Feb 14, 2011  •  In Personal

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you have a special someone to celebrate V-Day with or not, I hope that your day is filled with love, laughter, and cheer. (And just in case you’re wondering, the title of this post is the word “love” in binary code.) You may also like: Life Update, 1 Year Later The […]

Feb 11, 2011  •  In Baby, Blogging, Claire, Motherhood, Personal

Keepin’ It Real

A couple of weeks ago, I posed the following question on Facebook and Twitter: How do my internet mommy friends make the time to Facebook, Twitter, AND blog? I feel like I can only do one consistently without losing even more sleep. Admittedly, I didn’t get as many responses as I had hoped. (Sometimes I […]

Feb 9, 2011  •  In Personal, Toys

Monopoly Live: A (Evil) Reboot of the Classic Game

Coming this fall, Hasbro will release a new version of America’s favorite boardgame. An electronic version. Complete with its own all-seeing evil tower (hark the Sauron references!). According to the NYTimes, the tower uses infrared light to surveil the entire board. It calculates rent, whose turn it is and where your piece is on the […]

Feb 7, 2011  •  In Baby, Claire, Cute, Personal

Girl Talk, and Poop

I must have looked especially haggard yesterday morning, because as soon as J woke up he announced, “I’ll take over. Go sleep. NOW.” (I love this man.) Knowing that the baby was in good hands with her doting father, I gathered the dog into my arms and snuggled up in bed. I took a wonderful […]

Feb 3, 2011  •  In Baby, Claire, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal, Relationships

Motherhood for the Introvert

Just in case you weren’t aware, today marks an important holiday for the Asian community: lunar new year. This year is the year of the rabbit, and while I hardly pay attention to astrology (western or eastern), I can’t help but share this awesomely cute picture with you: (image source) Because today is such an […]