A mom blog by TV host & new mommy Jill Simonian.
I think I hit that metaphorical brick wall today. You know, that thing we all slam into every now and then when we’ve spun around in circles enough times to lose our orientation. BAM! It happened to me today. I could barely keep my eyes open after lunch and put both my girls down for [...]
Three years ago this upcoming August (ya follow me?), my husband and I celebrated our first anniversary with my big, unexpected 8-month baby bump. We stayed a weekend at the to-die-for Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel, complete with an incredible romantic dinner, spectacular beach, heavenly bed and one of the best massages I’ve ever experienced… and [...]
Ok, so I actually had TWO babysitters booked for my big Critic’s Choice Movie Awards red carpet workday… one sitter for the morning (so I could shower, wash my hair, fake-tan my arms and do some mental prep in peace) and one sitter for the afternoon/evening (for when I was actually working). That’s what you [...]
Guess what girls? Mommy’s gonna be on one of the most-watched television shows in the country! Crickets. Blank stares. General ignoring. I recently appeared as a mom-correspondent to expose nasty, hidden germs in kid-friendly places for The Maury Show’s ‘Hidden Dangers Caught on Tape’ special, but who cares about the drama of hidden germs when [...]
So what if we all lied? Big whoop. You gotta do what you gotta do. When T-Mobile gives me their new MyTouch smartphone to use on a busy day of errands, I do it happily (the little sucker was pretty cool, telling me where and how to go where I needed to be… not to [...]
After a 2-week blogging hiatus and stay-cation with my family, I’ve come to a shocking conclusion that I never thought I’d be able to admit. EVER. DEEP BREATH. Stay-at-home mommyhood isn’t all that bad. It’s FUN. I’M HAVING FUN. Crap. Did I just say that out loud? I was the girl who always figured I’d have kids, [...]
Who deals with crap on a daily basis? I do! I do! At least I did this week. But please don’t tell the fabulous network executives that I had meetings with what I did just before driving to their shiny offices to talk about my past, present (and hopefully future!) TV experience. Mama’s working on [...]
Ask me about George Zimmerman. Or the latest is in the Republican primaries. Or even what movies are opening this week. Chances are you’ll get a semi-blank stare. And an Armenian children’s singer by the name of Taline is to blame. I don’t understand a lick of what she sings and says, but she’s officially [...]
A few months ago I wrote about my Lady-of-the-Night activities that television viewers in Britain are occasionally privy to (thanks to a friend of mine who has the gig regularly and assigns me as his fill-in when he goes on vacation). I leave my house around 10pm and get back around 1am. It’s easy work. And [...]
Last week, everyone thought I was sooooo lucky to be in the same room as Robert Downey Jr (thanks to the press conference for his new movie The Avengers, in theaters May 4). Let me tell you something: HE was the lucky one. Not because I’m so fabulous… but rather because I totally forgot to [...]
Last night Hubby and I attended VH1′s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards (as part of my membership of the Broadcast Film Critics Association). I got all gussied up (heels, big hair, too much jewelry). It was exactly what I needed. Clooney, Pitt and all the Hollywood usuals showed up to either present or accept an award. [...]
This week’s got me workin’ the Bump (I capitalize it now since it seems soooo big to me all of a sudden… it wasn’t like this the first time around!). The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards (on VH1 – TONIGHT!) and a trip to Vegas are just a few of the shenanigans I’ve got going on [...]
If you think about it, it’s the perfect job for a mom: Leaving your baby in the middle of night. No babysitter needed (assuming you have a spouse at home). No need to provide eating/napping instructions to anyone. No need to go through the rigamarole of saying ‘bye-bye’ to baby and sneaking out the door [...]
It was a busy week. The thing that saved me? Nighttime showers. Silly, but true. This week turned out to be a 5-day workweek for me (woohoooo!!!) and was chock full with prepping (shopping, cooking, wrapping, planting… basically anything with an -ing on the end of it) for LadyP’s 1st birthday party this Saturday (post [...]
Yesterday was a good day. A fun day. A learning day. A goal-accomplishing day. And yes, I wanted my mommy. Not because I was scared, intimidated or uncertain. Quite the opposite. I was H-A-P-P-Y. Yippeeee!!! I was lucky enough to guest co-host for HLN’s Showbiz Tonight (as you may have seen) and I almost couldn’t [...]
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 [...]
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 whisper of disbelief about the sequence of events [...]
Failure. It’s the worst word in the world, and I must rant about this. I’m SICK of hearing moms everywhere say “I feel like I’m failing all the time.” It also tries my patience when I hear moms say they feel “guilty.” Stop it. Now. Because you’re not, you shouldn’t… and it’s offending me. Every [...]
Hi all. Jill Simonian here. I’m a TV Host & Entertainment Journalist who somehow ended up with TWO *surprise* baby girls under the age of 2. I'm still trying to figure out how this happened. LadyP barged in September 2010 and LilMiss arrived March 2012. TheFabMom was born in 2011 as an experiment to keep life flirty, fun, focused & as close to fabulous as possible after babies. Here you will find my personal stories, realizations & rants about keeping mommyhood, lifestyle and my work on TV fab... all with a wild toddler and bouncy infant. Got tips? Send 'em my way!
