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The Great Facebook Deletion | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel The Great Facebook Deletion
The other day I announced on Facebook that I’d be deleting the account. The reactions were mixed. Some people were outright mad, others supportive, and most were confused and curious. Most people wanted to know “Why?” Well, it wasn’t the easiest thing to explain especially in such a short format but it’s a question worth examining because to me, Facebook is an interesting phenomenom that...read more...Bad Baby Mama, Good Baby Mama | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Bad Baby Mama, Good Baby Mama
I’ve had my ridiculous “baby mama drama” moments. I’m not proud. They were more frequent in the first several months of the separation but I think I’ve been a much more controlled and cooperative person the past five months or so. I have a lot of single co-workers and one of my best friends is a single dad. I’ve seen and heard a lot of stories regarding the experience of single parenting....read more...Posted on: Jul 28 2010 - 01:50:00 PMBurying the Fantasy | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Burying the Fantasy
It’s been over a year since I separated and let me tell you something—the mind is a strange creature. I have no regrets about my separation/divorce. I know the marriage was a rushed thing born of fear and insecurity sustained by pride and deeper insecurity. I shouldn’t have gotten into the marriage and I definitely shouldn’t have stayed in it for nearly as long as I did. People do stupid things when...read more...
Save an average of 73% at Publix this week | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Save an average of 73% at Publix this week
I've been saving a lot of money lately doing some extreme couponing. Here's a post to help you get started and saving money yourself! I track these more often on my personal blog but these are just too good to keep there! A lot of people react to my receipts from drugstores and grocery stores, not because they’re astronomically high but because they’re insanely low compared to the amount of stuff...read more...Finances: Recent "A-Ha!" Moments | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Finances: Recent "A-Ha!" Moments
I wouldn't say I worry a lot about money, but I do think a lot about money. My current life situation has me experiencing a very empowering surge that is motivating me to work on all of those things I’ve beat myself up over for so many years. One of them, as you can tell from this blog, is Housekeeping. The other, is Money. Like Housekeeping, I’m not where I fantasize of being when it comes to the myriad factors...read more...G is for Gilman | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel G is for Gilman
Susan Jane Gilman's " Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven " is one of Amazon's Top 100 books of 2009 and I can understand why-- except for one teeny tiny little thing that while Amazon and others clearly have no issue overlooking, really sort of ruined the book for me. First, the basics. This is Gilman's recounting of a trip to China she took in the 1980's with a friend from college. Gilman constantly...read more...Good Enough Words to Live By | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Good Enough Words to Live By
I read an e-mail this morning which shared this insight: "Perfect is only temporary. 'Good enough' lasts longer." While the anonymous contributor to this little gem may have been specifically referring a to a "good enough" mopped floor, these eight little words should become every mother's mantra. When you step back and think about it, how many times has "perfect" held you back? Want...read more...
F is for Finkel | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel F is for Finkel
Last week I finished up David Finkel's non-fiction work, The Good Soldiers . The book took me much longer to get through than I anticipated because it absolutely weighed heavy on the heart. Finkel was an embedded reporter with a batallion in Iraq in 2007. This is their story and it is a difficult one but a worthy read. If there was a mandatory reading list for Americans, The Good Soldiers should be on it. The writing is...read more...Look Like a Lady, Act Like a Woman | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Look Like a Lady, Act Like a Woman
A month ago, I caught a post on The Sartorialist that apparently crawled deep into my brain to grow. The post was seemingly innocent enough-- The Sartorialist noticed a stark difference between two of the most impressive collections of the season, Celine & Louis Vuitton; however, what really intrigued The Sartorialist was the complete gender gap in response to the collections . The Sartorialist claimed he had noticed...read more...E is for Eggers | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel E is for Eggers
The latest book I've inhaled in my 26 in 2010 quest was Zeitoun by Dave Eggers . Eggers retells the experience of one man just before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina. This is a non-fiction story written with a lot of empathy for the Zeitoun family. You can feel how touched Eggers was by this family's experience through the pages even though Eggers does an excellent job of letting his subjects speak for themselves....read more...D is for de Fombelle | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel D is for de Fombelle
I bet you thought my 26 in 2010 project got shelved. Well, not really. It was just paused and I'm working on getting right back to where I need to be (which is G for those of you who are curious). For my D book, I chose Toby Alone by French author Timothee de Fombelle . This is a Young Adult novel but more along the serious lines of Harry Potter than the frippery of Twilight . In other words, you will completely forget...read more...Why I Write & Why You Should Too | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Why I Write & Why You Should Too
Once upon a time, everyone wrote. You had to. There was no Facebook or Twitter, there were no e-mails or text messages, and there were no phones. So, when Mary missed her cousin Elizabeth, she'd sit down and pen her letter. Some times, it was long and some times it was short. And when William was in a romantic mood but his love was away, he sat down and wrote poems-- mostly bad ones. But most importantly, everyone kept diaries-...read more...
