35 Questions at 35

Yesterday was my Birthday. I’m not one of those people who go all out for their birthday, but I thought I could do something momentous to remember this year. I decided to track 35 questions that I seem to keep coming back to frequently.

1- Am I really a mom? Wasn’t I just in university?! Where did the time go?

2- How does everyone not love Rachel Hollis?

3- Did I choose the strangest dog ever, or did I raise the strangest dog ever?

4- Why do people have so many passionate opinions on the age that you take your kids to Disney?

5- If I could do anything in the world today, what would I do?

6- Where are my keys?

7- When did I wash my hair last?

8- If I did _______ would that be over the top nerdy?

9- Can Brin and I dress as twins today? Or am I still too self conscious after the remarks I got last time?

10- Will my kids ever sleep?

11- Are my kids normal?

12- Why is it “cool” to be bad at math?

13- What fun things can the kids and I do next?

14- Why won’t this child go to sleep?

15- Should I know how to do my makeup by this age?

16- Is 8pm too early to go to bed?

17- I wonder how old I will be when I get to use the bathroom by myself again…?

18- Who taught my daughter the word boyfriend? And why does a 2 year old have 2?

19- How did my 4 year old become an iPad expert and why does he enjoy watching other kids play with toys?!

20- How many scarves are too many scarves for one person to own?

21- I wonder if Winners and Marshall’s will ever have an online store?!

22- What blog post should I write next?

23- What would my Nan say about this, if she were still alive?

24- Where did all the pencils in my classroom go?

25- Can I sneak in another Rae Dunn piece without my husband finding out?!

26- When are the Spice Girls going to announce more tour dates!?

27- How much would a house cleaner cost….?

28- Morning is my favourite time and I’m considering moving my alarm earlier into the 4am time zone… who am I?!

29- How old will I be when I finally understand that crap food makes me feel like crap?!

30- Where in the world is my Visa card?

31- Why do I ever let my kids play with my wallet?

32- Should I do a yoga teacher program or a math education masters next..?

33- What did I come here to do/get?

34- Is there really a difference between a $10 bottle of wine and a $20 bottle?

35- How do I have enough room in my heart to love these two kids so much?

36- Why do I have a 36 here? Because for most of the last two months, I actually thought I was turning 36… how does that happen?!

I wonder how different these will be next year…

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