tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51973928541812323342011-08-01T16:50:30.246-04:00two incomes, two boys in 10025Morking Womhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580324939488709322noreply@blogger.comBlogger921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197392854181232334.post-58499247673919582512011-06-10T21:18:00.000-04:002011-06-10T21:18:55.159-04:00

Imitation is Suicide. Insist on yourself; never imitate. – Ralph Waldo EmersonWrite down in which areas of your life you have to overcome these suicidal tendencies of imitation, and how you can transform them into a newborn you – one that doesn’t hide its uniqueness, but thrives on it. There is a “divine idea which each of us represents” – which is yours?Hmmm... is it bad that I cannot really

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To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, that is genius. – Ralph Waldo Emerson What is burning deep inside of you? If you could spread your personal message RIGHT NOW to 1 million people, what would you say? After a long day at work, putting the kids to bed and settling in over a glass of wine to consider this prompt I would

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A really groovy and smart colleague of mine turned me on to Seth Godin's latest mind-shaking initiative, The Domino Project, which has a 30 day writing challenge that I hope will revitalize my blogging efforts. As usual, I am a little late to the party but here it goes: The Pledge Details The #Trust30 challenge starts at 6am ET on May 31st and runs for 30 days. AS I SAID I AM LATE Each day

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Time has been flying lately. Work has taken on a life of its own. It feels great, but hectic. The kids are so big. Gone are the hours of introspection and blogging, now I am just lucky to string 140 characters together. I am so behind on this blog, my other blog, the running associated with said blog. I have another half marathon in September, so I will start officially training for it in

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Tom left for work super early, so I got up with the kids for the I'm scared visits and Charlie's just becuase I'm cute visits and I still got up with Tom to shower and make breakfast. The extra 45 minutes I could have gotten was not worth missing this quiet time to have a cup of coffee, a vitamuffin top, and write a little. As you can see from http://thismommyruns.blogspot.com/, I ran and

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I am going to focus the little time I have for blogging on http://thismommyruns.blogspot.com/ until I complete the race. Not that I was ever prolific and not to say that if I feel like puking out some emotional diatribe, I won't post. Have a great summer!

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On October 2nd, I will run and complete the The Hampton's Half Marathon as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training. I believe that there is no physical or emotional way I could reach this goal with out the expert training and community of support created by Team in Training and I am deeply thankful for this opportunity. I am completing this event in honor of all

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This week I registered to join Team in Training working towards the Hampton's Half Marathon on 10/02/10. I know myself and the only way to keep up this work (the fitness piece) is to set goals. I am driven by deadlines and to be honest, fear. I am afraid I will gain back the weight I am afraid I will not finish the run I am afraid I will fail myself I am afraid this will not be the last time I

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Here I am on day 65 of my 66 days of looking very closely at my diet, exercise and general habits. I eat better, I drink less and unless I am traveling for work or on vacation, I work out 6 days a week. I do something to push myself almost every day and feel badly if I don't. On the subject of feeling badly, the only thing that feels crummy, other than occasional muscle soreness, is the time

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Down 4 lbs this week after being up 1 lb last week for a total of 13. 5 lbs in 43 days. Wearing a suit that I have not been able to put on in two years. Excited for core fusion tonight. Feeling really good. Maybe even on the cusp of a habit?

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Today is day 33 of my 66 day renewal. My eating is much better, except that I drank too much wine at a gala last night and feel crummy today because of it! I am exercising regularly and have lost ten + pounds. I weigh in again on Monday and am curious as to how I am doing. My body feels stronger, I sleep better and my clothes are fitting better. I have only skipped a workout when I was sick and

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So I am down 10.5 lbs and working hard at keeping the momentum going. I got past a few historical hurdles, in fact. 1. Sickness: Traditionally, when I get sick during a "health kick" and I give up. I feel like I have become weak, eaten comfort food and really what is the point. This time I stuck with my goals and my nutrition and am healthy again after a nasty viral/bacterial infection and am

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So, I'm back in the fight to be healthy. It's really a no-brainer. Every other piece of my life is in place and then there is my health. So this is day 9 of my renewed focus on finally dropping the weight I gained over the course of two pregnancies. One has only to look at pictures of me from our vacation to South Africa to understand. It was weeks before I got pregnant with Max and no, I was not

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I have a moment or several hours as the case is, as I fly across the country to San Fran for business. I know I should spend this time writing, luxuriating, relishing my "me" time but tonight I am a little sad. I miss the boys a lot.  I know I'll land and get in the zone, get my game face on and focus. But ... Right now am watching "This Is It" the Michael Jackson movie, after a false start of

