Dirty Little SecretDirty Little SecretThe dirty little secrets of a stay-at-home mom to a toddler and a preschooler.
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Condiment Clash
2008-05-03 16:05:00 I know that my children don’t have the healthiest diets. Unless a vegetable is so finely chopped that it (and its nutritional value) disappears into the sauce, my children won’t eat it. And while they do eat fruit everyday, Ironflower only deems one fruit acceptable. But still, I didn’t think we were doing that badly. We ... More About: Condiment , Clash
Enough With The Drama Already
2008-05-03 04:11:00 I like to think of myself as strong. As someone who doesn’t take any crap (at least, not since I left my first husband). I like to think of myself as the kind of person who HANDLES things. But as I’ve read over your comments on my last few posts, I realize that that woman seems ... More About: Drama , Pregnancy
You?ve Gotta Be Kidding Me
2008-05-02 03:07:00 So this morning my regular OB’s office calls me (the whole nuchal translucency thing was done by the high-risk pregnancy office) and asks me if I’ve scheduled my early anatomy scan with the high risk people yet. HUH? The office girl (you don’t think it was a nurse or a doctor who called me, do you?) says ... More About: Pregnancy , Kidding , Gotta
Can I Sue The Medical Profession For Emotional Trauma?
2008-05-01 01:54:00 When Ironflower was about six months old, the pediatrician started freaking out about her weight. She wasn’t gaining enough, apparently. I reported what she ate and the good doctor suggested that I add formula to her baby food to make it more fattening. She also suggested I nurse more, because apparently following my daughter’s lead ... More About: Medical , Profession , Trauma , Emotional
Someone?s Always Hungry
2008-04-29 01:33:00 So I read another book about mommydom this weekend. It’s called Somebody’s Always Hungry and it’s by Juliet Myfanwy Johnson. I loved the title immediately. The book is a series of essays, progressively dealing with life as a mom of small children. It’s not an advice book per se, but I cheered when I read ...
For Once, I Have No Guilt
2008-04-25 16:01:00 Aunt Becky over at Mommy Wants Vodka has been hilariously sharing her experiences with her college roommate. Naturally, after I finished laughing hysterically, I began to reminisce about my old roommates. During my freshmen year at BU, by the luck of the draw, I lived in an upper-classmen dorm. This dorm was a converted brownstone on ... More About: Guilt
Memes, Or How Britney Spears Stole My Thoughts
2008-04-23 16:35:00 I still love it when I get tagged for a meme. Even if I don’t actually do the meme (because I’ve done it before, or because I’m forgetful), I still feel exceptionally flattered. And even though I’ve tried to make my meme appreciation widely known, I’ve still never been tagged with one of those “random ... More About: Britney Spears , My Thoughts , Memes , Thoughts , Britney
Happy Birthday, Hot Guy
2008-04-22 16:03:00 Today is Hubby’s (aka Hot Guy’s) birthday. As one of his birthday presents, I’m going to stop referring to him as Hubby on my blogs and start calling him Hot Guy. If you want an explanation, read about how he became Hot Guy , how he became my boyfriend and how he became Hubby. Darling Hot ... More About: Happy , Birthday , Happy Birthday
The Truth Hurts
2008-04-21 15:47:00 All of my life I’ve been fighting the truth. Each time I did a shot of tequila, danced on a table, wore knee high black leather boots, got a tattoo or dyed my hair I was merely in denial. All the cool parties I went to, the time I spent New Year’s Eve in Amsterdam, the ... More About: Truth , The Truth
TWO Cool Things That You Should Know About
2008-04-19 21:48:00 Cool Thing Number One: So a while back I got an email from a very nice woman who wanted me to try out her product. I nearly fell off of my chair, because while I have heard of this happening to other bloggers, it doesn’t usually happen to me. Or, if it does, it is usually ... More About: Cool , Things
Haiku Friday - Tantrum Edition
2008-04-18 22:47:00 Asked for a break a bit dizzy, had to sit Ironflower MAD It is the most gorgeous day of 2008 thus far, and after story time I took the kids to the playground. We had walked, so by the time we got to the park I was a little tired. On the way there, I had called Hubby ... More About: Haiku , Friday , Tantrum , Edition
How To Lose Your New Best Friend In Ten Minutes Or Less
2008-04-17 16:54:00 Imagine that you see a tallish person wearing a teased wig. The person has orangey-red lipstick and eyeliner that looks like it was done with a Sharpie. The person is wearing black pants with gold pinstripes, a tight black t-shirt and a black jacket with rhinestone buttons and a fur collar. Clear plastic heels adorn ... More About: Friend , Minutes
Coming Soon To A Playground Near Me
2008-04-16 22:12:00 Mama Rock’s Rules, the new book by Chris Rock’s mom Rose (with Valerie Graham), is subtitled, “Ten Lessons for Raising a Household of Successful Children”. In it, Rose Rock uses her experiences raising 10 children, 17 foster children and teaching countless others to bluntly tell you how to raise your children. And that’s not a bad ... More About: Playground
Or Maybe Just Put The Tequila Into The Sippy Cup
2008-04-16 03:07:00 Wow, the kids in bars post sure inspired a lot of discussion. For the record, I do think it’s different if we’re talking about restaurants with bars attached. But not at ten p.m. on a Friday night. And to all of you who said, “I go to bars to get away from children,” - ... More About: Tequila , Sippy
Can You Put Lemonade In This Sippy Cup and Get Me A Shot of Tequila?
