Santa's Watching!

We have been dealing with 4 year old angst the past couple of weeks. To say that we are over it, is putting it mildly! I actually googled "4 year old angst"...mmhmm..that's right..I did!! Symptoms include: stubborness, crying at the drop of a barbie brush, snatching, screaming, running dramatically down the hall! We are desperate for an answer! If this is a snap shot of whats to come in 7 years...God save us!

Thank God it's the Holiday Season...Santa's watching!! It's all I've got people!!! Earlier this week all I had to say was"Maybe we should go see Santa tomorrow.. and you can tell him how you are acting" Nooooo....she says! ...Then shape up!! ..and she did! What the hell are we gonna do when Christmas is over...can I still use Santa ? He is always watching right?!

I'll tell you who else is watching...Berkely! and she's taking detailed notes!! I'm scared...literally scared of the possible double meltdown days in our future. It's funny how you view meltdowns in public once you have kids. I used to think 'she need to get that lil MF under control. I remember my brothers falling apart at the mall(leaving the Disney Store) and my mom would say "they're just tired"..I didn't believe that..I believed they were spoiled and uncontrollable. But now..now I get it! Sometimes they are just tired or not feeling well..or have been pulled out of the car one to many times! ..and then again.. sometimes 'she  just needs to get that lil MF under control!

I hate seeing kids act up like that...I feel for the mom when that happens. You can always see it on her face too...If she could F* him up real quick without judgment she probably would!! I get real close, all up in her grill.. like a thug! You don't want none of this playa! Shape up real quick before I take my earrings off right on aisle 5! ...and she does! Berkely better be taking notes on that too! I am not the one! **

This angst is only making me stronger...everyday I learn something new about her, about myself, and how all of this is teaching all of us how to effectively communicate!

I digress.. Santa still needs a replacement...my bargaining days are numbered!


** I talk a lot of shit...Avery had me in tears at the grocery store when she was like 18-19 mo. she kept throwing everything out of the cart and was hitting Mariah octaves! OMG! It was like an episode of Twilight Zone! No matter how much control you think you have, they always seem to remind you at the end of the day.. you're still their bitch!

Holiday Soiree

Holiday Soiree by thisgirlloves featuring red handbags

Top
£75 - johnlewis.com

Pinko short coat
$443 - sereneorder.com

Paige Denim mid rise skinny jeans
$235 - coggles.com

Christian louboutin heels
$3,695 - barneys.com

House of Harlow 1960 red handbag
$199 - shopthetrendboutique.com

LORD & TAYLOR black earrings
$450 - lordandtaylor.com

Jon Richard glass bead jewelry
£12 - debenhams.com

Dsquared Pinstriped Wool Milan Cut Suit
€1.071 - luisaviaroma.com

Black Covent Formal shoes
£90 - debenhams.com

White Snowflake Decoration - 23cm X 26cm - Christmas Time UK
£3.25 - christmastimeuk.com

Thanksgiving was last week!!!

Mmmhmm...this post has been sitting in my drafts for um...a week now!! So without further adieu...

With a partially failed Thanksgiving meal, A husband(after three plates of food) and a kid past out on the floor, and a dad and brothers who left to catch a game, I found my self...well..all by myself!

I have always been concerned for the people out in the cold at 2-3 in the morning...swamping the stores at un-godly hours for a "deal"!!! My bed only allows me to leave it that early should a kid or red eye to Jamaica come calling. But in my loneliness and soon to be boredom ...I thought what the hell! If you can't beat 'em join 'em! ..and it was only 8:30..let's be real..I'm still not getting out of bed that early.

 So...I grabbed my purse and headed to Toy's R Us! Where "Door Buster Deals" were the word on the street. The line wasn't awful, I waited maybe 20 min. They were letting small groups of people in at a time. I was impressed by the order and precision..they had their shit together! Inside people were clearing shelves left and right..6-10 of one item in their carts! One woman was screaming out to her friend(they hunt in packs) "This is 4.99 you want this...this is 6.99 you want this, Look at this, how many?"Like a freakin' Howler Monkey! Me..interested in their primal war cry, went to check out what all the hoop-la was about. And..um..?! I mean really?!..about a cheap ass plastic piece of shit, ass, $5.99, broke in 2 days piece of sh**?! REALLY?!  ...and suddenly like becoming aware of ants all around you, I was swirling in a sea of bullshit plastic 9.99, soon to be busted "Door Buster Deals"! Seriously?! This is what people are lined up for?! I can't!  I had seen enough...I literally had 3 things in my bag...I put the bag down and left!!

