Archive for February, 2010

RHOC Recap

2.26.10

Most times RHOC makes me think about deeper, more serious issues regarding motherhood, marriage, friendship - but last night was just funny. Here’s a quick recap:Simon and TamraAs you may know by now, Simon and Tamra are in fact getting a divorce after 12 years of marriage. The tension between ...

Posted in jokes, Real Housewives, what's on TV | 5 Comments »

Get Your Beef On: It’s a Giveaway!

2.25.10

There's a running joke in our family; whenever my mom and I are out dining somewhere together and someone politely asks "is there anything you don't eat?" we both laugh and say "unfortunately, no!" It's true - we love food. And that love includes beef. Some of my favorite ...

Posted in cooking, food, giveaways, recipes, reflection, sponsored post | 24 Comments »

#GIT for mommy and princess

2.24.10

Don't shoot me because I'm pretty sure I've written this post before, but I pause every time it happens, so I must share. I took off from work a little early today (4pm to be exact) and got princess from school. It was a completely different afternoon - one ...

Posted in #GIT, happy mommy, venting, working mom | 3 Comments »

The Scary Fairy Deal

2.23.10

Chatterbox lost her first tooth last week! It was a big deal in our house. It was loose for a loooong time and she even asked Hubby to try to pull it out {before it was really ready} and that didn't go over so well! It eventually fell out on ...

Posted in family moments, firsts, funny story, growing up | 4 Comments »

Rat race

2.22.10

The cleaning lady at my office told me today "You look tired" and really, I'm not! So ... I must be looking really bad. I thought for a second, here is this sweetheart of a lady who gets to work by 7 am and works a full shift on her ...

Posted in just call me peeved, working mom | 5 Comments »

Blissdom Conference Recap

2.21.10

Life has gotten away from me once again dear friends. It's been over 2 weeks since I've been back from Blissdom and I'm just now getting a chance to post my recap!This was my first time attending Blissdom. I was anxious about going because I had heard that the ...

Posted in Blissdom, bloggy events | 5 Comments »

Happy Saturday

2.19.10

Here are a few images of our first lady....she's just so smart, strong, loyal, down to earth and extremely fabulous. I want to be just like her when I grow up. Here's to you FLOTUS!

Posted in Michelle Obama is my Shero | 4 Comments »

The Week When Time Stood Still

2.16.10

Those of us living in the DC area received a little gift from Mother Nature called Snowmaggedon 2010. I say gift because, unless you were in one of the areas that experienced power outages - and I feel for those who were, you probably got several unexpected days off ...

Posted in family moments, weather, working mom | 2 Comments »

The guilt and sadness of work

2.15.10

It's just about 10pm on President's Day Monday night and I'm very sad thinking about going to work tomorrow (almost as sad as I was when I started working after being laid off for a couple months). We've been home for the past 11 days because of the sno-pocalypse ...

Posted in family moments, happy mommy, mommy guilt | 3 Comments »

It Shouldn’t Be This Hard

2.12.10

I give up. Call me weak. Call me a failure. Call me what you want, but don't call me crazy. I know, I know that signing your daughters up for dance classes should not be this hard. I have spent, collectively, at least 5 hours researching, calling and pulling ...

Posted in baby bunching, venting, working mom | 6 Comments »