This morning we slept in. Well, it is heading towards the end of term, and I'm currently not getting to sleep at night with these constant lists of things to do before Christmas going around and around in my mind. So I did something I thought I'd never do. I pulled on my trackie botts, my Uggs (not even real ones), put my glasses on and headed out the door to take the girls to school. Standards are slipping...next stop will it be dressing gown, slippers and a fag on, force feeding the children a peperami at the school gates for their breakfast? Hmm? (I have seen it done, no, not the dressing gown, the peperami - but at least it was not a hot one or a wideboy...)
Ooh to look as stylish as Kate Moss on her school run. But at 8.30am, managing to string a sentence together without growling is deemed a success, I just can't imagine having time to put together an on trend ensemble such as Kates. Next year, I must try harder...
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I have 10 minutes to get to work after my school run.
When I first started my job I looked like I'd made an effort, even straightening my hair. Nowadays, the children get their breakfast, get dressed and whatever time is left is spent with me finding something which doesn't look too creased, without child related stains and trying to tame my hair which today resembles a Christmas tree minus the decorations.
Pride? Dignity? What's all that about?
I have a really good friend who is a full make up, hair groomed and trendy outfit at the schoolgate!
She gets up at 5.30am to do it and just could not face everyone without it.
And do you know what? She is absolutely gorgeous, naturally gorgeous, no need for any make up gorgeous, let alone layers of the stuff.
But will she listen? No.
I keep saying 'but you could have another hour in bed' (see where my priorities lie!)
Thankfully all the mums at my schoolgate are just the same as me!
I don't look as good as her on my BEST days!
Beware the school run in the nightie. That will be the day the car breaks down. I've seen it happen.
Lisa
Knitty, Vintage and Rosy
I always make my husband take the kids to nursey if I haven't had time to put some mascara on. I know it's wrong but I've always been terribley vain!
Just found you via Working Mum.
This made me laugh out loud. What are you worried for?-you should see me on the run-
wellies, no makeup, pilled bobble hat (to hide the ungroomed hair) and usually husbands coat...We live in the sticks so I have an excuse for the wellies.
warm wishes
I drop my daughter off at primary school on my way to work, so I'm always dressed in work clothes, but I have seen a couple of mums in their pyjamas taking their children to school - and not in an apologetic, forgive-me-I've-overslept sort of way - they do it quite openly. I'm always quite amazed.
Ah, but unlike the rest of us, I bet Kate Moss has someone else to help get up in the night, get Lila dressed and give her breakfast while she artfully puts together her leopard-print accessories.....
I thought that WAS YOU in the photo and I thought "OHMYGOD I'm not reading her post today, she looks gorgeous!"
But I did read it and I'm sure you looked as gorgeous as her, just as I did, in my old boots, minimum make-up and dry shampoo!
Ah yes, Adventure Mother, dry shampoo, just one of the best inventions EVER!
I hate the school run and, as I'm not awake until at least 10am, it's full of pitfalls, minor and major irritations and snarling!
oh I look exactly like Kate on the school run, EXACTLY !!! and then i wake up and realise my hair needs washing desperately and is sticking to my head and we are late already..........
Lx
I look exactly like Kate Moss too - that's the problem!
Don't compare yourself to her, she has a nanny. Compare yourself to me, you'll feel much better. MH
You should see me doing my school run, half the time hair is unbrushed and clothes just thrown on (and as its just nursery my daughter is at we don't drop her off till 1pm)
I wear tracky bottoms and ugg boots when I'm not at work too ( I even fessed up to it on my blog ) and when he read it, himself sent me a lovely email about it, so don't feel bad, real men don't mind
Darling Husband takes daughter number one to her lovely schoolin a rough old car dressed in his wellies and string hanging out his pockets. She threatens him with severe pain if he so much as opens a window, let alone gets out the car. He's trying to find a 2CV specifically for the school run...she wants to board!
Smallest daughter insisted daddy took her on his new tractor with buddy seat, before he got it all muddy and full of string...daughter number 1 was extremely jealous.
My tip for school runs and putting children on the bus? A good hat!
Laura - I like the sound of your Christmas Tree hair. Dignity - you need time don't you to have dignity?
Tara - Nah. Under no circumstances would it be acceptable for me to rise at 5am just to do my make up.Although I ALWAYS do put make up on before I leave the house. I can do it in 5 mins...
Lisa - Hello, thanks so much for visiting my blog. I will take a trip over to yours as soon as this thing called Christmas is out of the way and I have a spare minute. Luckily, I don't own a nightie so will be spared that indignity!!
Mary T - great idea! I would deffo do that if my husband didn't leave for work at 7.30am every morning!!! Grrr. Thanks for visiting btw...
Angel - Thanks for dropping by, I will do a return visit soon. Bobble hat? Sounds very, erm, chic??!!
Supermum - I MUST never allow myself to get to the pjs and slippers stage. That is just wrong!!
Nappy - hmmm, possibly. You should see the photos of Elle McPherson doing the school run, I couldn't bear to put them up as she looked like something out of a Vogue shoot, as did her perfectly pressed child...
Adventure Mother - I wish it was meeeeeeeee. Oh to look that good without looking a try hard...Now tell me about this dry shampooo...
Nunhead - I hear ya girl!!
Lesley - sounds familiar...
The Dotteral - Hmmm, yes, I can see you doing a good impression of Kate Moss judging from your photo, you're practically twins...
MH - but you are a horse (according to your pic), although we do have a similar set of gnashers....
Laura - Ha ha, we have all been there done that...Looking at the clock and realising it's after lunch and you're still ALL in your jammies...
auntie - it's not the men I'm worried about, it's the yummy mummies!
Frog - I love your life. It sounds like something out of the 1950s.
Have a wonderful Christmas everyone!!!Thanks for all your comments. Hope Santa brings you some lovely pressies and you eat lots of scrummy food. Calories don't count on Christmas Day...
Just put your gym stuff on and then everyone will be terribly impressed at how much effort you make to stay in shape!!
So did you have a lovely Xmas !!! happy new year as well :-)
thanks for your comment - the toy storage issue is a difficult one isnt it! how old is your little one? i used to find when mine where smaller to have 3 or 4 mixed boxes with various toys in and bring one out each morning and actually put the stuff out in front of them so they would play with it!!! if i was feeling particularly virtuous and in good mummy mode we would have days with scheduled activities !!! get me!!!! so a craft sesssion/reading session/imaginative play session - I am not sure I should put this in your comments makes me look a bit strange! oh well never mind........
Lesley x
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