Monthly Archives: October 2015

DIARY

The TJMaxx Trip From Hell

Oh my GOD yesterday.

So Francesca's visiting me for a few days, and yesterday we both worked from home in the morning, and then in the afternoon we thought we'd take Indy and Goldie to lunch and to the candy store and then swing by TJMaxx on the way back to my place. We were a little "eehhhhh" about the idea of shopping with two kids, but figured, hey, they have a toy section; we can stop there first and get something for each of my children to play with while we browse sweaters for half an hour or so.

Nope.

Makeup & Beauty

(Super) Start – And A Giveaway!

elizabeth arden superstart
This post is brought to you by Elizabeth Arden and SheKnows Media.

This is my view in the morning, right when I wake up.

It makes getting out of bed a lot easier, I have to say. But I still require a few more things in order to truly jumpstart my day:

  1. Coffee (obviously);
  2. Carnation Instant Breakfast (don't ask; just try it - it is like the nectar of the gods and I cannot stop drinking it);
  3. A quick splash with cold water;
  4. A few minutes (or, more realistically, between thirty and forty-five seconds) to myself to spend on my skincare routine. When I was twenty I could just run out wearing the remnants of last night's makeup and look, if not especially elegant, at least semi-human, but now? I need my forty-five seconds to spend on myself, and I need my moisturizer.

In short: attending to the state of my skin is no longer an option; it's an essential part of my morning (and night).

Lifestyle

Blogging, Books, Startup Collaborations & Cross-Country Moves with Kids

Do you know, I've never done a podcast before? It's really fun: it feels strangely informal and intimate, and 20 minutes in you kind of forget you're being recorded for broadcast and start telling stories that you didn't exactly mean to tell.

(Click here to listen to my episode of the Spirit of 608 podcast, in which we talk how to make a living as a blogger, cross-country road trips with babies, and why I am really, really not even a tiny bit like Kate Middleton.)

DIARY

When Is It “Time”?

ramshackle glam baby

Q. Jordan,

My husband and I have been married a year now, own a house, have a dog and a cat. I'm approaching 30 next summer. Our lives are primed for a child, but we've both been a bit ambivalent about deciding to go for it because everything in life is so good and peaceful right now. Maybe we're subconsciously thinking "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

There have been times in the past when I've been super baby hungry, but always when I knew I was nowhere near ready in terms of lifestyle. I know I want a child or two eventually, just not sure I want to start right now. But of course, there's the whole biological clock thing ticking away....