Hot New Mom on the Block

I share the following with you at the risk of making myself sound super shallow. And if the end of this story wasn’t so good, I definitely would not let you see these inner workings of my mind. It’s embarrassing. Okay, moving on...

I very recently moved to Silicon Valley. New town, new friends, new colleagues...time for a new image, right? Right! I seriously thought when I moved here (cue embarrassing music), “This is my chance...my chance to be known as the ‘cute new mom.’ No more ponytails, no more navy blue t-shirts and denim capris. I’m going to be the hot new mom on the block. When people think ‘Jane Maynard’ they will think, ‘Cute. Trendy. Put together.’”

Before you decide I’m completely shallow...