December 2009
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In 2010 I will:
Get a mother-effing-benefit-providing-non-yoga-pants-wearing-Big-Girl-qualifying-J-O-B.
Dust (more)
Attempt the following: gnocchi, caramels, marshmallows, ice cream, more fish-based dishes
Keep in touch
Get back in touch
Visit three new states
Learn how to hem
Remember that I’m tall. Wear the heels anyway. Own it.
Write a fan letter to Matt Damon. Let him know that although I...
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Context: We're staring at a map. Extra Context:...
Me: Can you point to places where you've lived?
Sam (age 3): Cali-fornia [points to Cuba]
Me: Yeah.
Sam: Pretzel-vania [points to Argentina]
Me: Sure.
Sam: NEW YORK! [fist pumps on the "new," fist pumps on the "york"...and points to Cuba]
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Sweet Potato Pot Pie
After a full day of nannying (a 2 y/o, a 7-month-old, and a meet and greet with a 3-week-old).
After a broken down car.
After a long run when, really, it was just too cold.
After all that…sweet potato pot pie looks like heaven.
Click for the recipe. (I added nutmeg and thyme.)
“Whatever you are, be proud of it.”
– Yogi Tea
Thanks, Yogi Tea. Will do.
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Opening Pandora's Box. All in a Sunday night's...
Allie (age 3): I'm NEVER going to get to sleep.
Me: Yes you will. I promise. I pinky swear.
Allie: What's a pinky swear?
Me: [4 minute explanation of pinky promising...with a demonstration] Okay bug, I have to go check on the dogs. I'll check on you again in a few.
Allie: Pinky swear?
Me: Yup.
Allie: You're sure your name is Julia, right?
Me: Of course.
Allie: PINKY SWEAR? And you're *my* Julia, right?
Me: Sure thing.
Allie: PIIIIIIIINNNKKY SWEAR?
Me: Night, night.
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When your grocery list reads...
Chocolate (bittersweet, semisweet, white)
Heavy Cream
Champagne
Raspberry liqueur
Coffee
Vanilla Beans
…you know the day is going to be above average.
PS: Photos to come. PPS: I don’t think I can even smell chocolate for the next two weeks.
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A Christmas Eve:
As a family, we’re full of Christmas Eve traditions—most began years ago as a means of making the holiday run smoother with young ones. Regardless of their origins, I love them just the same and look forward to Christmas Eve from the moment Thanksgiving ends. We eat finger foods, go to church, open gifts, wear new sleepyclothes, pass around the Santa hat, pop champagne, and drink...
Congratulations!
thingsnstuff:
My best friend just got engaged! Congratulations Margaret and Zack - so excited for the both of you!
Oh my gosh! This is huge! So, so, so many congratulations go out to [my Pledge Momma] Margaret and her husband-to-be!
: )
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This is not the first time I've had this...
[I pull hand lotion out of my purse and begin to use it.]
Ella (age 4): Don't do that.
Me: Why not?
Ella: Once I put lotion on my hands and then I sucked my fingers at night and then I threw up.
Me: Thanks. I'll be sure not to suck my fingers.
Ella: [Wags her finger at me] You never know what you do in your sleep.
Me: Tell you what. I'll call you if I have any problems. Okay?
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Amazing Christmas Lights Around the World... →
(via jennharvey)
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Today I wish for:
“Everyday I’m Hustlin” poster, Paper Jam Press
Ballet Flats from Yosi Samra
Midsummer Night’s Wallpaper from Anthro
Chanesa Paris Black Dress from Theory (via Bloom)
Botanical Calling Cards from Rifle Paper Co.
Edamame Simple Scallop Notes from Ruby Press
Stackable Statement Rings (in “I Carry Your Heart”) from SilverMadeStudio
World Peace (not...
Last Night Was Legen [wait for it-insert some sort...
After a long string of events I ended up on a train chugging towards the city, on my way to the second nanny gig of the day. About an hour in I learned that my night was free and my services were no longer needed. Little did I know that this was only hour one of many.
The 10 of us who rode together were such a club. Tucked on the train, we would eventually head off in different directions....
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Gameday Grub: Shrimp & Corn Chowder →
I am a girl who loves her chowder. Didn’t taste the stuff until after leaving home, but I never looked back. My first bowl of clam chowder was consumed (appropriately) in Boston, after rowing in The Head of the Charles. My first bowl of corn chowder? In the dining hall at school with my chowder-addicted roommate, Molly. The trouble is that I have a hard time making chowder because of all the...
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The Top 10 Pieces of Advice...
…that I’ve been given by the families that I nanny for. Mind you, I’ve nannied for about 50 families in the past 3 months alone—I don’t get this heart-to-heart on a daily basis.
“Don’t date mean people. This sounds easy, but it’s not. Goofy is okay. Mean is where you can get into hot water. And trust me, it’s only a matter of time before mean...
In 2008 I could not have considered the following...
Guidos
Jeggings
What a difference a year makes.
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