Women who are pregnant or have young children are often described as having what is known as "baby brain". Though somewhat offensive and a wee bit sexist, this term is an unfortunate description of my state of mind in 2013. In my final months being pregnant with my second child, my colleagues delighted in keeping a tally of how many times I could drop my thermos coffee mug in any given day. I regularly composed slightly bizarre emails that could hardly be understood. In conversations with friends and family, I find myself grasping for the simplest words (i.e. "window") which leads for unnecessarily drawn out conversations about "the thingies in the walls with the covers". My tally for baby brain related incidents include the following:
Finding the missing cooked casserole dish in the cupboard rather than in the fridge where I swore I put it a few days earlier
Making a batch of cookies minus the flour (not edible and I had to throw out the cookie sheet)
Letting the water run in the kitchen sink and then promptly forgetting about it while I was attempting to put my son back to sleep for his nap. I only remembered about the water when I heard a faint dripping sound coming from the basement when water was pouring out into the basement. At this time, I also discovered that our kitchen floor is not watertight.
Trying buy groceries with no wallet and two cranky children
Missing multiple birthdays and appointments because I just forgot.
After many years of setting unrealistic goals for my new year's resolutions, last year, I resolved to drink more water. And buoyed by the success from last year, this year, I resolve to drink more water, to not burn the house down, not forget food in cupboards, not flood the basement and write down my appointments and special dates so I don't forget.
I hope that everyone in Prince George has chosen some realistic and obtainable resolutions and I wish everyone joy and happiness in the new year.
