Ok, so I have decided that today I am going to pitch a little fit. 
Why is it that as a wife and mother I am automatically supposed to drop whatever it is I am doing to see to the needs of everyone else?  I know that when I think about it I secretly love it that my husband and kids need me so much...it's a testament to how good of a mommy and wife I have been...BUT WHAT ABOUT MY NEEDS? 
I can't just fall asleep on the couch whenever I feel like it, I can't just go to bed cuz I'm tired, I can't take my time in the shower, the store or even the bathroom.  Heck, I can't even go to the bathroom alone due to the fact that my 2 year old has an unquenchable curiosity about EVERYTHING paired with absolutely no fear whatsoever.  The 30 seconds it takes me to pee is just enough time for him to get his grubby little hands on the bleach and dump it all over the carpet (this has actually happened), for him to get into the refrigerator and figure out how to open the milk, for him to unlock and open the front door and take off on an "adventure" all by his little self. 
I am completely ashamed to admit that I haven't shaved my legs in at least two weeks...who has the time or the hot water for that matter?  Since I am inevitably the last person to hit the showers, I am usually just trying to get clean enough that I don't embarrass my family when we are out in public, in as little time as possible.
I know that these are all things that just about any mother of small kids has been through, but honestly, at this moment, I am not dealing with it very well.
This is one of those moments when I just want to stomp my feet and make the family resemblance between me and my temper-tantrum-throwing sons a little more noticeable.
I think this is one of those times kind of like when people tell you that if you keep waiting until you are completely ready to do (fill in the blank) that you won't ever be ready.  There will always be a reason that I will have to put off whatever it is that I want for someone else.  My kids will always need something, my husband will always need something.  But I am starting to realize that if I want to be able to be a good mom and a good wife that I am going to have to stop dreaming about the day that I can go shopping FOR MYSELF, BY MYSELF and start asking for it.  I need to get out and do things for myself.  GASP!  Now there's a concept!