The Money Mojito | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel The Money Mojito
Last night, I spent three hours documenting twelve months of expenses as part of my divorce process. Today, I added a couple more hours. The process was pretty frustrating. It involved a lot of forehead-smashing and name-calling (my poor monitor is going to have major self-esteem issues). But, I now have a pretty good idea of how I spent my money in a year. The thing is, this process would easily have taken me three weeks, a lot of...read more...Go Ask Alice | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Go Ask Alice
If you have a daughter, she has to watch Tim Burton and Disney's Alice in Wonderland . And you should watch it with her. And afterwards, you should probably discuss a lot of stuff in it. This version of Alice in Wonderland is not fluff-- thank god. If you follow me at all, you are quite aware that Disney sort of drives me bonkers with their princesses and the insane images they are pushing onto our young girls. Alice flies...read more...
Fashion Photography: A Morbid Fairytale | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Fashion Photography: A Morbid Fairytale
Once upon a time, a woman had to rely on her basic good looks and some tricks up her sleeve: make-up, clothing, personality, and a good creative photographer. She was healthy, fit, and absolutely gorgeous. She knew what to wear and how to wear it. Somewhere, things went wrong-- really, terribly, horribly wrong. I'm not a fashion historian so I can't sit here and tell you about when it started and who started it and why....read more...Chic Mama Geek | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Chic Mama Geek
I have a confession to make: I'm a geek. Big time, really silly, nerdy geek. "But MutantSupermodel, how can it be?" you may ask. Well loves, let me count the ways. I love video games, am currently obsessed with Rock Band 2 , and I may be solely responsible for my son's Nintendo DS addiction I love Star Wars All of them, even the new Clone Wars I even bought Limited Edition Princess Leia Adidas sneakers...read more...C is for Currie, Jr. | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel C is for Currie, Jr.
Don't worry, I'm actually ahead of schedule with my 26 in 2010 project, but there's been some other fun stuff to blog about so I've held off on reviewing the latest book: God is Dead by Ron Currie, Jr . This book is stark. There are parts in this book that made my stomach clench. But, it's my favorite book so far to come out of this project. I didn't pick this book because of reviews, suggestions, or...read more...Toy Story | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Toy Story
I took out a bin, sat on the floor and sorted it as quickly and resolutely as I could. Donate pile here. Keep pile there. Trash bag here. Parts pile there. Keep only if all parts intact pile here. When it was empty, I got up, grabbed another one, and did it again. I did this for almost two hours and still didn't finish the two storage towers I keep in the storage closet. I hadn't even gone near the play room. I'm tired...read more...Little Love- Be My Valentine, Baby | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Little Love- Be My Valentine, Baby
Valentine’s Day is on a Sunday this year, but if you’re married you probably already know this. As a matter of fact, if you’re married you probably don’t really have much need for the rest of this post as you and your significant are all over this holiday, right? So instead, let’s make this one for all the single parents out there who will be spending their Valentine’s Day with the pint-sized...read more...Newly Made in New York | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Newly Made in New York
A few weeks ago, I was in the middle of the mother of emotional rollercoasters. To sit here and tell you that separation and divorce is not an easy and smooth process is an understatement of the highest accord. There are developments constantly that just have a way of crushing your heart into jelly. Add to that my grandfather was ailing and I was just a raving nutcase. So I pleaded on Facebook for an escape and got one from my...read more...B is for Brockmeier | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel B is for Brockmeier
This weekend, I inhaled Kevin Brockmeier's The Brief History of the Dead . This is a short read, about 270 pages. It's pretty interesting and hooked me easily. The story plays with an idea of death and afterlife where when you die, you are sustained on another plane of (relatively happy) existence as long as there are people alive who knew you. Once they all die, you cross over. Brockmeier weaves the first two planes of...read more...A is for Atkinson | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel A is for Atkinson
A while back, I detailed a project I am emarking on this year in which I'll read a book for every letter of the alphabet by author's last name. Well, I am proud to say that this past weekend I completed the first book and so I thought I'd share. Kate Atkinson's "When Will There be Good News?" jumped at me from the bookshelves because the title is a phrase I keep mumbling to myself. This story is a...read more...26 in 2010 | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel 26 in 2010
Every year, I try and make a sort of to do list for the upcoming year. They're not so much resolutions and most aren't even goals but it's a fun sort of thing to do. This year, my list has 48 items and while most of them aren't very fun for sharing, some are worth highlighting like my 26 in 2010 project. The What This year, I would like to read 26 books-- A - Z by Author. I figure next year I can try A - Z by...read more...Tech Break | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Tech Break
One of my aunts is in town for the holidays and we were chatting up several days ago discussing things like Facebook and YouTube. She said, "Your generation has a tendency to overexpose itself." Frankly, I can't really disagree with this statement. Especially right now as I am in the middle of a self-inflicted tech break. The only reason I am actually making this posting, actually, is to let you know it's really...read more...Sanctuary! | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Sanctuary!
