Jul 8, 2015  •  In Asian, Beauty, Korean, Personal, Reviews

Shangpree Mega-Review

A few weeks ago, Korean beauty e-tailer Peach & Lily reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in trying some of their products. Um…yes please? For, you know, *cough cough* research purposes. Can I have them all? All kidding aside, I have shopped from P&L in the past and I love their product offerings. And […]

Jun 6, 2015  •  In Asian, Beauty, Depression, Korean, Personal

On the Upside…

I’ve been battling some health issues as of late. And with the addition/subtraction of various meds and therapies in an effort to properly treat the problems, I’ve predictably been in a bit of a funk. I’ve made no efforts in the past to hide my struggles with depression, and I am not about to now. However, at […]

Jun 5, 2015  •  In Personal, Web

Social Media Broadcast

This hit (and hurt) me in all the right places today. Via Cowbirds in Love. You may also like: What’s Your Shade of Introversion? What Would Your Name Be If You Were Born Today? What Crystal Knows About Me I Am Vincent van Beethoven

Jun 1, 2015  •  In Claire, Parenting, Personal

Claire’s First Boyfriend

Last week, Claire asked me for some plain white paper. “I want to make a drawing for my friend,” she told me. I happily obliged, and didn’t think much of it until she finished her work of art. “Umma, can you help me spell Kyle?” Okaaay. What was going on here? I helped her spell, […]

May 31, 2015  •  In Personal

Grateful.

We all need a reminder of this from time to time. Via Doghouse Diaries. You may also like: The Neverending Period My Top 7 Foundations Happy Father’s Day 15 Years Ago Today…

May 12, 2015  •  In Aerin, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal

My 3.5 Year Old Still Isn’t Potty-Trained

I know that she’s ready, both mentally and physically. She meets all the requirements for potty-training, and more. But at 3 years and 6 months old, my Aerin is still in diapers. It is not for lack of trying. Books and videos. Pretty underwear she chose herself. Setting schedules. Going without diapers or underwear. Going full-on […]

May 11, 2015  •  In Entertainment, Korean, Music, Personal

Let’s Get Some Kpop in Here!

Once upon a time (from the time I first got into Kpop as a teenager, and all through my twenties before popping out my fist kid at the age of 29), I used to stalk the top Kpop tunes on Naver Music and Mnet Chart every week. Before YouTube was a thing — yes, I’m that old […]

May 6, 2015  •  In Geek, Personal, Reviews, Web

What Crystal Knows About Me

Have you heard of Crystal? In short, it’s a web app that attempts to analyze and summarize your personality through your web presence. Its main objective is to help improve communication — you can look up anyone you wish and their Crystal profile will tell you how best to communicate with them. Some have found […]