So, remember when I gave up Diet Coke? It, really, was one of the best things I have done for myself. And then there was the whole unexpected weight-loss wrinkle, which I am most certainly not complaining about, except when it comes to Droopy Pants Syndrome. But now I’m ready to complain, because, you guys, [...]
There are things I have decided that I absolutely need. I need a pair of jean capris for summer weekends. I need a bigger memory card for my camera. I need a new pair of driving sunglasses. Some would argue, I’m sure, that these are not necessarily needs as much as wants, but that, friends, [...]
May 24, 2011 dress: anthropologie shoes: ALDO May 25, 2011 Shirt, camisole, and skirt: RW&Co Shoes: Madden Girl May 26, 2011 Cardigan and tank: J.Crew Pants: Jacob Shoes: Jessica Simpson May 27, 2011 Shirt, camisole, skirt: RW&Co Shoes: Shoedazzle
You see this right there? I’m not 100% sure if you can see what’s happening here, what with the grainy photo and the circus contortionist pose I had to get into to be able to pull my pants out and take the shot, but, well, this is to show you what happens when you lose [...]
My 4th grader is my clone, only she talks more. A lot more. Not only does she look like my mini-me (the girl was blessed with my good skin and awesome hair and lovely booty, but sadly cursed with my apple shape and under-eye baggage) but she just, well, IS me. She just turned to [...]
Well, here I am all sucked back into another installment of the Bachelorette because, I mean, how can I not? It’s in my genetic makeup to watch crappy reality tv. I mean, dude, I was one of the three people on that planet who watched Temptation Island. Yes I did. No, I am not proud, but I [...]
The only thing I wanted for my birthday was to take photos of my kids at this old abandoned barn and schoolhouse. You know what they say, right? The best laid plans. There was a lot working against me. It rained on and off all day. The kids had RIBS for lunch, which is always [...]
May 16, 2011 sweater, skirt, and camisole: RW&Co shoes: Old Navy May 17, 2011 shirt: anthropologie pants: Express (editor style) shoes: ALDO May 18, 2011 sweater, shirt, camisole: RW&Co (yes, I love this store…) skirt: LOFT shoes: Nine West May 19, 2011 dress: H&M shoes: Madden Girl May 20, 2011 Shirt: [...]
It takes place in Milwaukee. This is, like, bigger for the city than when Danny Gokey made the hometown visit. I didn’t even know. And, I realize that Toronto, as sometimes referred to as Hollywood North, is home to many a movie and tv show filming. I don’t even bat an eyelash when I hear [...]
The sun came out this afternoon and it stopped pouring for the first time in at least a week. The good thing about a break in the rain is that the subway was just about the emptiest it has ever been at rush hour. At 5pm, I was able to get a seat at Queen [...]
I wish I knew how to coupon like an EXTREME COUPONER, which, you guys, cannot be said in anything other than all caps. I wish I had a painting hanging in my family room that contained nothing but all of the lyrics to “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” by Neutral Milk Hotel. They are [...]
(Grab your crackers. There’s cheese ahead.) Thirteen years ago, we were two crazy kids who were not quite 20 and just barely 23 who got married in Wisconsin in what we sometimes refer to as The Wedding That Would Make a Fantastic Reality Show. It was a comedy of errors, to say the least. It’s [...]
I love games. Not so much in the sit-beside-your-friend-with-your-joysticks-out type of gaming. Although, if you take me back to the original NES and plop me in front of the original Super Mario Bros. or Zelda, I could go to town, and totally kick your ass. I’m old school like that. (Speaking of old school, do [...]
Well, I thought about how I was going to bring back the UrbanCloset. I tossed ideas back and forth and decided that on the weekends, I will post what I wore that week. For now I think it’s the best way…and the first week you get a combination of the first two weeks. Lucky you [...]
It’s a good thing I’m a quick reader, because, otherwise, I would be asking for the time I spent reading Something Borrowed back. Because I finished it in about 3 days of subway travel, I feel less guilty about polluting my mind with such crap. And it’s not that every once in a while I [...]
I have that feeling in my throat when I yawn. You know the one. The one that aches just enough to send that warning signal to your brain; the cold is on its way. Pretty soon that feeling will come with every swallow and I will be making a pit stop at the pharmacy to [...]
Isabella says “becept” instead of “except.” She says “uppost to” instead of “supposed to.” She says “TimPortant” instead of “Tim Hortons.” This is all that’s left of my baby. These three things. She says them entirely wrong every single time and yet I cannot bring myself to correct her. And, if you know me at [...]
Today is the only official pre-scheduled day of the year that I get to sleep in. It’s tradition now. I sleep in and then we all go for brunch at my sister-in-law’s house where I eat my weight in some sort of delicious baked french toast concoction and open my lovely homemade gifts made by [...]
My kids watch TV. They watch a completely healthy amount of (mostly) age-appropriate television. I am okay with this. I’m not raising television addicts; nowhere near it. I know this because it takes one to know one. Hi, I’m Ali. And I was raised by my television. Well, we can pretend that I was raised [...]
You could say that I came by my obsession with Diet Coke honestly, coming from a long line of addicts. Anyone who has ever visited me in Atlanta can tell you how stocked the outside fridge is. To me, there’s only one thing on this planet more refreshing than an ice-cold can of Diet Coke [...]
Here’s the thing about suddenly having a commute. I could get annoyed by the fact that I have to drive twenty minutes from my house to the subway; I could get annoyed that I have to pay to park at the subway and then still have to walk 10 minutes to the subway; I could [...]
