Who am I???

The other day I was watching The Nanny Diaries, the main character was talking about "who she was, and how to define herself". As a mother we are so easily defined by our children....what are they wearing, how do they behave, do they know their colors and numbers, ect. It's easy to lose our sense of self because we are trying to keep up, fit in, be noticed, and leave an impression. I don't have the time to go tanning, get my eye brows waxed, hit the gym very often, keep up with cool new cell phones and technology, or shop for myself. But although life isn't about "ME" anymore, I'm ok with that, and still feel I know who Lindsey is. So who am I:

I Am:

A little bit anal- toys/dishes all have a place, books are arranged by tallest to shortest, bed is made with the decorative pillows everyday, pajama's have a place at the end of the bed, don't like it when the kids get dirty and they never eat without a bib on.

Somewhat random- I drink out of the carton, eat lots of dough when baking, never have my cell phone on me, enjoy acting silly to make people laugh, turn everything into a song, never order a drink then will drink out of matt's, don't mind cleaning (except vaccuuming), only wear my hair in a ponytail to exercise or sleep.

Like feeling good about myself- Take a shower everyday, almost alway have on a little bit of makeup, like to be fit and thin, enjoy eating healthy food, taking Zumba makes me feel sexy.

A little snobby- I like having a nice home (although I don't have an eye for interior design), enjoy buying name brand clothes (they really are made better and fit better), love my grandma style Cadi, like eating out on weekends, being able putting Ashlyn in activities like gymnastics, staying home with my children.

Devoted to my friends and family-love sending packages to friends, try to call my friends often to check in, send cards in the mail instead of only e-mailing, am extremely defensive of my siblings.

Sensitive-Do not show my emotions to many people (especially my sadness over losing mom), get my feelings hurt very easily, am not good about standing up for myself, hate to fight or argue with people, am hard on myself when I mess up, want people to like me.

I enjoy: cooking, running, blogging, shopping, being in the Junior League, hanging out with our parents, taking trips (when they get to happen).

I am: a good dancer, decent baker, creative, outgoing, friendly, happy, a wife and mother!

*In the grand scheme of things, my life these days is really about my children....and I'm ok with that. I do not mind being defined by them, because i'm pretty darn proud of my little monkeys, and will always put them before myself!