Things I Will Not Feel Guilty For

1.  I will not feel guilty for nursing and/or rocking my 4 month old baby to sleep at nap time, and at night time.  I will only get a couple of years where she will let me, let alone be small enough.  Most of her life will be spent out of my arms, so I will take all the cuddling I can. 
2.  I will not feel guilty for not being "political".  I have very little to no interest in following politics.  I hate how emotional and stubborn people get over the "issues".  It seems to me that people forget that everyone is a child of God, and forget to be charitable to everyone, even those who disagree with you over what that means.  I will listen to what people have to say, I may even ask questions or venture to give a very uninformed opinion on something; but mostly, I don't actually care.  I don't vote, and I probably won't except at very local levels.  And even that is iffy.
3.  I will not feel guilty for skipping church if it clashes with the Baby Cakes nap time.  I prefer a happy baby, thank you.
4.  I will not feel guilty for not eating as healthily as I know I should.  I'm sorry, but my eating disorder just doesn't let me think about that stuff very much, no matter how much I try, or want to.  I start out all the time with all sorts of good intentions, but that good old anorexic voice soon pops up and starts twisting everything.  Last time, if it wasn't a leafy green, it was bad for me.  And bad for me means it will fill my heart with artery clogging cholesterol, and cholesterol only comes from fat, and fat makes you, well, fat.  Don't eat that carrot!  Yeah, it's strange.
5.  I will not feel guilty for being confused by all the advise out there for new mothers on the best way to mother my baby. 
6.  I will not feel guilty for ignoring said advise and following my instincts, even if they turn out to be wrong.  I can pay for therapy later.
7.  I will not feel guilty for not doing chores or keeping my house picked up or even vacuumed.  There are 5 animals living here (6 if you count The Man, and I DO).  That's a lot of hair.  And dirt.  I'll do it when it's super visible.  Or when Baby Cakes decides to sleep all day and I have time to.
8.  I will not feel guilty for choosing to watch tv over reading a book.  Sometimes, I just like to turn my brain off and watch Buffy.
9.  I will not feel guilty for not making it to 10.


Extra thing about me that you never wanted to know!  
What is something you miss?

Warm weather.
Being a lot more imaginative with my decorating.
The ability to not be afraid to wear whatever I want.
Louisiana. 
Staying up late.
Being assistant freight manager.
Chocolate.
Broccoli too (yes, I like broccoli).
Being able to sit still long enough to read a book for hours.
The time to take a long bath without having to stay up really late.
My long hair.
My smaller boobs.
My baby.