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I Just Had a Baby. Four Years Ago.

January 17, 2011 by Amanda

You know how after you have a baby you also have a messy house and a poochy stomach and dark bags under your eyes for a while? Well, I'm just wondering when the "I just had a baby!" excuse expires. My house is still messy, my stomach still poochy and my bags as black as the (sleepless) night … [Read more...]

Fabulous Fables

January 15, 2011 by Alice

Aesop's Fablesretold by Fiona Waters, ill. Fulvio TestaAndersen PressISBN: 978 0 84939 049 1Audience: 5 - 10 yearsAesop's famous fables have a long tradition of interpretation by many illustrators, ranging in style from Michael Hague to Eric Carle. No great surprise, as they offer such rich … [Read more...]

domestic gear

January 15, 2011 by Nancy

Last night one of my favourite girls came over for a glass of wine and brought me this for Christmas.I am pretty sure she knows I love it.I screamed. I put it on. She took pictures. I wore it all night. I answered the door in it and felt very 50's. I am writing about it now. (A bit tough to type … [Read more...]

From My Closet on January 15, 2011

January 15, 2011 by Unknown

This was the first time I got dressed in over a week. God, it felt good! sweater: Anthropologie skirt: Gap...from, like, 6 years ago. No joke. I love this skirt so hard. Boots: Aldo Tights: Ralph Lauren … [Read more...]

A solution to the “chapped lips, still want to wear pretty lipcolor” problem

January 14, 2011 by Metalia

I still love the Jordana Easyshine lip gloss I wrote about a few weeks ago. However, winter here in New York has taken a turn for the arctic. I consequently found my lips going from totally fine to incredibly chapped in the space of, like, 45 minutes. Ow. I needed something that would heal and … [Read more...]

FotoFriday – Already???

January 14, 2011 by Christine

My baby girl turned four on Wednesday. Yesterday we ventured over to the boys school, headed to the office and did something that made me a tad weepy.How in the frig did that happen so fast??? Even the secretary was shocked that Eva starts this year. Bittersweetness. … [Read more...]

With My Own 8 Hands

January 14, 2011 by Sara

My friend sent me this cartoon yesterday. It was sweet he said he was going to ask how I was etc but that he knew I'd be fine so would rather just send me this. I liked the vote of confidence and I peed my pants a bit at this....The Octo-Toddler...Now...Will's 8 hands would be slightly … [Read more...]

On Being Vulnerable

January 13, 2011 by erinlittle

I recently watched this (thanks Mer). Watch it. It is really, really worth it. Of course it got me to thinking, introspectively of course. I think she is so right. And I think that I have stopped allowing myself to be vulnerable. It's like Brene has given me a label … [Read more...]

The Bachelor Brad: Episode 2

January 13, 2011 by Unknown

SURPRISE! Everyone is crazy on the Bachelor! Well, almost everyone, because I kind of adore Ashley and her excitement at the kind-of creepy amusement park date (at least there were no clowns) and I kind of love that Brad said this: "I made a stronger connection tonight than I did in a whole month … [Read more...]

Molarization

January 13, 2011 by Amanda

My two year-old is teething. Badly.She's pushing three molars through and it's been a nightmare! Her sleep has been disrupted so we've been dealing with two to three night wakings (on top of my getting up with a little baby who is hungry at four o'clock in the morning), horrendous tantrums, and a … [Read more...]