I’m having a good hair day today. Thanks to a revelatory haircut and some top secret advice from my new friend Cole, and the incredible resource that is my sister-in-law (or, when she’s not available to me, her blog) and EVEN THOUGH I woke up late with the vicodin hangover from hell {have we not talked about my broken rib?… Read more →
Category: The Not-So-Trivial
This is my life.
Do you remember that movie? It stars Marge Simpson Julie Kavner as a struggling single mom who finds success as a stand-up comic, and ends up neglecting her children along the way . Well..it’s a good movie and you should rent it. {It’s also, an amazing reminder of life just-pre techono boom, and how different it really was.} ANYWAY. My… Read more →
OMG STFU BBQ
It’s weird this whole “Mom blogging” thing. I don’t usually like to call myself that because…don’t you try to put your labels on ME blogosphere. Also it makes me feel like a dork who wears her pants too high. (I don’t, even though I should…my body may be back to it’s usual size, but the skin on my stomach will… Read more →
Sweet Water Child: Lullabies for Getty
Have you ever heard of SMA1? Neither had I until Stacey, a beloved reader, emailed me about Getty Storm, the infant daughter of close friends of hers, who was recently diagnosed with the disease. If you read any of the same blogs I do, you’ve probably seen Getty’s button pop up in quite a few places, and hopefully it’s piqued… Read more →
Social Media is a Warm Gun
“Depression exists in selfish people. Step outside yourself, helps others [sic] & you will feel better!” —@TheDailyLove The scary thing about social media is it has a nasty habit of allowing some dude who Googled stuff that one time and thought about some things and then decided maybe it would be fun to share them with his MySpace friends (I’m… Read more →
Breastfeeding Sucks.
We never had a problem getting her to latch. There was never an issue with supply. The girl has been crazy for boobie since I squeezed her out my lady bits, and I’ve hated {almost} every second of it. Not at first. When she was first born and they handed her to me and she started rooting I wanted to… Read more →
Heal the World.
While I was pregnant with Delilah, I noticed a change in my husband. All of a sudden, our recycling was perfectly separated, our Countertop Compost Keeper was in regular use, and we stopped forgetting our re-usable grocery bags every time we went to the market. Little things. But a change none-the-less. There’s nothing to remind you that you’re bequeathing the… Read more →
Sunday, Yummy Sunday.
The Cookies Without Borders Bake Sale was a huge success – the line was down the block, the goodies kept showing up, and the ladies raised over 5k for Haiti. I’m so proud of their hard work. We arrived early and made two trips down the buffet line, which at it’s peak included a half hour wait, and three… Read more →
In the Name of Charity
When Jodi emailed looking for donations for Cookies Without Borders, I immediately knew I wanted to tackle these Double Chocolate Crinkles. Judy, a close friend of my Mom’s, made these at every family event when I was growing up, and she was happy to share her delicious recipe for such a great cause! Thanks Judy! DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CRINKLES 4 oz… Read more →
Cookies Without Borders
Hey, Los Angelinos (and those willing to drive to LA for some tasty eats…) the lovely (and philanthropic) ladies of No Cookie Left Behind are banning together yet again to raise money for a great cause: Cookies Without Borders: A Bake Sale for Haiti. Here’s what they had to say: We will be featuring a dizzying array of sweets from… Read more →