I said goodbye to a good friend yesterday. The clasp broke on one of my favorite bargain finds: this Marc Jacobs-lookalike, Banana Republic Outlet bag. I bought it six months ago and it’s been my constant work companion since. I hate having to switch work bags (because I will inevitably forget to replace my ID […]
Archives for January 2013
“Escape from Planet Earth” Movie Giveaway! (ENDED)
I love taking my son to the movies. Okay, part of it is has to do with having an excuse to eat candy and drink a 40 oz fountain Diet Coke. But mostly it’s because so many of the animated movies that have come out in recent years (“Despicable Me,” “How to Train Your Dragon,” […]
Meal Planning: Week of January 27
Argh. It may not be articulate, but it’s the best way I can sum up last week’s meal planning. Our barriers? Hmm, let’s see. Sickness, sickness and – oh, yeah – sickness. So basically, we only ended up making a few things off last week’s menu. But thankfully, everyone (with the exception of Dr. G.) […]
Addicted to Bangs
We’re here today to discuss a very serious topic. Me and my bangs. Okay, so this obviously is not a Very Important Post, but my bangs and I? We have had a long and tortured history. Or perhaps a love/hate relationship is more appropriate. Our relationship began with your typical little girl bangs, then – […]
I Needed That
January has not been kind, fitness-wise. The kids have been sick, I have been sick. I have felt sluggish and slow. My workouts have been supbar at best. I’ve been terrified to run outside in the cold or when there’s a trace of snow on the ground, for fear my inner klutz will lead me […]
Kindergarten Playdate Etiquette: Lessons Learned
This weekend, Buddy had his first official playdate with a friend from his kindergarten class. The whole thing was kind of strange. We got a voice message from the little boy the week before, which basically went like, “Hi, is Buddy home? Can we have a playdate on Friday?” No name, no phone number, nothing. […]
Meal Planning: Week of January 20 (and a recipe)
Happy Sunday! I’m impressed by how closely we followed our meal plan last week. Now it could have been because Mimi was home sick a few days, which meant we had more time to prepare dinner. I find that we tend to deviate from the plan if we’re running late getting home from work/school/daycare and […]