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It took me only two nights to start and finish David Sheff's Beautiful Boy. I cried most of the second, that being last night, and it is sticking with me. More than anything, for a mother of two delicious boys, it is a gut wrenching book not simply about crystal meth addiction, but rather the paralyzing fear that no matter what you do you cannot keep your babies safe. Harrowing. Being a parent

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How did we blow each other off before email? When I started as a working journalist, even as an intern 1992 for PrimeTime Live, we dialed and dialed the phone, hoping to catch the target answering our call by mistake, if they were indeed dodging us. I knew what time of day to call to get someone, or once caller id came out, I would dial from a phone with a blocked name. If I got through the call

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I blog like I workout, floss or drink water. When I do it, I feel better, am dedicated and filled with a sense of satisfaction at fulfilling something that I set out to do. WHEN I do it ... is key. 

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Charlie has an earache and I am exhausted but we hosted the Halloween party chronicled in our friend's blog. It is re-published here with permission. Enjoy!

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Tonight I dined to the tick tock of the clock on the wall in our living room. I made a simple salad of arugula, olive oil, grana padano, sea salt and lemon juice. I read a magazine at the dining room table. When I was done, I took the time to empty the dishwasher and made a cup of tea to eat with chocolate covered goji berries. I did not drink alcohol, I did not play music, turn on the tv,

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While waiting for some feedback at work I have decided to make lists: Things that are distracting me TODAY, maybe even just this moment, but here we go: diapers.com storewide sales, electronic coupons and the fastest delivery ever theminisocial.com one of those discount members only shopping sites but just high end kids brands paperlesspost.com was introduced to this yesterday and have already

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So due to my nanny having an injured back, I was a full time mom for the last two days. Of course the only way I have found time to reflect and blog on it, is that I am back to work today.A couple of observations:1) As I suspected, I am too type A to stay at home and not drive myself and my children crazy. 2) I can do many loads of laundry and yet the basket continues to self-fill, I swear!3)

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Got in last night from Chicago where I attended a great conference. Charlie seems huge and I would know because I thought it would be a great idea to wake him when I got in at 10 pm. Silly mommy. He finally stopped crying around 11:45 pm and Max woke up at 5 am declaring that he was no longer tired and could he please have his light turned on and be provided a book. Um... really? Could I be

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We fired our nanny of 3.5 years. It was the right thing for Max and for our family. It feels so sad. I keep thinking about how she will have to go home to her two boys and share or hide from them that she does not have a job. We gave a large severance and will serve as a reference but I am so sad. I know in my intellectual compartment that this was the right thing, and hell, I know in my heart

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Blogging after a long while from aboard the red eye SFO to JFK.I can't even really share what's going on until next week or so, save a few close friends, but we are once again on the cusp of change. No, I am not pregnant, or changing jobs, or getting divorced or moving (I think that covers most bases.) I am healthy and overall very lucky. But things are changing in a very important part of our

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Feeling more love than old today.Thank you.

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Today is Charlie's 8 month birthday. Happy birthday angel-baby. You look at me with those blue eyes like I am the most wonderful thing you have ever seen, every morning! You are curious and strong, funny and snuggly, and patient and clear. I know babies transform from easy to challenging overnight but I have faith that the solid old soul that is rolling around inside of you will remain. I worry,

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I got on the treadmill for a half an hour yesterday and am in such pain today! Need to get back into WW; I get lazy and overeat, drink and skip the gym. And the thing is, I know I am happier when I'm in shape! It's just that the road to get there looks so different this time. I am doing the Blueprint Cleanse in two weeks; have booked mini training sessions at NYSC (half an hour so it s cheaper

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Yet another person in my closer circle's marriage is dissolving. The sharing of this fact on Saturday night over many bottles of wine on a votive lit front porch in the leafy surrounds of Philadelphia with my husband and our dear friends prompted the following question: What percentage of the time do you get it "right" in your marriage? I struggled between low 70's to 75%. I know when I screw

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So Michael Jackson's passing reminded me how happy I am not to be in TV anymore. First, although sad that he died young leaving small children, I have felt largely agnostic about the whole event. Even my empathy button was left unpushed and I quietly began to ask close friends if they felt the same. By and large, most folks liked his music, my sister had an obsession with Thriller, and I have

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It feels like lately that things just ping pong back and forth between professional and personal highs and lows. I feel like every little glimmer of sun that breaks through the oppressive cloudiness we have had, sends another car on the track either climbing or tumbling. Tom is off to London on Sunday, work is great, Max is regressing in his potty training, I made it to spin, a work project came

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So it is not cute when glazed donut handed son uses the back of my dress as a napkin on the same day as my employee review, but to counter that gripe day, he did say "pardon me, I did not hear what you said," rather than "huh?" when he misheard me; gift day.