So in this next paragraph, I had typed up the rest of my evening...the lines, the people, "The Incident" but I thought...who has time to read all this! I mean...I don't! So I'll tell you this and we'll move on...In line at Old Navy people started gathering across the street from the front door as Midnight approached...and while all of us in line had been waiting ever so patiently, these bitches really thought they were gonna rush the door! ..and guess what?.. they did!! Like a Mob...he unlocked that door and it was pure chaos...I got slammed into the theft sensor...got my feet stepped on, almost lost an arm!!! It was ridiculous..I'm talkin' about Adults!! Come on my people... Come on!!

We spent Friday in The City...I love that City!...Occupy and all!

Overall, our Thanksgiving weekend was quiet, food was good, great company, good laughs and we all got some winter time essentials..not to shabby!



We haven't been taking pictures all that much..but here are a few from over the weekend...

The Deer was Coming!

Weekends in the Fall...

Weekends in the Fall... by thisgirlloves featuring fitted coats

H M long wool cardigan
£30 - hm.com

Polka dot top
dotti.com.au

Fitted coat
$158 - bodenusa.com

Knee length boots
$50 - modcloth.com

Emilio Pucci leopard handbag
€1.634 - luisaviaroma.com

Tiffany Co 18k ring
1stdibs.com

Juicy Couture yellow gold jewelry
$225 - juicycouture.com

House of Harlow 1960 14k jewelry
$110 - coggles.com

Louis Vuitton bubble jewelry
$61 - fashionphile.com

Ray-Ban wayfare sunglasses
$155 - piperlime.gap.com

Knitted shawl
$56 - topshop.com

Saturday Nights...

It's Saturday Night...Do you know where your children are?!

I do...cause I'm home...like always! Rick is watching Youtube videos about computer data centers and I'm on the computer...because this is WAY more interesting than that! We're wild ya'll..watch out!!

Does time speed up when you are perusing the internet...or is it just me?!

The flame has been re-lit my friends! I am elbow deep in World Wide Web Gloriousness!!
At one point I closed the lap top, went to the kitchen, went to the bathroom...and then some how mysteriously ended up back on the computer! My back aches, my eyes are tired, and I know damn well that 6AM is fast approaching as sure as I am to find a little person magically(and Silently)appear in my bed. Avery doesn't even wake me anymore, I don't even feel her presence...she'd ask "can I just lay with you for one minute"..now she levitates like frickn' David Blaine! It's magic I tell you!!

Pinterest has me hunting like a crazy person to fill up my Boards.. to seek out inspiration! And I am...Inspired! Inspired to create, to cook, to bake, to dress, to organize.

I wish there was more time and that I had the un-procrastinate gene so I could do all the things I would love to do during a day...shit!.. during a week! ...were working on that! It's on my Pre-"New Years Res. List"

<3 Naoj

Pisst's Me Off...

Me: Sit down and eat! 

Avery: I really just can't... 

Me: Why? 

Avery: they pisst's me off! 

Me: Did you just say they pissed you off..who? 

Avery: The Chicken Nuggets pisst's me off! 

Me: Why? 

Avery: because I just wanna play!!

Ch Ch Ch Changes

Hello Friends and Family...it's been quite some time!


Where do I start?!...perhaps some bullet points might help!


-We Moved into the woods..It's a Deer!, it's a Raccoon...No! it's just a Wolf spider chillin' on your window sill! 
-Avery girl turned 4 years old
-Rick lost his job
-I went back to work
-I started a company
-Rick was out of work longer than we had anticipated
-Somebody wanted to Huuuurrrttttttt Somebody!!!!!
-Had some dark days
-Rick got a job!!! Yay!!!
-Halloween 
-Say what? It's November?!!!


Berkely is 17months...and a FIRE CRACKER!!!! It's in upper case because good God my girl it Sassy! My mom said..."How are you gonna be mouthy and you can't even talk." ..'bout sums it up! 
B is: Funny, Willful, Spirited, Smart, and Inquisitive and Cuddly.


Avery has settled into 4...I have gathered that a change happens at 4 years. This all knowing, all questioning, all opinionated person rises out of your child and all of a sudden you find yourself in court... Arguing your case, presenting evidence and having to seek council. Where is a gavel when you need one...Order In The Court!!!!! 
A is: Sweet, Energetic, Comical, Witty, Loving and one hell of a negotiator.


Word on the home front is good...better! Having all four of us home on a daily basis was...um.. nice. But boy am I glad things have changed. Rick is back to making bread and now the family is up everyday and out of the house by 8:30. I'm at work two days a week and another two days I am teaching sign language classes to infant and toddlers. We are BUSY! to say the least, but it is a welcomed change, and things are sure to get better as we settle into our new routine.


I was feeling like I needed a Session, sometimes life starts to become overwhelming and it's easy to lose track of your self as days turn into nights faster than you can blink and you look up months later and wonder where you fit in. I'm taking a moment to put it on paper. Maybe then I can slow down and take a moment for myself, rekindle my love of writing down the moments that make up the months.


I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life.
~Maya Angelou




<3 Naoj