My pantry is full of stale cookies, candy wrappers, a few random toys, and a pair of earbuds.
The pile of wrapping paper rolls are still sitting next to my bed
And, I can’t lie, I love using the holidays as an excuse to be extra
Have the extra glass of wine — it’s the holidays.
Sample every kind of cheese at the party — it’s the holidays.
Buy one for your friend/sister/mom, then one for you — it’s the holidays.
Then, suddenly, the excuse to live my best life is ripped away and I'm faced with the aftermath of what I've done to my waistline and bank account for the past two months.
Let’s not forget that I can no longer use Santa as a way to bribe my kids to behave, which really bites.
We're all coming down from a holiday high right now
It sucks, but we’re in this together.
If you’re anything like me, you’ve told yourself at least 10 times that you’re going to scale back next year, so you don’t have to deal with the tragedy known as a holiday hangover.
But we all know you'll go just as big and do just as much for everyone in your family as usual, because that's what moms do.
You'll just deal with it. You'll clean up the mess and get everyone back on track while sucking up the pain.
Because that's what moms do, too.
