Holiday season: part One

DH and I absolutely love Thanksgiving. We don’t have it in France so when this holiday comes we relish it because basically it is all about food and wine and it is not Christmas yet. We thus still have time to: – figure out what gift to buy. My dream toy for the children isContinue reading “Holiday season: part One”

Coffee with a headhunter: the rules not to break

It is not often than I get work connections through my family – mainly because they still don’t know what I was doing before having kids and more comprehensibly what it is I actually want to do now. My sister’s boyfriend once candidly asked: ‘I am confused…your sister has two Masters in Business and Management,Continue reading “Coffee with a headhunter: the rules not to break”

Beb-election night: Congratulations President Obama

I woke up this morning utterly exhausted because G & L kept us awake all night. However beyond the exhaustion, I felt relief. Relief that America came to their senses to give Obama four more years. For me the choice was obvious because I am a non white gay hag woman who is not AmericanContinue reading “Beb-election night: Congratulations President Obama”

Hurricane Sandy aka Frankenstorm – part Two

When hurricane Irene came, DH and I argued about whether to duct tape our windows or not. Irene did affect our lives, though not by flooding our apartment in Harlem: we got bored, we drank and we probably conceived L then. When hurricane Sandy came, half of Manhattan turned pitch black and was flooded. In our smallContinue reading “Hurricane Sandy aka Frankenstorm – part Two”

Hurricane Sandy aka Frankenstorm – part One

When hurricane Irene came, DH and I argued about whether to duct tape our windows or not. Irene did affect our lives, though not by flooding our apartment in Harlem: we got bored, we drank and we probably conceived L then. When hurricane Sandy came, half of Manhattan turned pitch black and was flooded. In our smallContinue reading “Hurricane Sandy aka Frankenstorm – part One”