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 […]

Feb 2, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Blogging, Geek, Personal, Relationships, Web

Meet Mr. Geek in Heels…

I always have a gazillion projects en queue in my head, am usually in the middle of several at once in real life. A couple of weeks ago, when J mentioned that he was thinking about blogging again (he was quite an avid blogger when we first became friends), I enthusiastically endorsed the idea and […]

Jan 22, 2011  •  In Funny, Geek, Relationships, Star Wars

Luke, I Am Your Father… [Animated GIF]

Because no father-son relationship (even that of the Skywalkers) would be complete without “When I was your age…” comparisons. Via Geeks are Sexy. You may also like: “3-CPO” Once Upon an Internet Google Translate: Star Wars Edition Wednesday Rewind: The 10 Levels of Intimacy in Today’s Communication

Jan 1, 2011  •  In Asian, Claire, Korean, Personal, Relationships

Happy New Year!

(image courtesy of Little Seouls Blog) I remember when I was little, the best part about New Year’s Day was not the gathering of family or the delicious food. The best part of New Year’s Day for me — and for millions of other Korean kids — was getting dressed in our hanbok (traditional Korean dress) […]

Dec 27, 2010  •  In Baby, Comang, Parenting, Relationships

Unconditional Love

When Heather (who had written a guest post for me last month) emailed me to let me know that Trupanion is holding a Pawliday Blog Contest, I knew that I had to participate…but I didn’t realize how difficult writing a post on the topic “How My Pet’s Love is My Holiday Gift” would be. Because […]

Dec 17, 2010  •  In Information, Parenting, Personal, Relationships

Average Happiness vs Transcendent Moments

Do you guys watch videos on TED (tagline: “Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world”)? If not, you should — the site is filled with thought-provoking talks and discourses from some of the most exceptional people in the world. Yesterday, TED posted a presentation given by Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman, the husband-and-wife team […]

Nov 9, 2010  •  In Baby, Comang, Guest Posts, Relationships

Guest Post: Family Pets

I know that introducing Claire to Comang and his adjustment to no longer being the “baby” of the house will be difficult, but I am determined to make it work. So when Heather first contacted me about possibly writing a guest post on the addition of babies to households with pets, I jumped at the […]