Are trick or treaters ringing your doorbell? I did the whole ‘put a bowl of candy on the stoop’ move – here’s to hoping the first set of kiddos didn’t just clean me out. My candy for the night? A nice glass of sweet Moscato. In bed. While listening to the Snow Patrol station on [...]
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I got sucked into a vortex of Henry and am just now emerging – with circles under my eyes, a frazzled expression, and a messy house. At least he’s super cute! Amidst the drama, I managed to go on a 10K run. I was pretty pleased – I wasn’t super speedy but I maintained [...]
It’s been a lazy morning over here… But I’m hoping to pump things up with a 10K run in an hour or so. This will be the furthest I’ve run since Henry; crossing my fingers that I survive. It’s definitely time that I step up my distances – I’ve got a half marathon in 2.5 [...]
We’re currently getting the tail end of Hurricane Sandy – the morning started off like a typical autumn day, but the day quickly turned chilly and windy. But our weather is nothing like the northerners will experience soon. If you’re in the area, please be safe and stay dry! We spent the morning comfy and [...]
Our Halloween party was a smashing success! We started things off pretty early – most of our friends have kiddos – but there was a second wind around 10 PM, and I didn’t go to bed until 1 AM. After two straight hours of karaoking. My feet are killing me, I lost my voice, but [...]
BOO! We stayed up far too late last night decorating the house for our big Halloween bash. We are going all out – I even made candy corn Jello shots (which are too cute). But my favorite part is the pumpkin beer tasting bar. I don’t think we’ve ever done up holiday decor quite so [...]
I have such fond memories of pumpkin-carving with my parents. It’s a tradition that I can’t wait to continue with Henry. I’m super excited for next year when he wants to put his hands inside and pull out of the gooey stuff. Today we carved his first pumpkin. I took a cue from Young House [...]
For two months after Henry was born, I suffered with ‘phantom baby syndrome.’ This involves being ripped from sleep in a panic, gasping into a sitting position, and searching for my baby in my bed (because surely I had pulled him into bed with me while sleeping). He was always snoozing peacefully in his bassinet. [...]
So. This Saturday, I am hosting a Halloween blow-out. We’re talking 40+ people. Maybe 50, depending on how many people bring dates. I’m excited, but I’m also feeling a bit panicky, because all I’ve done to prepare is borrow my in-laws’ box of Halloween decorations (I am so not the woman who keeps boxes of [...]
I can’t even believe it, but December is right around the corner, and that means that my third book, Operation Beautiful: One Note at a Time, will be released very soon. Wondering about the snazzy new cover and title? Check out this post for more info: “Getting a Book to Print†If you don’t [...]
Thai takeout for dinner. It doesn’t get any better than that. Or does it? What’s your favorite takeout?
Well. My planned six miler became a four miler because, once again, a lost doggie was pulled towards me like I’m a powerful puppy magnet. I was scared to touch this pup – he was big and not the friendliest – so I corralled him away from the main road and knocked on a few [...]
My baby is a voracious reader. I am a sucker for lost dogs. Don’t worry, I found Sargent’s home. And this little snack was DELICIOUS. A green pepper, stuffed with brown rice, lentils, and two tablespoons of balsamic vin dressing, topped off with {horseradish} hummus and baked at 400 degrees for 40 [...]
I was inspired to do this by Liz, who penned a time capsule of her thoughts. Here is my thought time capsule at 28 years, 5 months, and 22 days. On Politics: It is obvious by now that I go through ‘cycles’ with politics. I care a lot for a period of time, and then [...]