it turned out! Haha! These are all great goals, teach me when you learn them all! You are already a great and wonderful person! Any boy would be lucky to have you!!
ReplyDelete5 min curls, teach me? k thanks. and the cakes? and i love sewing but i want to make that apron... so basically just give me the how to be like jenni 101 package.
ReplyDeleteYou are so awesome!!! I absolutely loved this post! The apron is super cute and your hair looks so beautiful! I think next you should post tutorials. Thanks for making me smile :-). I think that some of those skills are lost arts. It's just so nice to see such a cute girl who really has her priorities in order!
ReplyDeleteCan I just tell you WHY I love you and this post so much? Because you not only set goals but you actually did something about them. You are incredible! You learned the skills you wanted to learn. I wish we could all learn how to make acrylic nails, super cute aprons, and go to cake decorating classes just because we want to. I guess the best part is that we can! Way to inspire the rest of us who settle in our "Blah" lives :)
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