Guest Blogger- Kim Michelle

I have been a follower/lover of Kim Michelle’s blog for a long time. Like even before she announced her and Mr. M were expecting. Their little girl is such a cutie pie! Kim is a blogger who inspired me when I started blogging, and I like how she covered a variety of topics, from recipes and food, to fun, crafty things! I was thrilled when she said she would guest post for me! SO read below, leave her some comment love, and then head on over to her blog. You won’t be disappointed.

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As a new mom, I’ve realized that the list of my “most valuable possessions” has radically changed in the past few months. I didn’t take notice of it, really, until I started to sweat with excitement over the new Iphone4. Unlike Julie here, I had owned an OG iphone (yes… that’s actually a 1stGen, but OG just sounds so much cooler!) for the past 2.5 years and enjoyed it immensely. But when the new phone was announced, I realized that an upgrade would give me access to clearer baby photos on the go, HD videos of every silly kid moment I wanted to capture, and I could talk to the grandparents using FaceTime… and I was smitten! Fast forward through 3 weeks of ownership, and I’ve already made a movie and filled my phone with about 100 new photos. It is, hands down, my favorite possession at the moment. I think I’ve completely forgotten that it’s primarily a device used to speak to others, but more of a all-in-one super toy for a mom to enjoy.

Next on the list would have to be my digital SLR camera. Now I loved this thing before the baby came around for all of our photography-hobby needs, but suddenly it needs to travel everywhere we go. I mean, what if she just looks insanely cute and I only have a iphone4 photo of the moment? I can’t blow that up into an 11×14 image?!? I need the big giant camera to capture the best photo of her I can… and in the meantime capture the extra bags below mom and dad’s eyes. Hey, you win some cute baby shots for every bad one you grab of mom. I can deal with that.

And finally… I really never thought I’d say this… but… our “washing” appliances top the list as well. My dishwasher and washing machine never disappoint as they do double duty daily for the endless supply of things that need to be washed. I’ll admit that when we were nesting, I was more thrilled with the idea of how they completed our home than anything else. Now, if I stopped to think what life would be like if my washing machine wasn’t so quick or quiet or spacious, I’d be at a complete loss for words. Stains come out (of our clothes and hers), bottles get disinfected and washed, and life just goes on day after day without me wondering how it all happened. 

People often remark on how parenthood changes your priorities dramatically, but I’m going to say that after looking at this list, it changes your perspectives on things just as much. The super cute new dress at Banana Republic is “dry clean only” (aka. not baby spit-up approved), the bigger TV just means you have to come up with more ways to avert a child’s eyes from it, and there’s no way you can make from the door to the car with the bottle bag and baby in a new pair of high heeled boots. Life just fits a little differently on you… but it’s still your same life, just viewed from a different angle.