Posted at 11:54 AM in Current Affairs, Fashion, Married Life, Work | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
i'm good at a lot of things (a-google-izing, planning vacations, managing money). but i wasn't certain that motherhood would be one of them. i was really never the maternal type: too impatient, too self-absorbed, low tolerance for disorder, not very sentimental. but you know what? i've come to discover that i'm a pretty good mom afterall. i guess it helps that i have such an incredibly cute and lovable baby (objectively speaking of course). it's amazing how one precious, obliviously needy, teeny tiny person can change your entire being in so many fascinating ways.
i ungrudgingly function on just four hours of sleep each day. i don't care that none of my designer jeans fit anymore. going to the mall results in new outfits for bean but nothing for myself. i turned down a day at the spa because i'd rather spend the time cuddling with a sleeping (or even crying!) baby. being a successful career woman suddenly seems unimportant. ONE LITTLE SMILE CAN MAKE MY ENTIRE DAY.
Posted at 07:56 AM in Bean, Fashion, Married Life | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)
so you know you've entered a whole new phase in your life when your must-have status symbol is no longer a designer handbag but a designer stroller. i'm not gonna lie - the aesthetics is just as important as function to me. but at the same time, i'm also not ridiculous enough to spend $1000 on a stroller (ie the bugaboo). maybe i'd consider it if i lived in nyc, but seeing as how i live in the corn-fed midwest, it is just way too pretentious.
what i have in mind is a stroller with nice clean lines (preferably european design) that is functionally more than your typical mall-crawler - we live in a pretty pedestrian area so i want something that can deliver a smooth ride even on bumpy sidewalks. but it still has to be easily collapsible and light enough to throw in the trunk. after much research, i was finally able to narrow it down to these two:

quinny buzz

valco runabout tri-mode
i haven't actually seen either one in person so i've had to purely base my decision on reviews and published specs. they both get rave reviews, and the quinny is more of a headturner in terms of looks, but i decided to go with the valco. its winning points: 5-position reclining seat, better storage basket, more compact fold, attachable toddler seat that turns it into a double stroller (sold separately)... and the clincher - hundreds of dollars less expensive.
the quinny sells for $550. the 2008 model of the valco retails for $480 - but albee baby is selling the navy/plum version for $299.99. not sure if this is a mistake since it's only this color that's on sale and the 2008 models just came out. this wouldn't have been my top color choice, but definitely worth the $180 savings. i was originally going to wait a few months until after the baby is born to buy a real stroller (planning to use the infant carseat + snap n go in the beginning), but i was afraid this deal wouldn't last so i ordered the valco today.
honestly, i can't believe i'm so excited about a stroller. so weird.
Posted at 10:46 PM in Bean, Fashion | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
for me, one of the most difficult aspects of being enormously pregnant is the crushing blow to my wardrobe. i love clothes. but i hate maternity clothes. or to put it more accurately, i don't like spending money on clothes that i will be able to wear for only another month or so. and at this point, my options from what i already own are severely limited. but still, every morning it takes me longer to decide on what to wear than the combined time it takes to take a shower, do my hair and do my makeup. doesn't make sense since i ultimately end up in a combination of one of the three tops and one of the three bottoms that are in my now standard rotation. so depressing.
so this afternoon, in an attempt to mitigate my fashion woes, i decided to go shopping for shoes! glorious shoes. i feel lucky in that at least my feet are still the same size. i've somehow managed to escape the swollen feet and "cankle" syndrome that befalls so many pregnant women, particularly during this heat. so anyways, i hit the mall and i knew exactly the shoes i wanted to get. i've been wanting to get a pair of gladiators:
so cute, right? i didn't find these exact ones. but something pretty close. they were kinda expensive but i so deserved to treat myself! but then i realized something... i couldn't try them on. because I COULDN'T REACH MY FEET! uh yeah. i don't think i can have chad buckle my shoes every morning. no wonder i've been wearing my havaianas every single day.
i'll blame it on the hormones, but i seriously almost started crying right there in the store.
Posted at 05:22 PM in Fashion | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)