Last night I went to see SATC 2 with a girlfriend, and when we showed up at the movie theatre, I laughed to myself when we saw the line-up of mostly women, all with their posse of young stylish friends waiting to see the same movie. What was so funny to me was that most girls were dressed in their best outfits, and if you didn't know any better you would think that it was the hottest club we were all waiting to enter, not the movies! But once I settled in my chair and started nibbling on my twizzlers I started to feel bad that I had that reaction. After all, we women shouldn't be tearing each other down, but rather giving eachother confidence! And when I watched the movie and saw all the beautiful (sometimes over-the-top) clothing, I thought that it's nice to actually look 'put together' instead of just throwing on whatevers clean. That said, I'm not sure that I would wear my best heels to the movies, but then again these days I don't get out that much and maybe most people wear heels and I'm the odd ball.

Leaving the theatre I thought about SATC and how it's given women all over the world a more confident approach to life, and more specifically, single life. And I use the word 'single' not only to mean the un-attached, but also just each woman, sans man for even an evening. I can't describe the feeling I get when I am without baby / hubby / house duties / work etc. for the evening, and sure I get dressed in a nice outfit and can just gossip with a girlfriend over everything and anything going on in our lives. Two things I will say about the movie; It really made me appreciate my close girlfriends and the bond we share, and also I really resonated with Charlotte's situation with motherhood and the trials and tribulations of it. Yes, sometimes it is hard, and some days you are exhausted and wanting a little 'me time' and wanting to wear a nice outfit that won't get drool / food / breast milk / vomit or God knows what else on it. But obviously, the good outweigh the bad, always. I love love love my child and my life and would not trade any of it for the world.