A while back some of you might remember my scathing commentary on a Ms. Regan. Shortly afterwards it was announced by NewsCorp that she was fired. Tsk Tsk. Now this little news story came out. I feel for the underlings but still. Justice perhaps?*Click on the title to view story. … [Read more...]

1. I am not cool enough, nor will I ever be cool enough to refer to cigarettes as "soldiers".2. If cigarettes didn't cause imminent death and a slow one at that I would smoke about 5 packs of clove cigs a day. Slowly, in a long holder. And quickly, inhaling deeply while cooking. Gross no? Mm... smoking. I miss thee.3. If I had the time and money I would go back to dance class and take ballet and jazz all over again. Repeatedly about 2-3 times a week. I miss it so much.4. Why did Brad Pitt look like a Madame Tussaud wax figure that got dumped off at the Golden Globes last night? Furthermore, why did Angelina Jolie look like a haggard, chain-smoking, wispy haired housefrau sitting next to him? 5. They like me! They really like me! There is a really nice turnout for my goodbye lunch … [Read more...]

When I first went back to work it was not easy by any means. The grueling schedule, getting T.D. to adjust to a new daily life, and the juggling act all exhausted everyone in our household. I wrote about how worried I was about her being in daycare and just the sheer fact that it wasn't H or me who would be with her all day long. Now that the journey through daycare is coming to a close I know without a doubt that we did the right thing in choosing that particular daycare center. It really was just a feeling in the beginning that she would be in capable hands. They had plans for any type of disaster, natural or otherwise and they served healthy foods. It was clean and the children looked happy. And clean. Over the year we found that the staff is truly genuine and caring. They work … [Read more...]

Recently I came across this website and I thought- ooh how fun! So I wanted to share it. It's called Money Solution. This little website is a creation of DivaVillage, a site where you can find beauty, fashion and health advice. Money Solution is a shopping site that claims, "there's always a sale somewhere." It has many categories to shop in such as, clothes for everyone in your family, recreation and sporting goods, jewelry and even electronics. I happened to find a very cute Lodis clutch from Nordstrom while perusing the website. What Money Solutions does is take you to other sites where the goods actually are, but what they offer in consumerables are really quite a nice, quality selection. They have Lacoste, Sony, Hasbro toys, and even Juicy Couture items. It's worth the trip … [Read more...]

I joined a playgroup this week. Sight unseen. I don't even know where a playground is in my area. My reasoning though was this: T.D. seemed awful lonely the third day she was home from daycare during the holiday break and I know I'll be awful lonely staying home soon too. It will be nice to get out and meet the locals and find kid-friendly places to do things with other Mummy's. However, I always swore I would never join a playgroup. The sheer idea of it making me cringe as I think of white keds and "mom jeans". I know I'm stereotyping hardcore there. I have no real basis for this either it's just an idea I've devised in my head. Now however with endless winter days lying in front of me with no plans other than the gym and it's playroom and me cramming work time into T.D.'s nap … [Read more...]

The saga continues. The I'm quitting my job saga. Ok, not really. What I've found in the last few days since my clearly unsurprising announcement is a nice sense of peace. Contentment if you will. A state of zen I haven't had since oh say, maternity leave? That and the people in my office are incredibly nice and supportive about it all. They even provide an office mat chair from Matshop to secure my safety. It's not just that I'll be staying home with T.D. teaching her shapes, colors, words, and how to hate Howard Stearn, but also no more waking up at 4:30 a.m. The commute? Gone. I'll miss some of the interaction with colleagues I'm sure, but I'll also be doing what I love. I realized this fully on Saturday. There I was in the gym, T.D. in the playroom chatting up a 9 year old who … [Read more...]

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I had a random memory today. When I was about 12 my best friend E got a bingo set for Christmas. It was a real classy one too. Complete with the cage that you could turn all the little numbered balls in. Instantly we fell in love. We were hooked. We decided to set up a designated time each week. Every Sunday, for I don't even remember how long, E and I would sit on the floor of her room and play nickel and dime bingo. Dorky? Yea, probably but it made me smile to remember it. Oddly, a sponsor sent me a link for a site today called Party Bingo. I checked it out and found it to be aimed at mainly women. The site is pink in design and has young twenty-something women all dressed up for a night out, but instead they are opting to play bingo online. I find it intriguing and wonder could E and … [Read more...]

Scene 1~Me: Whoo Hoo! I get to visit E in LA and I'm not pregnant this time! I can DRINK!!! WHOO HOOO!!!My Mother: (sitting on couch looking at me with obvious disapproval) Sighs loudly and frowns, "Why is drinking such a big deal?..." Me: It's not! I just want to have fun and go out. (Slightly irritated, shoulders raising a half inch.)My Mother: Who is going to drive......Me: Sighing even louder, "It's LA Moooommmmmmm (suddenly I'm 16 again), there are cabs! Scene 2~ Kitchen floor of my house, my parents showing T.D. a box filled of small stuffed creatures she wrestled from Santa.My Father: Here's the bunny, T.D. Bunny. See Bunny!My Mother: T.D.! Duck! Duckie!!! Yellow Duck! Quack, Quack!My Father: Yes. Quack, Quack. See the mouse. A green mouse. Hmm...My Mother: Look T.D., a … [Read more...]

Oh you deliquent little blogger you! Such sporadic posts the past week or so I know. I've been busy with freelance projects, family visits, visiting family and loading and unloading my dishwasher an obscene amount of time. I am back now and today is a big day.Blah, Blah, Blah it's a new year and changes are occuring this very day! Lots of stuff has happened the last week or so as well. I don't even know quite where to begin. T.D. has learned to point and whispers to herself which is very endearing. Poking me in the eye with her pointer finger? Not quite so endearing. My parents were in town for a whole week which enabled me to get tons of work done (Thanks guys!). It also caused me to have a massive meltdown. I get stressed with visits from anyone. Or when I visit one place with family for … [Read more...]