When did you settle down?

This morning, I had a meeting at the unemployment office (sigh!) which meant that I was out without Coco for a little while. I took advantage and did things I can't do when I'm with my little bundle of love: I took my coffee with me in a travel mug, sat down on the tram and listened to mu

Photography Fridays

Those are a few pictures from our week. I can see that next week I need to expand my subject matter a bit. ;)  And here a few links for your weekend.  I love this song so much when I ignore the lyrics and don't watch the video . After watching the above video, this new

On Motherly Love

Mother's Day is just two weeks away and this year it's different. I experienced the same thing at Christmas: It felt like I was hearing the story of Mary giving birth to Jesus for the first time (in a stable for goodness sake!) because being a mother myself now, I could relate in a way I

Crazy for Neon

As Mugatu would say, neon is so hot right now! I'm hitting the neon craze pretty hard. Most recently, I got the most outrageous pair of neon jeans from J.Crew and today I wore them for the first time. Jeans are a big step to take as a lover of neon. For me it started small - neon argyle socks,

Coco's First Bite

It didn't occur to me at the time, but for a couple of weeks at the beginning of the month I was really bitchy and irritable and I think I finally know why: I didn't want Coco to start solids and to give up breastfeeding. At her six month check-up, the pediatrician gave me some information