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I've become a little obsessed with following the Iran elections on twitter. I have forgone all traditional news for it. I think that there is something in the immediacy that engages me, like when we used to get AP breaking news on the wire when I was in TV. A shred of news would come in a bullet and we would stay glued to AP Newscenter watching the story get confirmed and developed while working

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I decided to monetize my blog, really only to see if anyone reads it.

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I barked like a drill sargent at Max while trying to get us to camp drop off in a monsoon, getting soaked through to my undies! Literally you might have taken one look at his mini camo raincoat and thought I had him in preschool boot camp! I am a mess but my pink hunter rain boots (a last min addition as I slipped off my heels thinking it might DRIZZLE) are keeping my feet dry, and the skirt will

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Weigh in day and I have that anxiety: I know I have lost lbs, I worked for it. Hard. But what if this is the lowest I get? I found an email xchange with a workout buddy from after max but before charlie where I hit my lowest weight since having my first baby. I am (if the scale @ ww agrees today) 14 lbs heavier than that and I had one child and a less demanding job! What if this is it? It won't

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I called 11 New York Sports Clubs surrounding my office and on the way home and could not get a bike! I am #3 on the waitlist here by the office and will go and try to snag a bike; with my broken elliptical at home, I am beginning to feel a karmic punishment on the exercise front. My run last night was magical, though, and my muscles not so happy today but the pain is temporary. No?As Max likes

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So in my efforts to blog more consistently I am penning this entry in the notepad of my blackberry while waiting for and riding the subway. Listening to the free coldplay download I heard about from coldplay themselves on twitter and I think back to the quote I read yesterday from the creator of firefox: most people spend more time with their browser than their families. It's an appropriate

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Been a long time, been to Vegas! Have not a memory of it... ok not true but might as well be. Just a quick note to say, Charlie is kinda sleeping through the night (7 p-5:45a) and work is great but it is summer and I just want to lie on the grass with the kids and count clouds. 

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Ok, so this amazing working mom and mother of twin boys blogs regularly, smartly and damn funnily (that a word?) so I guess it is time that I catch up on Morking Wom ... While I was away:- got a new job: VP, Donor Networks, Seachangecap.org- gave birth to Charlie- discovered two are way more than one- lost the weight I gained with Charlie; now am onto the 60 I gained with MaxApartment

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There is nothing sweeter than the sound of my baby's heartbeat from inside of me. Almost makes me feel [gasp] religiously inspired.

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Max has started saying, "stop it, please" which sounds like shtop it pleash ... and maybe I should listen. In my efforts not to stop, I have ended up with bronchitis, which had me on azithromycin, which gave me stomach cramping and diarrhea, which then produced spotting at ten weeks pregnant. The spotting has stopped and I see my OB tomorrow, but man, STOP IT PLEASE. I worked from home today, and

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it has been a while since I had the flu, but now I am faced with a cold, sore throat and fatigue. Gonna sleep it off today ... once I get off this stupid computer!

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I did it! Got up and did 25 mins on the elliptical. Day 2, better than day one ... still not triathlon material, but in my condition... feelin' alright ...

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Had my first session with my new elliptical trainer this morning and wow, I am out of practice. I guess you have to start somewhere and there has to be a day 1.

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perfect circle - remneedle and the damage done - neil youngas - stevie wonderbeen listening to my ipod on the way to work, it's a shuffle, so I never know what is next and it is magic when the best stack up like planes on the runway. 

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Tangled up in blue - dylanHallelujah - buckley doing cohen

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I used to be the girl who walked into the bar and the bartender would shout out, "your regular?" and a glass of blackbush on the rocks would be waiting for me. I drank hard, played hard and managed to get an ivy league degree.Times have changed as evidenced by my experience this morning...I walked into the GNC Smoothie bar and the "bartender" called out past the several women gathered waiting, "

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...people live life more as a series of chapters. For example, he just had a slow period, where he spent more time with his family, and now the busy season is starting and that is going to be a different chapter. “Some people,” he said, “try for balance every day or every week, but I can't do that. That's not achievable for me. What is achievable is chapters.”from a brilliant post on one of my

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The tired where you want to slam your head against a wall...The tired where you are short with your two year old ...The tired where you might just skip dinner and go to sleep ...My acupuncturist says it takes a lot of energy to do what my body is doing...... 6 more weeks of it.

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I have a secret...

