Although I was warned many, many months ago about the impending stench of LadyP’s diapers once she started eating real solid food, I had no idea what I was in for. Can you say toxic waste? What used to be ‘no big deal’ has now turned into a huge ordeal that I dread several times…
Archives for August 2011
Who’s greedy? Are baby showers for your 2nd kid selfish or smart?
OK, I barely even wanted a baby shower at all (but then again, my baby was an oopsie-daisy surprise, so it took me about 8 full months before I gave in to the fact that I was even having a baby at all). Now that I’m a mom I’m realizing that baby showers are a…
Easy dessert to impress: A sinful cake my baby made me make.
One of the beauties of having “mom” as a title is that you can blame your baby for any and all things. I used to blame my baby for me wanting to needing to drink several cups of coffee to get going. I used to blame my baby when I accidentally farted (I would tell my…
FAB TIP! Trunks for toys.
Guess what’s in here: And here: Wrong. I give you credit for effort. Talk about a Fab-Find. What’s inside of these mini-trunks are the antithesis of fabulous home decor. That’s right, I’m not ashamed to hide my little LadyP’s sparkly noisemakers, stacking blocks, pink singing laptops and puppies-in-purses inside these chic little pieces. These trunks keep…
Why I was scared to be alone with Hubby, and why I now question if I have a soul.
Toronto: It was our first trip together sans baby. I was totally excited and totally weirded out. What the HELL were Hubby and I going to talk about for 4 days all by our lonesome on our happy-anniversary-to-us trip? I packed flirty dresses, high heels, lingerie… but would I know what to do with them?…
Mad about Moonfrye! Win Punky Brewster’s new book “Happy Chaos.”
So I’ve learned a few things this summer… thanks to my childhood idol Punky Brewster. No, I don’t attempt to wear different-colored socks anymore (like Punky did) but thanks to a grown-up gal now known to the online community as @moonfrye, I’m more prone to embrace the chaos of life, love and motherhood more than…
Motivation: Do you mother yourself?
Something very, very BIG happened to me this week… much bigger than what I thought my career would’ve presented me with just 10 months after having my first baby. Of course I’m not allowed to talk details about it, but I’ve been walking on air with a wee bit of disbelief about the sequence of events…