There's a place in my office that is my favorite place. It's a place I go to when I'm really bored with a project and need a break before my eyes begin to bleed. It's where I go when the he-said, she-said gets a little too hurtful. It's where I go when my boss and I aren't seeing eye to eye (i.e. he is clearly wrong and I am clearly right). It's where I hide when I need to make a personal call or check...read more...
Be nice to your wife-- throw her out | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Be nice to your wife-- throw her out
Wednesday afternoon, I stood at the window looking outside. Every few minutes, I'd sigh. I went over to the other window and sat on the sofa looking outside some more. More sighs. I got up, got a glass of water, then returned to the windows. Minutes, minutes, minutes. My grandmother appeared from the bedroom, saw me, and said, " Estan tarde hoy (they're late today)" before disappearing back into the bedroom to...read more...NaNoWriMo & The Lesson of Failure | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel NaNoWriMo & The Lesson of Failure
A bit over a month ago, I decided to take the NaNoWriMo challenge-- 50,000 words of fantastical fiction in 30 days. A bit over a month ago, I was curious but really excited. To say I am out of shape writing-wise is a mild understatement, but when it comes to writing fiction I am way out of practice to be perfectly honest. I have never written a major work of any sorts. All fiction I have done has been of the short yet hardly sweet...read more...Thursday-- It's gonna be weird | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Thursday-- It's gonna be weird
Today, I'm going home with my kids. We're going to bake cookies, have some dinner of some sort, and watch a movie. Then I'm taking them to my mom's house because they have no school tomorrow. They'll stay with her until my mother in law picks them up in the afternoon and they will be staying with their dad for a week. This means Thursday will be my first Thanksgiving without kids since 2003. To be...read more...Classic Characters for Today's Kids-- Peanuts Sneakers | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Classic Characters for Today's Kids-- Peanuts Sneakers
I really love it when iconic characters are introduced to new generations especially when it's done in a really nice way. Take, for example, New Balance's line of Peanuts sneakers. There are three versions celebrating Halloween, Fall, and Christmas. New Balance has all of them available here . Prices range from $42.99 - $64.99 depending on the sizes. read more...
It's Christmas, Charlie Brown!Ten Minute Tidying | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Ten Minute Tidying
My three young children are experts at turning my house upside down. While I understand as far as my children and I go, I am definitely the Goliath to their David-- I feel it is imperative to point out it's Goliath against THREE Davids. It is a battle of the epic variety to keep my house in a state that I would describe as "not humiliating if company showed up". Seriously, don't show up unnanounced at a house where...read more...Ill Will | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Ill Will
I just filled out my paperwork for my fourth of five sick days allotted to me in the fiscal year. Our fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. What about vacation days? We have to earn those. We earn just a little under one day a month and in the event of a layoff for instance, I would get docked for any vacation time that has been used but unearned. I'm currently in deficet because I took two days to enjoy Atlantis at...read more...How my keys spent the night outside | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel How my keys spent the night outside
Some times, you get so beat down tired you don't even realize it. You think that you're bumping along and that things are good enough. Then, your Mom shows up at your door to pick up the kids in the morning but instead of the usual knock, you hear something funny. When you walk down the hall to open the door, it's unlocked but the door guard on top is in place although slightly ajar. When you pull the door open, your mom...read more...Thank You | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Thank You
Today, I'm really grateful... The Dolphins swept the Jets this year. WOO HOO! My best friend & I did Halloween up in Las Olas this year. We had a great time. Getting a hotel right close by was a huge stroke of genius. So I'm also grateful to the co-worker who recommended it to me. For my cousin who I partied with all weekend. I love her. She's like a walking ray of sunshine. You know how there are energy...read more...Dating 101-- The Concept of Kids | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Dating 101-- The Concept of Kids
My husband and I separated about four months ago, but it's really only been this past month that I've been going out. It’s been a strange month. Early on, I was talking with some people I’d met and conversation got personal. I found myself telling my story to perfect strangers for the very first time. And what a bizarre experience it was. I’m used to seeing people’s faces distort when they hear I have...read more...Can't Forget to be Grateful | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Can't Forget to be Grateful
This post almost didn't happen. I've been in a horrible zombie mode today which I mostly blame on the terrible sleep I got last night (woken up twice, quite solidly). But also, I just didn't think it was interesting to anyone but me. Now that I'm home, and it's quietish, and I'm wrapping up some things, I think maybe I should post them. You see, it's on days like today where I feel more useless than...read more...Cool Female Characters-- Where are you? | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Cool Female Characters-- Where are you?