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I am making lists; lists of Max's food, needs, clothes, sleep; lists of packing to dos; lists of work to dos; ways not to be anxious, ways to be anxious, ways to sleep, ways not to sleep... the world will go on without me.. list or none.Oh, and by the way, it is day 29 of my cycle, negative pregnancy test this morning but no period. Would be nice to know before I take off for Israel...

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red bliss potatoes in olive oil and sea salt. Everyone should have such a simple moment... the kitchen is warm, my nanny left early for Good Friday so Max and I chased the dinosaurs at the AMNH and came home to our dinner, (breakfast for dinner!) bath, bedtime routine. Now I await T's arrival home from work, making our dinner, drinking pinot grigio, snacking on Pennsylvania Dutch pretzels and

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"If we really want to do work that makes a difference...then we have to know whether it's working. And if you really do it well, you don't only want to know what works; you want to know how it works." -- Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin ("For Good,Measure." New York Times Magazine 3/09/08)Just not so sure how I feel about this ... the pro-measurables movement often makes me

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Our own shadows disappear as the feet of thousands by the tens of thousands pound the fallow land into new dust that rising like a marvelous pollen will be fertile even as the first woman whispering imagination to the trees around her made for righteous fruit from such deliberate defense of life as no other still will claim inferior to any other safety in the world The whispers too they

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As evidenced by the mohawks ... little buddy had a nice overnight with his cousin, and we had a heavenly weekend ... pizza by firelight, impressionists at the Clark, massages, reading, fancy dinner by firelight, napping, breakfast overlooking a duck pond. Just what we needed.

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10 schools, tours, applications (and their fees), interviews, recommendations, open houses ... and it is over and we got our first choice. Little Max is going to Mandell. We are soooo thrilled.

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A friend emailed me the above in response to my accounts of the flu... I love this. So I have, and I am feeling quite a bit better today. Still have not eaten since the great stomach revolt last night, have some soup to try later. T brought me my fav chicken corn from Shun Lee. Might actually venture out today ... need more Gatorade.

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I have not left my house since Friday at noon. I am sick and we are supposed to go away this coming weekend, just the two of us. This flu is kicking my ass, and speaking of, I just tried to eat for the first time in days other than chicken broth and the stomach part of the flu kicked in. I could cry. I hate being sick. I am so frustrated. WAAAAA!

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T got a flu shot, darling son got a flu shot ... guess who did not make time to get a flu shot. Back to bed... 

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This time, fever of 102, coughing, sweating, chills ... but once again I thank G-d that I am not a single mother. My sweet husband has taken our son out for a day of errands and adventure, and I am off to bed for the duration. I don't know how you do this alone, I really don't.

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Sometimes, I read my own bio to see if I am real ... it seems hard to believe.

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I went for acupuncture yesterday and it was amazing. Kimberly focuses on fertility and she is amazing. My co-worker recommended her. Wow. I cannot wait until next week. I feel amazingly relaxed.

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Day 1, Cycle 4... my gyn said you have a one in four chance of getting pregnant each cycle. That should mean that this month will be our month. We'll see.

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Ok, I am never the one to buy jugs of bottled water or candles but ... Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- A winter storm is dumping an unexpected amount of snow on the northeastern U.S. today, causing delays of as much as seven hours at major airports in the New York City region and snarling travel along the East Coast. New York City and parts of Connecticut and New Jersey may get as much as 9 inches

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We are getting away for a weekend 3/7-9. Baby boy is going to my brother and my parents. We are going here.It is a light at the end of my everyday tunnel. We need some alone time... love my son, but miss my husband.

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I am very cranky today. The pessimist in me says PMS. The optimist says sometimes we all have days like this ... even in Australia.

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Thinks I am pregnant. Says I have a glow. I think it is because I had a great facial on Friday. Only time will tell. 

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The aforementioned She had her last day today. She was gracious and classy. It was none the less awkward and I am glad the day is over but it could have been worse. I would love to get a drink, but have no one to go with and wonder if I should just go and have a glass of wine, read my book and await my meeting at 6 pm somewhere near the location. Hmmm...

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quit. They made me the bad cop. And she quit. And I feel empty and wrong but somehow know it was better that she did. And now I sleep fitfully and make to-do lists and know that she quit, so that I was not over her shoulder. That really sucks.

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One Art by Elizabeth Bishop The art of losing isn't hard to master;so many things seem filled with the intentto be lost that their loss is no disaster.Lose something every day. Accept the flusterof lost door keys, the hour badly spent.The art of losing isn't hard to master.Then practice losing farther, losing faster:places, and names, and where it was you

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From time to time the non-profit secular world neatly entwines with the Jewish philanthropic sector ... I picked this one up on my morning Google alert ...The first venture philanthropist

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I need a vacation or a change of scenery. This is where we spent our honeymoon... and where I would like my ashes to be scattered. And where I would like to be now ... right now.

