Many years ago -- before, the hormonal super wave hit and my world turned PG-13 -- I used to be quite the planner and followed a very strict regime of making lists for, well, everything. Especially, if in a course of one event, I had more than one thing to do, I made a list:
- Shop for groceries
- Shop for paper products
- Make place tags
- Make party favors
- Clean house and decorate
- Go to the bathroom
- Flush toilet
Even made my kids' birthday cakes (thank you, Family Fun Magazine) and then, I dunno, around the time my youngest (she's 7) entered kindergarten, 3 years ago, I think, something major happened to the positive side of my mommy brain.
Call it a malfunction, dysfunction, whatever, I've become forgetful and perhaps even a little absent-minded (as most parents, I hope) but, lately, I find myself feeling frustrated...no, wait...annoyed, more often than not, especially when reading research on how having babies can sharpen women's minds.
Really?
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