Nifty

I just learned a nifty new trick that I thought you might find helpful.  I don't know how your family works but in our house, we have about 6 pairs of scissors and we can never find one when we need it. Or the one pair we do find is so dull it won't even cut through a piece of paper. We run out and buy a new pair and then find the old pair that works when we get back home.  Drama.

So, what do you do with dull scissors?  Throw them away? No!  You can sharpen them, quick and easy.  Just take old tin foil or new if you don't have an old sheet you just used to cover the lasagna, and fold it into about 7 layers.  Then cut away with those dull scissors.  Voila!  Sharp scissors!  Easy right?

Did you find this tip helpful?  Would you like me to share more tips like this on my blog?  Leave a comment or shoot me a message.

Who am I?

As someone who was very unfamiliar with babies until I brought mine home for a test drive, I always thought babies must be easy.  I mean, they are like 9 pounds max when you bring them home(mine was a little over 5), what could they really need.  Now I know.  Cooper is 3 months and I am certainly no expert on parenting, babies or motherhood but I must say I have learned an awful lot.  I am learning every day that it takes all the skills I have in my basket to be a good mom.  After 3 months, I am finally comfortable admitting out loud that I am a mom.  I still have the image of light faded mom jeans and a bob haircut looming in the back of my mind but it is slowly fading.  Moms these days are hip and empowered.  There are sites, businesses and blogs everywhere run and operated by mothers.  I am learning it is important to not lose myself.  What would I be teaching my son? He needs a strong woman at home.  Someone to teach him the power and ability of women.  A mother to show him that he can be successful in life, however that may look for him.

He needs me to be me.


Isaiah 40:11
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young.


image from mary ruffle

Tea Parties

Oh how lovely I would feel in these stunning Katie Lombardo heels from BHLDN , Athropologie's all new wedding line.  I already had my wedding so of course I would just wear these shoes to afternoon tea.

On-A-Wing Heels. So lovely. On the wings of love with all things light and airy yet sophisticated in a sweet, Charlotte York way.

And this dress!! Please, someone give me a reason to wear this dress!

I am swooning and melty in a ridiculous way.

February 14

I'm behind at work.  So what else is new.  That's why I am writing a blog, clearly.  This is a classic example of know your own crazy.  We all have it, something that is glaringly odd to the rest of the world but makes perfect sense to you.  You all must know by now that I work for my husband's company.  If you didn't know that, you do now.  Of course, this is an interesting dynamic husband/boss.  He doesn't really follow up with me about my work, just trusts that I will eventually get it done.  Eventually is the key word in that sentence.  Especially now that baby Cooper has arrived.  I think he is scared of me....shhh don't tell.  Anyway, I have a deadline for a load of reports on the fifteenth of every month.  This month I am behind, the month of love and all....work just got away from me.  Now, no one really cares that I am behind except me.  I am my own worst critic.  So to make myself feel better I have been post dating all of my work to February 14.  I have found that it completely eliminates the guilt AND I get all smiley when I type the day of love on my work documents.

Go ahead, try it out.

February 14, 2011

Don't you feel better.

Sip & See

I am soo excited ya'll!! In the voice of Paula Dean, my afternoon hero.  A woman who's recipes all start with 2 sticks of butter.  I had a cupcake for breakfast, I think her and I could be fast friends.  Tangent. Back to the current excitement.
Cooper is having his very first party!!  Who said having kids wasn't fun?  He is an adorable 3 months and its high time he has a party, don't you think.  Now, most of my girlies have already met Cooper but a few have such busy lives that a drive out to the burbs is like scheduling suicide.  The party is for them and for my local chicas and who am I kidding, its for me!  What a fun reason to have a girls afternoon filled with cocktails and adorable baby squeals.  Sign me up!  My amazing and talented Mika from Mike Shreeve Events is showing me the ropes and working out the details for baby Cooper. I.Am.So. Excited.  Now, off to clean the spit up on my shirt!

image via weheartit

Love

I hope your life is sweet today. 

  image from mary ruffle

Sunday

Yesterday was just like any other day since baby Cooper's arrival.  The sound of cooing mixed with screaming blaring through the monitor at 6:30am.  Bobby and I do the exact same thing every morning.  Both of us kick the other saying, baby's crying.  Neither one of us moving. Too tired to even say Cooper's name, just the word baby is mumbled between the sheets. Its kind of like a game of chicken, we both just hold out until the other one gives.

 A+ parenting right?

On the mornings that I lose the game and drag my tired butt into Cooper's room, I am always shocked by the feeling I get when I see his smiling face.  Deep inside the feeling of losing is quickly consumed by the overwhelming feeling of a win.  I get to be the first one he sees in the morning.  I get to be the one that saves him from his crib.  Its crazy and amazing all at once.  Life has changed and ever so slowly we are embracing it.

I'm sorry, what?

The Grammy's

• Gaga in an Egg?  Really?  This woman must be stopped.  Someone save her.
• Beiber Fever. I have it. I've had it and yes I am almost 30.
• Usher, my first celebrity crush.  You can bust a move.
• Cee Lo Green in a muppet outfit.  First of all, I thought you were you like 19 but turns out you are about 40.  Second, I  pictured you rough around the edges but turns out you are the black version of Elton John?  Who knew?
• Rhiana, her performance dress, flawless.  
• Eminem will always impress me.  Not gonna lie. Side note, Bobby wants your haircut.
• Katy Perry's performance was beautiful, pink and red. Loverly sequins. Classy
• Must buy Mumford and Sons album! Now. Stat.
• B.O.B. brought his mom! Cute.
• Ummm....Who invited Snooki?

Well said, he read my mind.

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Day Number 5

Enough already!  We are on day 4 of snowpalooza and we finally left the warm house to stroll around the mall.  Kind of disappointing but we got out. We finally got out.

The last few days we have managed to:

• Watch more television than I ever thought possible. 
• Started about 3 projects, didn't finish one of them.
• Eat and eat and eat some more...baby weight please stay and keep me warm...
• Bobby grew a mustache.  Its really scary.  
• I practiced having 2 children for one night and one day, not as bad as I thought, although Austin (nephew) is quite good.
  
• We slid down the icy driveway in a laundry basket.  Okay, I didn't slide. I watched everyone else but it was my idea so I think that counts for something.
• Spoiled baby Cooper by holding him ALL the time. He is so squishy! (see below)
  

That about wraps it up.  Riveting really.  Why oh why did I not jot this down sooner?