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I love GNC Peanut Butter Surprise smoothies at 310 calories and 3.0 grams of fat. They are amazing ... so amazing that I have trouble believing the listed calorie and fat info. Mind you, that does not stop me ... yummy. Also I must admit that I bought a box of the Hollywood Diet chocolate chip cookies. Yesterday I ate one as lunch and one as a snack. They are so funny! I feel so 1970's but

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So I went to the doctor for strange pelvic pain, had a sonogram and nothing ... and it has resolved. The unfortunate/but necessary by-product of the ordeal, I got on a scale for the first time in months. WOW... so now I am on a diet. Can't help thinking my fertility is compromised by my fat. And then I am scared of dropping too much weight at one time, as I am want to do... it is all or nothing

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I could have sworn today was Wednesday... a dear friend sent me pics from her vacation to Punta Mita, Mexico. I wish I could get away!

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1. Skinny jeans/genes2. Clean laundry/house/child/nails/hair/shirt3. Praised & Valued at work/home/family/self4. Friends & Laughter5. Sleep/Health6. 3 day work week/long weekends with Son/SunMust be Monday.

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to live in NYC... one, I am waiting for the bodega on 96th & WEA to deliver me cold meds... two, if I changed the name of my blog to Ovulation Cycles... it might be read. Day 2 Cycle 3, Btw.

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Had lunch with two friends from two jobs ago today ... one was me, as in , I lured her from TV into Outward Bound ... I left and she stayed. I miss public school ed reform. I love what I do, but I miss having a concrete mission ... I don't miss raising money. Boy, I don't. It was good to see them. I think I was bad at that job, mostly because I know SO much more now then I ever did then. The lack

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This morning I awoke to an e-invitation to my birthmother's 50th birthday party. Just a reminder of how if you do the math, and I am 34 ... that she was 16 when she brought me into this world. Amazing.

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So last entry, I wished for spa ... and I awoke Sunday to orders from my husband to get dressed and be ready to go by 9:15 am. He had booked the following for me at the Chopra Spa (Deepack, Baby!):Vishesh (vi-shesh) TreatmentA powerful tension relieving treatment, this invigorating choreographed massage incorporates classic Abhyanga therapy with deeper strokes to clear and detoxify the channels

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and I'm feeling a little stuffy, like I am coming down with a cold. My husband comes home from his business trip tonight! Thank G-D!!!!!!I need a little ... spaahhhh

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the kind you get from crying your eyes out all night, after a teenage romance falls apart. I did not cry ALL night, just for about 15 minutes while talking to my sister about my day. I had to drop my son at emergency day care since my nanny has a serious infection that has her laid up for  few days. It was the first time I had ever left him in a strange place with strangers and I spent the better

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Max skipped his nap today and went to sleep at ten to six. He usually goes to bed at 7:30 p so I missed seeing him! Also stressed that this will screw up his sleep the night before the big interview and had to be all "cool" about this with my nanny... not make her feel like she screwed up by skipping his nap. She knew I was pissed, kept emphasizing how much fun he was having at CMOM and she did

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I got my son up, had a breakfast meeting, had a very energizing work conference call/meeting... all without coffee... and feel jazzed to power through the rest of the day. My office closes at 3 pm and I have a date with my post-partum doula. We check in every few months and it is always a joy to spend time with her. The weekend starts soon and although a chunk of it will be spent with my son at a

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My son is sick, I am sick ... I hate this ... I  need a sick day, just to catch up on sleep and get better. I cannot afford to feel this crummy for more than 24 hours. Just won't work... and we have a nursery school interview on Sunday!!! Yikes. 

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Why is it that when I have to get up I always pre-wake? Any way, I am up and dressed, husband and baby still sleeping, baby's breakfast made. I have a breakfast meeting and a lunch meeting today. You would think I eat for a living! My office closes at 3 pm on Fridays, so I'm meeting a friend for a mani/pedi this afternoon. My nails are a mess, short short short and my toes are claws, long long

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Someone at work today said "living in New York is not like it looks in the movies..." to which over the cubicle wall, another co-worker piped in "that's because we don't have a soundtrack!" There are those moments when a subway musician plays just the right song. Tonight it was "Right Here Waiting for You" ... on some sort of sitar like cello shaped thing. Really not the right song... at all. 

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Why should I blog? No reason except that there are times when Urban Baby just does not hack it, my best friends don't want to hear it, my son (age 2) thinks it is funny and my husband is not so great at pretending he is listening. And I have something to say!

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