The Pumpkinization of America

September 24, 2013

A few days ago, I posted a little tidbit on Facebook that I feared might get me fired from the Internet. Or from living in America: I ducked my head and waited for the backlash. I know that PSL Nation is a loyal bunch and they show little mercy. When I came up for air […]

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Filed Under: Food & Drink, Holidays, That Which Drives Me Crazy 24 Comments

You Say It’s Your Birthday

September 12, 2013

  It’s not my birthday, per se. It’s the blog’s birthday — The Fordeville Diaries turns three today! {Well, technically yesterday, but that was 9/11.} Three years. 265 posts. Ah, they grow up so fast, don’t they? Where does the time go? It has been quite a year, if I do say so myself. Let’s […]

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Filed Under: Blogging Cluelessness 16 Comments

Just Them

September 4, 2013

  I would not normally put the phrases “town pool” and “perfect day” together — for a variety of reasons that are probably obvious to you. But it happened. Just as we were wrapping up summer. I actually hadn’t been to the pool all summer. It has just been easier for my husband to take […]

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Filed Under: Babyland, Family 16 Comments

Sea Air

August 22, 2013

It has been a strange summer. Our baby was born just before school ended in June. And so, it has been a hectic few months. On the one hand, having a summer baby is great. No crazy winter clothing. Easier schedules and less schlepping the newborn around to the older kids’ activities. On the other […]

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Lessons Learned From A Breaking Bad Marathon

August 13, 2013

I’m always behind when it comes to watching top-rated TV shows. 24? Never saw an episode. The Sopranos? It took me a few years to get up to speed {shhh — this could get my New Jersey residency revoked}. Homeland? Don’t get me started. The one exception was Lost. I am fluent in all things […]

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Filed Under: Entertainment 8 Comments

It’s a Confetti & Lipstick Day

August 8, 2013

I have some really exciting news today. I’ve been waiting a while to share this. NO, I’M NOT HAVING ANOTHER BABY. RELAX. My eight week-old son finally gave me six consecutive hours of sleep. It was glorious. The colors of the world seemed brighter. Food tasted better. I completed full sentences. I considered throwing him […]

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Filed Under: Babyland, Blogging Cluelessness 4 Comments

Tell Chicago I Said Hi

July 25, 2013

Right now, a few thousand bloggers are fretting about some pretty big questions. Like what to wear. And who to meet “in real life.” And if their business cards should or should not include their Pinterest handles. Yes, friends, it’s time for BlogHer 2013. Just an intimate gathering of 4,000 souls who like to overshare […]

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Filed Under: Blogging Cluelessness, Places Near and Far 3 Comments

Things We Forgot About Newborns

July 17, 2013

I’ve written before about Parental Amnesia and how it allows the human race to continue. Because, no matter how many kids you’ve had, you forget — or, really, you suppress — many of the details in an attempt to have another child. For example, picture this scene in the hospital, about six hours after our […]

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Filed Under: Family 6 Comments

She’s Four

July 9, 2013

Am I the only one who gets emotional on her kids’ birthdays? Don’t answer that. Unless you may or may not shed a tear while wrapping gifts and wondering how your child is now {insert age here} years old. Despite my rudimentary knowledge of math and 365 days = 1 calendar year, somehow this passage […]

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Filed Under: Family 7 Comments

Blogging & Babies Don’t Mix

June 27, 2013

Hello Outside World! I see all of you, out and about on the other side of my window panes. Greetings from Newbornland. You know, that place where time is all contorted. That place where you can, of course, leave the house — and your intentions to do so are quite noble — but it just […]

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Filed Under: Family 13 Comments
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