Category: Life in the City
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My Costanza Moment
A few months ago, I volunteered to be “Class Parent” at Em’s school. I figured, I’m not busy enough making candy, going to culinary school, and being a pregnant mother. I needed to add something to my schedule. But what? CLASS PARENT! So, I volunteered for the job. And for the most part things have…
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NaBloPoMo: Four Little Birds.
Toby Joe and I have been stressing out about our living situation again. We live in a tiny apartment. We pay a lot of money for a tiny apartment. And the rent is set to go up 200 bucks in December. Between that, the size of the place, and the fact that we’re about to…
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NaBloPoMo: It’s Not The Voting That’s Democracy; It’s The Cocoa.
I voted yesterday. I brought Em with me and we voted together. I thought we’d turn it into “A Thing”. I’d teach him what it means to vote; take him into the booth with me; introduce him to democracy. We’d share an American moment—mother and son. So we set off at 8:15 AM. But I…
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Sunset Tonight.
Tonight’s sunset blew my mind. It wasn’t there and then BAM! It was. You see, I had a terrible day. This morning I nearly passed out twice a block from home and Em was with me. I had to sit down on the sidewalk and tuck my head between my knees. Twice. And then it…
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8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York City A Horrible Place To Live
Y’all, it’s just me and the kid these days, so time has been limited, hence the lack of updates. I’ll be back shortly. (He starts school soon!) In the meantime, I just had to share this amazing article with you. It’s hysterical on so many levels, I don’t even know where to begin. Enjoy! 8.4…
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Scenes From A Movie Theater
We saw Inception last night. But don’t worry, this post has nothing to do with the movie. There will be no spoilers. It was a sold-out show. This happens frequently in NYC. People still go to theaters to see movies. Theaters are often full weeks after a film’s release date. I love this about living…
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The iPhone 4 and Its Camera
Sunday is our long day at pastry school. We go from 9 AM until 5 PM but we do get a 20-minute break. Whenever lunch rolls around I pull out my iPhone to check email, Twitter and the like. Well, this Sunday it wasn’t working. The little ATT icon showed up but the 3G icon…
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On Soccer Camp.
I am constantly learning new things as a mother. For example, last week I learned that getting a 3-year-old to listen to a soccer coach for three hours in 90+ degree heat is impossible. We tried. I had high expectations, but it went just about as smoothly as Mom and Baby Yoga. The good news…
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Channeling Devo? Or Playing For the Dutch?
I am in the middle of a longer post about soccer camp, which we began on Monday, but it’s slow going because I’m slow going (and without any childcare this week). So for now, I’ll leave you with a picture. It poured today. Em didn’t care. He loved it. And at some point during the…
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