january photo-a-day challenge
At the beginning of January, I noticed several friends on instagram taking part in a little photo challenge. It seemed like a fun thing to take part in , so I joined in. Each day there was a different prompt for a photo, which really got me thinking outside of the box. (The box being hundreds of snapshots of my children). I ended up really enjoying the challenge. In this stage of life where I feel like I can get so little accomplished, it was really nice to . . .
adventures in daytime tv
We got back from New York last night. It was a whirlwind, and I think it will forever be dubbed our Ultimate Date Night Weekend. We got in around 10pm on Tuesday night, and The View had a driver to pick us up. Having our own driver made us feel very self-important. We tried to work the phrase "our driver" into as many sentences as possible over the weekend. i.e. "Should we have our driver drop us at the restaurant?" "Do you give the driver a call to tell him . . .
the pressure of social networking
Alright, I've submitted to the Facebook peer pressure. I can't even count how many times I've been tagged to do this. My list of 25 random things:Both of my parents are high-level black belts in Tae Kwon Do, and ran a karate studio while I was growing up. When kids started fighting about whose dad could beat up the other dads, I was always pretty sure mine would win.I would like to live in a hotel. It's a dream of mine to be in vacation-mode 24/7 and have someone clean up and make my bed every . . .
and scene.
In the last 72 hours, I have:unpacked our family from our tripfinished sending off (late) Christmas cardscleaned the house from top to bottomthrew a birthday party for Jafta with 16 of his friendsphotographed, catalogued, and listed 20 purses from Haitiopened an Etsy shop (more on that, soon)frantically tried to finish a book for book clubhalfway through, realized I was reading the was reading the wrong book, and frantically read half of the correct book for book clubwritten a cirriculumled an . . .
8 Things
My new friend Debra tagged me with this fun list today. Debra is adopting from Haiti, too. I cannot even tell you how many cool women I have met in the blog world who are adopting from Haiti. It's a fun community to be a part of. Debra is adopting Ronel and has some really cute t-shirts to fundraise. Check them out!Okay, the tagging part:8 TV Shows that I watch1. The Office2. 30 Rock3. The Daily Show4. The Colbert Report5. Anderson Cooper 3606. Project Runway7. Celebrity Rehab8. Arrested . . .
Taggerific
1. I brush my teeth and floss a lot. Some might call it obssessive. 2. I hate fish. I hate seeing them, I hate smelling them, I hate eating them. People are always offering me a bite of their entree and saying "try this, it's not fishy". And I always think it's disgusting.3. I start to go a little crazy when I haven't been out of the US a few times a year. I don't know why. Oh wait, yes I do. My dad is the same way.4. I am the least athletic person ever. Ever. My head is a flying ball magnet. 5. . . .
Getting Real
Angel over at Voice of Adventure just posted this challenge on her blog: The truth is I am SICK, SICK, SICK of people feeling all alone because they think everyone else is less screwed up than them. It's ridiculous. We all have our times we are flying high and our times we are doing a nose dive. Why do we all pretend? It's all a pack of lies wrapped in a bunch of arrogance. So I am going to give it my best shot and TRY to get real on this blog. This is a get real zone. No bull allowed. I love . . .
I Got Tagged
I've never been tagged before! I feel so special. Thanks, Julie! Five things on my to-do list today 1. Get my 3 inch roots touched up 2. Take a meal to my friend Kristy, who just had her second set of TWINS! 3. Return a few client calls 4. Turn in Jafta's preschool paperwork for next year 5. Pick up my mom from the airport Snacks I enjoy 1. Plain yogurt with berries, granola, and agave nectar. I eat his almost every night and pretend it's ice cream 2. australian licorice 3. Pink Lady apples . . .
Top Five Reasons I Love My Husband This Week
1) He let me go away last week for a girl's getaway2) I came home to a clean house3) He made me laugh singing bad karoake this weekend4) He looks hot in his new professional work clothes5) He is watching Oprah with me right now. . . and if he ever actually reads my blog, he can receive these affirmations. Love you, babe! . . .
45 Random Questions
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?nope 2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?this afternoon, realizing my baby is almost a toddler! 3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITINGwith the right pen (a good, goopy one) I love it. With a bad pen, it looks like a child's. 4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?turkey 5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?two 06. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?yes, and I would crack myself up 7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?no. I think sarcasm is thinly vieled anger 8. DO YOU . . .