1. You haven’t vacuumed in two weeks, so of COURSE your in-laws will surprise you with a visit.

2. You mopped. So, the 5yo will spill a giant vat of syrup on the floor.

3. You put on a full-face of make-up, cute necklace, and even top it off with fixing your hair, and you will for sure run into no one you know.

4. You leave your house for a quick errand since the kids have been sick all week, and you forget to change the shirt that has a tiny bit of throw up on it. And, you see your arch nemesis from high school dressed like she just stepped out of a Pottery Barn Kids Catalog with her three perfectly groomed children.

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