2008-04-14 15:54:00 So let’s talk about something close to my heart: bars. Before I had children, I spent a lot of my social time in bars. Bars combined some of my favorite activities; people watching, football watching, trivia playing, drinking and smoking. Just typing that makes me long for the good old days - or at least one ... More About: Tequila , Shot , Lemonade , Sippy
Top Ten Things I Hate Today
2008-04-12 02:01:00 There’s really no reason for me to be so crabby today. No one in the family was admitted to the hospital, I didn’t have a failed Doppler experience and my children actually did a good job at library story hour (in fact, compared to most of the other children, they were AWESOME). Hell, I even ... More About: Hate , Today , Things
You Know That Really Needy Friend? Always Demanding Support and Advice?
2008-04-10 23:01:00 I am now her. Feel free to let the machine pick up. For those of you givers still here, this is today’s issue: When did you first hear the baby’s heartbeat? Because I didn’t hear it today. I will be ten weeks tomorrow and I heard Ironflower at nine weeks. I don’t think this doctor was all that ... More About: Advice , Friend , Support
Top Ten Signs That You?re Pregnant
2008-04-09 22:20:00 Well, the top ten signs that I’m pregnant, anyway. 10. Parmesan cheese is the most revolting food on the planet. 9. Except for fish. 8. And whatever the houseguests cooked for breakfast. 7. Watching A Baby Story has suddenly become somewhat entertaining. 6. Twelve hours of sleep is really not enough. 5. Nausea only stops when you’re eating. 4. Obedience is a ... More About: Pregnant , Signs
Clearly, You All Have Superpowers
2008-04-09 00:44:00 Thank you guys so much for all of your thoughts, prayers, hugs and support. You all must have superpowers, because Hubby got out of the hospital last night. It’s just such a relief to have him home, I can’t even tell you. It turns out that his left bundle branch in his heart is partially blocked. ...
Just Standing in the Kitchen
2008-04-07 16:07:00 So Friday afternoon, Hubby goes to the doctor for a check-up (because we finally have health insurance again, did I mention that?). We expect that he will get a long lecture about his blood pressure and a couple of prescriptions. Instead, I get a phone call from the perky receptionist. “Mrs.Jerseygirl? Your husband wanted me to ... More About: Kitchen , Standing
Haiku Friday - First Trimester
2008-04-04 17:28:00 Nausea, exhaustion all from a little round grape I want my caffeine! If the general first trimester yuckiness wasn’t enough, this is the advice I got from my weekly pregnancy newsletter this morning: Start a daily ritual to connect with your baby. Diane Sanford, a clinical psychologist who focuses on pregnancy and postpartum adjustment, encourages women to set ... More About: Haiku , Friday , Trimester
The One Where I Try To Write A Humorous, Yet Random, Post
2008-04-03 18:43:00 Let’s chat, shall we? I have a few things I’d like to share about my life these days. 1. I have my first post up at Prefabcosm.com, which is the work-at-home job I’ve mentioned. Mostly I do research, though. 2. I’m getting used to feeling nauseous all the time, but I’m really bitter about the fact ... More About: Post , Random , Write , Humorous
Fantastic Book
2008-04-02 16:57:00 When I grow up, I want to be Stefanie Wilder-Taylor. I realize that it will be difficult, seeing as she’s at most a few years older than I am and that, despite all my wishing, I am still not able to turn into people way cooler than myself. But I feel like it’s worth a ... More About: Book
I?m Sorry
2008-04-01 20:09:00 I’ve spent the last two days catching up on the blogs in my reader, as well as posting and replying to my comments. And even though I’d caught up on my reading by 11 last night, today I have 40 posts to read (Don’t any of you EVER take a break? I’m just wondering). And ...
Porn Checker
2008-04-01 00:39:00 I often fantasize about jobs that I’m never going to have. I mean, I’m way too lazy (and poor) to go back to school to become a librarian. No one is going to put me on camera on one of those travel shows like Samantha Brown has. And I think my parents would have told ... More About: Checker
Oh, How The Mighty Have Fallen
2008-03-17 21:47:00 Being slightly Irish (two great-grandmas) and a fan of beer, St. Patrick ’s Day has always been one of my favorite holidays. I’ve had a lot of fun St. Patrick’s Days. Such as: 3/17/89 - Senior year of high school, three friends and I ditched school after second period, drove into New York City and watched ... More About: Fallen , Mighty
It Sounded Like A Good Idea. . .
2008-03-15 21:35:00 I am a wimp. I started a work at home job this week, doing some research and writing for a website-to-be. It’s only 15 hours a week, so it’s not like it’s THAT taxing. Recently I also signed up to be an assistant organizer for our ENORMOUS playgroup and that inspired me to host a playdate. ... More About: Idea , Good
Haiku Friday - A President
2008-03-14 17:47:00 I really don’t want a President who is cool or could be my friend Presidents should be able to quote policy brilliant, better People liked W. Cause they thought they could drink beer with the normal guy I hate that so much Who cares about normal as economy fails Extraordinary That’s someone who should be Prez Extraordinary Don’t represent me Do what’s best for the country all the citizens ... More About: Haiku , Friday
And Now For Something Completely Different
2008-03-13 14:31:00 I haven’t gotten very political on this blog. And trust me, it’s not because I’m not a political person. I honestly can’t tell you why this made me change my ways and give up my general separation of blog and political state. It’s about Hillary. And feminism. And stuff. Look, I don’t care if you hate Hillary ...
The Latest Addition
More articles from this author:2008-03-12 23:34:00 Rather than answer you all through the comments, I’d thought I’d write another post. But first, thank you so much for your warm wishes and congratulations. I really appreciate them, especially since I’m still in shock. Yes, this will be #3. And no, we weren’t trying. You could even say that we were actively NOT trying. But ... More About: Baby 1, 2 |
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