read it: to the arctic

Full disclosure: A blogger friend of mine works for Braided River, the publisher of To the Arctic. They offered me a copy of this book because I am in LOVE with the Arctic, but they didn’t ask me to blog about it or anything- I just think it’s a beautiful book with an important message and [...]

quiet tea

I want you to know that I am taking your suggestions in the lead up to the Bambino Whirlwind seriously and I am doing things alone while I still can. Took myself out to Discovery Coffee this morning. I drank my tea, read my book and wrote in my journal.  Alone. I also purposely chose a black pleather [...]

fun dates

Whenever I get groceries and I grab my soy milk or rice milk or whatever I always check the expiry date and it makes me think of something I’m looking forward to: Expiry is Dec 23rd! It’ll be 2 days before Christmas! Expiry is June 21nd! It’ll be 3 days before my birthday! Expiry is [...]

pregnant chick: 33 weeks (spanxy)

Mah 33 week pregnant belly. I’m not looking at my ass in that one on the right, I’m looking at Mickey. Also, it looks like my belly is crooked in that shot in the middle. It may very well be. This kid doesn’t hang out in the the center of my uterus, he or she [...]

bambino prep: painting

You know that nesting thing I was talking about earlier? Yeah. In. Full. Swing. I have cleaned out 1/2 of the cupboards in the kitchen, sold a box of books to a local bookstore, gave away a box of old-to-me-I’m-so-glad-it’s-useful-to-you crap stuff, and sold the futon that used to live in the spare room (soon to be the [...]

pregnant chick: 26 weeks (psychedelic tool edition)

Yours truly. 26 weeks pregnant (I am really lettin’ ‘er all hang out in the shot on the right). And one hella crazy ass shirt, right? Psychedelic baby! I’m not usually this funky, gimme a sec to explain… I got the shirt to wear under my everyday, calm plain jane blazer. It’s a navy pinstriped number. [...]

sponsors, whoop!

Time to send a shout out to Fido & Wino’s fabulous sponsors! If you will please take a gander in the right hand column… right… over… there… Banners: BlackFriday.com has heaps of deals on pet products from Kohl’s, Shopko, Walgreens… all kinds of places! Identity-Links offers the industry’s largest selection of Made in USA promotional [...]

bambino prep: floors

In preparation for all this baby business it is occuring to me that there is all kinds of stuff that needs to get done before he/she arrives. I’m not entirely sure why, it’s not like the kid is going to be all that critical coming out of the womb, “Whoa mom, seriously? Old paint job? [...]

giveaway: mini screwed driver

Hi there! It’s been awhile, eh? Last Wednesday my hard drive crashed (I’ve been crying about it here and here), and then the Powers That Be sent the wrong recovery discs AND THEN something happened to the part where my AC adapter thingy stopped working so I just said good bye to the UPS guy [...]

read it: amazing gracie

Hey! Have you read this book? It’s awesome.* Amazing Gracie (by the guys from Three Dog Bakery) is a wonderful book. Not only does it tenderly illustrate the warm and important friendship between Man and His Dog, it will also take those of you with entrepreneurial tendencies by the shoulders and shake you until you can actually [...]