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A Few thoughts:

-New Beauty Test Tube The gift that keeps on giving. Subscribers of New Beauty Magazine’s Test Tube program receive Test Tubes of full sized beauty products (and magazine) 4 times a year. And who doesn’t like to receive surprises in the mail? The cost is $29.99 per tube – but the value of the products within the tube FAR exceed that. The first tube I received was valued over $200!!

Aleysa Bag- I love how versitile this bag is. Would you ever guess it’s a laptop bag? I love all of the compartments and that it doubles as a purse. A little pricey, but in my book totally worth it.

- Skinny Jeans. A trend I tried to fight because I do not have tall skinny model legs, but I have cute boots I need to show off so I need a good pair of Skinny Jeans in my life. I love the Miracle line from Cache (who has THE most comfy jeans in the world!) and also the skinny jeans by Miracle Body Jeans.

- Hot Tools Deep Waver- I’ve tried a lot of different wave irons, but because my hair is shorter it’s hard to wrap it around the iron. I love this wave iron because it clamps! I’ll no longer have to worry about burn marks on my neck – so this one is high up on my want list this Christmas.

- Michael Kors iPhone wristlet- Love the convinience of this! It comes in a few different colors and patterns and is perfect for those times your just running out for a quick stop somewhere. I do wish the iphone piece detached with a snap or something {how great would that be?} but it’s still a great item!

- TOMS shoes I must admit, initially I resisted TOMS- but they are not only comfy but cute for casual/jean days.

- Joule Rainboots Have you ever seen cuter rain boots? I would totally want to wear these even when it wasn’t raining. I need these in my life.

- Contigo Water Bottle is just the most ingenious idea ever. I hate locker rooms, I hate carrying bags into the gym. This solves all of that.

Before I was a Mom, I thought I had life figured out. I was the Carrie Bradshaw of Staten Island, blogging to the world about my day to day as “single city gal” – and thought that was as “complicated” as it got- HA!

Before I was a Mom, I spent my summer at The Jersey Shore with guidos and fist pumpers….

Snooki Pullizi- Partying at the Jersey Shore since 2003

I never imagined I’d be so thankful that I married the polar opposite and how being an amazing father would make him so much sexier than any “situation” hours at the gym could bring.

Before I was a Mom, I bought new clothes, got my nails done and never had roots (or grey hair).

I envisioned I’d balance motherhood in stride, as a working mom, every day with a fresh face of make up and perfectly styled hair. -Hey, if Heidi Klum could do it, so could I!

Who said kids aren't the perfect accessory?

Before I was a Mom, Mr.Complicated and I swore our babies would never be the ones whaling at the top of their lungs in department stores…

"Not Our Kid!"

I thought motherhood would fall naturally in place and that Postpartum Depression only meant you wanted to harm your babies… I had no idea how wrong I was, that it would ever effect me, or that I would ever have the strength to overcome it.

Before I was a Mom, I couldn’t imagine the sacrifices I would make … how hard some of them would be… or how easily 3 simple words “For The Kids” - would justify my making them. I swore I’d NEVER be a ”Stay at home Mom” … “like my mother”… or be anything “like my mother” because… Before I was a Mom, I never appreciated my own mothers sacrifices, understood her- or thought she would ever understand me.

Before I was a Mom, I could never imagined “potty training” would appear on my lists of greatest accomplishments, how much it hurt to step on a toy car….or a LEGO or that sometimes seeing your child’s feelings hurt could hurt you more. I didn’t know anything about Mommy Guilt, what worrying (REALLY) was or that I would never again be able to go to sleep without worrying about something child-related- no matter how trivial.

Before I was a mom, I never knew how truly blessed I would be because of all of these complicated things I didn’t know …Before I was a Mother.

NO These are not ALL of my children... (Whew!)

(This post was written participating in Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop)

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