The verdict day has arrived. If you expected the conclusion to be like a feel good American movie when the social misfit has a standing ovation or the ugly girl next doors is metamorphosed into a Elite agency model and bags the IT boy, you will be highly disappointed.I have not won my challenge: IContinue reading “Fashion babbling: the challenge – episode 3”
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Is it serious, Doc?
L is having his 9 months doctor’s visit today. Taking the kids to their pediatrician’s is a pain. Taking the kids to their pediatrician’s when it is snowing and the stroller is broken is just hell. L, wearing 4 layers of warm clothing, is strapped to me in a baby carrier while I am wearingContinue reading “Is it serious, Doc?”
Two
P & G have just turned two. Our friend Tess who has a kid born on the exact same day sent us some birthday wishes saying ‘Happy Birthday to the kids. Times flies by, doesn’t it?’. Wishes were answered as follows by a dead serious DH: ‘Thanks for the wishes. No, time does not fly.Continue reading “Two”
Getting dumped sucks
I have never been dumped by a lover or been fired by a boss. DH never got fired either. We thus have a pretty good combined record when it comes to lasting the distance. This has to count for something, right? Apparently, not so much. Our student babysitter has been MIA since the New Year.Continue reading “Getting dumped sucks”
Holiday season: final part
The holiday season in the US is insanely long. It starts the week before Thanksgiving and ends on 2nd January. It is like a freaking marathon. A marathon where there is no winner because we all finish the race, fat, sick and shameful. Here is the summary of my festivities and the lessons I have learned: –Continue reading “Holiday season: final part”
I wish I had known
‘No one ever told us it was going to be so hard’ said my friend Sofia. She has 3 kids too. Her sentence has been resonating since. I also thought about all the people who, as they look at me trying to pick up my three kids (it can be done, one on each hipContinue reading “I wish I had known”
Holiday season: part Two
We had it all planned out: our posse was going to split for a whole morning for the first time ever to allow the kids some privileged time with one parent. Our family says it is needed, our friends say it is enjoyable, parenting books say it is a must. So that’s it; we wereContinue reading “Holiday season: part Two”
Abortion and motherhood: a true story
Preliminary note: Two days ago, I tried to load my resume onto an online recruitment agency website and for some reasons (OK, I admit I am useless when it comes to the multi-touch trackpad options, too old for these tricks) I opened a document I wrote three years ago. It was my way of dealingContinue reading “Abortion and motherhood: a true story”
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”
Fashion babbling: the challenge – episode 1
L is at the day care which means it is the day when I must get a shower before 11am and wear something else than sweatpants. It is not an option; it is key to the survival of ME as a self-loving woman. Once out of the shower I got on the weight scale andContinue reading “Fashion babbling: the challenge – episode 1”
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