Ana's Princess Ring blog has really got my super cute panties in a bunch. Moms, we need to do something. I have a three year old girl. Of course, she loves princesses. And, because her favorite one is Princess Jasmine, I try and enjoy it. But, I have to be honest with you-- there is something in the back of my head that just nags at me wondering, is this really ok? Let's play a game. I say a word and you jot down the...read more...NaNoWHATMo? Wise Words Wednesdays | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel NaNoWHATMo? Wise Words Wednesdays
"Tell everyone you know that you're writing a novel in November. This will pay big dividends in Week Two, when the only thing keeping you from quitting is the fear of looking pathetic in front of all the people who've had to hear about your novel for the past month. Seriously. Email them now about your awesome new book. The looming specter of personal humiliation is a very reliable muse." -The NaNoWriMo Team...read more...Tick Off Tuesday | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Tick Off Tuesday
Time to review the list I started last week and see what I got done and what needs to be added. To Do 1. Halloween: Mario's costume needs to be settled. I'm leaning more and more to the jedi one. 2. Halloween: For my costume, compare prices on Wonder Woman . Check E-bay for boots . I really don’t want to spend more than $65 on the whole thing. Even that seems high. Make a decision by the 15 th ....read more...Monday Gratefuls | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Monday Gratefuls
Lots of things to think about as I plunge through the first day of a new work week. I'm grateful... 1. For my best friend who has suddenly popped out of her shell and taking me with her. We are definitely enjoying life. 2. For Rocktoberfest. $25 to charity. Free beer. Cool people. We had an EXCELLENT time. 3. For my bed which is so comfortable and yummy after an adventurous weekend. 4. My "baby daddy" isn't a...read more...Take Me Away | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Take Me Away
Ay Thursday. You're messing with me viciously today. I keep fantasizing about what I'm going to do "tonight" and "tomorrow" to then realize I'm not at the weekend yet. Thursday, you tease! These last few hours of the work day are the absolute worst for me. My brain is in a post-lunch sludge and the clock is crawling. I pretty much thank the heavens every day for my Zune. I have that thing...read more...Wednesday Wise Words | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Wednesday Wise Words
"Go back a little to leap further" -John Clarke Talk about appropriate. I'm on an optimistic wave right now, which isn't my usual fare, so I figure I'll ride this out and see where it goes. My life has been swirling with changes the past twelve months and calm seas are not in the horizon. As a matter of fact, I am getting ready to make a huge gamble by the end of the year and will indeed have to back up a few...read more...Get it Done- A MidList | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Get it Done- A MidList
I've been working on that big ol' Uberlist of mine and in doing so, I'm coming up with lots of stuff to do right now and not so much next year. And so I found I have compiled not so much an UBER list but a mid-size list so to speak. Some of the things are really small and immediate while others I have a little bit more time on. I figure I might do this on a weekly basis and make Tuesdays my Tick Off Day (as in tick off...read more...Monday Gratefuls | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Monday Gratefuls
It's Monday which can be a bit of a downer especially if you had an extra nice weekend maybe or are coming back from vacation for instance (even if said vacation is really you holed up in a house with three flu-ridden children for the better part of a week). So, what better day is there to sit down and count your blessings? I am grateful... 1. All three kids are flu-free! 2. I have a job that pays me enough money to pay...read more...What to do? | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel What to do?
The kids' father just picked them up and took them to his parents' house for the day. Whenever these things happen, I sort of breakdown into this useless mode of what to do? The first thing I did was worked out a little bit- some pullups, arms, and ab work. But now, I have to decide on the remaining 5 hours of non-childness. I have to go to the grocery store. It's a must. I am dying to lay out poolside. I...read more...Money Blowing List | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Money Blowing List
While following the blog chain today, I came across this post by Dumb Little Man . He and his wife made lists on ways they blow money, combined the list, and came up with 25 things they would focus on to save money. It seems I am quite a fan of lists even though I rarely maintain them. Perhaps this will become the life of this blog-- the lists I always thought about making but never did! I am always one for having a little extra...read more...Uberlist 2010- Prep | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: mutantsupermodel Uberlist 2010- Prep
A few years ago, I found in one of the many blogs I perused, The Uberlist. The Uberlist is the brainchild of Nikol Lohr (craft goddess extraordinaire). Back in 2001 (that's the oldest I can find), she put up a list of 100 things to do plus 1 for the fact that it was the first year of the new millenia. And so it went, and she made a new list every year until she finally retired her website, Disgruntled Housewife . Now, I did...read more...
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