i LOVE going to the market. i generally go at night without the kids. but sometimes life gets too busy. i know a bit about the grocery business as i worked for Catalina Marketing, the company that provides those custom coupons that are presented with your receipt. no, not the coupons for the car wash […]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
March 1 by
Jessica Cedarland is my good pal and an incredible photographer based in South Carolina. We shared some intensely funny moments at BlissDom this year. Here are some thoughts she had after this year’s incredible conference… “They” say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. They say beauty is skin deep. They, say all sorts […]
leap day 2012
February 29 by
a few fun snaps from leap day, the extra 24 hours i get every 4 years. i stayed home from work to celebrate. we sort of have a mustache obsession in the house right now…
BlissDom ’12 :: girls’ night out
February 24 by
it’s a little late…i should be sleeping, but we had such a great time tonight. here are a few pix…
ancient Chinese secret :: hot water dispenser
February 24 by
Seen one of these? Probably not…unless you’re Asian. In addition to the always-plugged-in rice cooker, my people all have hot water dispensers…ok, maybe not all…but pretty close. Why? It stores and dispenses hot water…perfect for quickly making baby’s bottles, hot tea, hot chocolate, oatmeal…Viva Starbuck’s. I mix half hot water with half tap for […]
estate planning ain’t for old folks
February 23 by
I recall hearing the words ‘estate planning’ about 15 years ago. I thought “Geez….that’s for old people. Glad I don’t have to worry about that!” Famous last words. The truth is that if you have kids, and if you own a house, you need a plan. Without a plan, your assets get tied up in […]
800 women in a room
February 22 by
i’m here in nashville for blissdom. a conference catering to women bloggers. admittedly, i’m nervous. while i have many women friends, i’m not a girly girl. i don’t plan outfits. i don’t pack days in advance. i take less time to get ready than my husband. he coifs. don’t tell him i said that. my […]
kiss the baby
February 7 by
it was a cooler evening. the clouds were rolling in. i looked over and noticed Big A glancing out the window…. …or maybe into the window… then he leaned in…. and smooshed his button nose even closer… and finally laid one on the glass. he kept trying. i don’t think he realized it was him. […]
Chinese + Spanish charter school. are we nuts to pass this up?
January 20 by
i’m 1/2 Chinese. my husband lived in Argentina for several years. with 1.4 billion Mandarin speaking people in the world, and about 1/2 billion spanish speakers in the world, it’s a no-brainer that our kids should learn these languages. i spoke three languages growing up. Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. when we moved back to the […]
Mamma needs to luxuriate
January 12 by
how luxurious does this look? of course, the two seasons i was pregnant, there was EPIC snowfall. now that i’m ready to hit the slopes again…not so much. But Vista Verde still looks INCREDIBLE!!! An all-inclusive luxury dude ranch just north of Steamboat, Colorado. Delicious! And my buddy Deanna is getting married there in March. […]
first the Swiffer, now this…
January 8 by
Hi, my friends call me Big A. I’m almost 10 months old. Right before Christmas, my Mommy felt it was only fair that I start doing some chores. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADGi7C1AFpQ&w=420&h=315] First the Swiffer….and now this.
have you ever had one of those days?
January 3 by
good morning! this is what happens when you’ve made breakfast for everyone in the house and then realize “hey, it’s 10 AM and i’m hungry, too!” so you pop a bagel…the very last bagel, into the toaster. and then you hop onto a work call. and 15 minutes later…you smell something. so you run into […]
God and my third boob
December 29 by
God stepped in today…in a huge way. I turned 40 a few months ago and my OB promptly wrote me a prescription for a mammogram. Happy birthday. I was still nursing Big A at the time, so I sat on the script for a while. Yesterday, I finally scheduled the appointment. I was surprised that […]
tiny fingers on clean windows
December 21 by
who could ever be mad at this? we just had the windows cleaned yesterday…. but look at this face? goober it up baby! 🙂
