This is a sponsored post by Good Food Made Simple. Which is just as deliciously awesome as it sounds. *** You guys, I try so hard. I want to make good, healthy food every single morning, noon, and night. But sometimes, a crazy number of things conspire against me: conflicting schedules, a house turned upside down, reviews and posts being turned in during key mealtime prep (and still slightly past deadline), children randomly deciding not to eat stuff they normally {Read More}
Aversion To Reality: Television Edition.
January 13, 2014 By 16 Comments
Sunday evening, 9:44pm: Jasper stared me in the eye, opened his mouth wide in recognition, and gave me his first real I am so thrilled you’re here smile. 9:44:07pm: It hit me- not for the first time- that I was stupidly in love with this little boy. 9:44:15pm: Jasper, still smiling, turned his head to the side and spit up an impressive amount of his last feeding. 9:44:19pm: Checked in with self- still stupid, still in love. In other news, a.k.a. {Read More}
A New Gig And At Least One Bathtub Photo.
January 8, 2014 By 6 Comments
Okay guys, this will be the shortest weekly recap in the history of ever…because I only have two things to report: My re-admittance to the blogging world after the birth of my son/all the holidays/etc., etc., etc… And the complete awesomesauceitude of my new job blogging for The Mix, 101.9 FM, a fabulously fabulous radio station here in Chicago. 2014 is waving the ol’ banner of Terrific, thus far. Keep it up, 2014. And wow, that’s a short post, right? {Read More}
Chiberia, Sleep Deprivation, And Utter Joy.
January 6, 2014 By 26 Comments
Lovely frozen people of the world (and if you happen to be in a balmy clime, I’m sorta gonna need you to keep it to thyself for the next week): I hadn’t intended to blog only two-ish weeks into my “maternity leave” (hahaha), but decided to do so for a few reasons. Namely, I missed blogging. And you guys. And sharing simply crucial minutiae. (Incidentally, Crucial Minutiae would be an exceptional name for a book of essays, no?) Also, my {Read More}
A Birth Story. Now With More Drugs!
December 23, 2013 By 24 Comments
Pals, as this is my third kid’s birth story, I thought I’d employ the technique of telling the tale in anecdote form. It’ll also be much more linear than anything my post-op drugged mind could otherwise manage. You’re welcome. December 19th, 2013: -I got roughly three hours of sleep the night before, what with anxiety, last minute stuff, and positively abdomen-crushing Braxton Hicks cramps. (But not labor, ha ha! Just fake labor!) -The surgery was originally scheduled for 2:30pm (meaning I’d have {Read More}
Happy Birth Day, Roo!
December 19, 2013 By 32 Comments
Friends, it’s Go Time. In less than one hour, I’ll be en route to the hospital, and all of my “Now I can have the baby ’cause…” statements won’t be quite so hilarious anymore (if they ever were) because I’ll be off to Now Have The Baby. ‘Cause. Here’s a picture I like to call 39 Weeks And All’s Well. It could also be called I’m Wearing Jammies To The Hospital, Because For Real. Or: I’ve Been Fasting For The {Read More}
A Virtual Shower, But Very Real Friends.
December 18, 2013 By 20 Comments
I happen to be an extremely lucky gal. Not only has a crazy cross-section of family and friends already made this little Roo so very, very welcomed to the world…but my bestie pals in the blogosphere have done so as well. For a couple of months now, an amazing collection of bloggers (and friends) have sent gifts to the baby (and me!) every few days. The result is a combination of birthday, Christmas, and surprise party feelings every single week. It’s {Read More}
A Monday Recap And A Roo Of One’s Own.
December 16, 2013 By 15 Comments
Hey all, welcome to wacky mix-up week! That’s right, even though it’s Monday, we’re gonna be doing a weekly wrap-up today because: -I’m planning something else for Wednesday. -I have nothing else, review-wise, on the books until 2014. -And my brain is about to implode because of the baby coming on Thursday, ohmigodIcan’tbreathe. So, wrap-up. She Doesn’t Even Know Which Way Is Up, But Here’s Some Writin’: Thursday brought the end to A Year Of Dating, quite possibly one of the awesomest {Read More}
