Now You Know One Task My Perfectionism Overlooks

Five-year-old: Mommy, if you want, I could show you how to make a bed properly someday.

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Kris says

May 10, 2010 at 5:15 pm

Oh, that is SO funny!!!! Out of the mouths of babes….!
Maman A Droit says

May 11, 2010 at 7:41 pm

Lol. Love it.
Shauna says

May 12, 2010 at 3:19 am

Love it. Smarty pants.
Karen says

May 12, 2010 at 10:19 am

That is the cutest!

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.

Now You Know One Task My Perfectionism Overlooks

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