 I’m back from my staycation. As in, back in the groove and the swing and the ol’ routine, not “back” as in “back from a lovely trip to an exotic land” unless you consider the Walmart on NW 13th Street in Gainesville “exotic”, which I don’t. Actually, you will see some “wildlife” but not Read more of How to spend a staycation  True story. Tuesday night I was sitting around thinking, “Geez, celebrities need to get pregnant or drunk or divorced this week because I cannot stomach writing another recap consisting solely of Lindsey Lohan and Jessica Simpson.” Then Wednesday the clouds parted and the sky opened and celebrity rained down upon us. Delicious celebrity gossip, Read more of Celebrity Roundup: Little bit of everything It’s finally Friday, I’m free again, got my motor running for a wild weekend. That is, if “wild” means feeding my child some really crazy combinations of baby food, like applesauce and chicken…delicious. We live on the wild side. Time for the Celebrity Weekly Round-up! First up, Rep. Anthony Weiner, who in either a Read more of Celebrity Weekly Round-up: The one with all the Weiner jokes I’m going with prompt #3: the story behind my baby’s nickname. Beware. I ramble. Did you like this? Share it: Hi. Hello. Happy Valentine’s Day to you. Oh. You hate Valentine’s Day, you say. It drives you into a deep, powerful depression? Is it because you’re lonely? Hate crowds? Allergic to roses? Well, I”m here to tell you, on this beautiful holiday (with promotional considerations from Hallmark, Russell Stover and the Olive Garden)(because isn’t that where Read more of Don’t get sad this Valentine’s Day Yesterday I had a OB appointment. I’m 27 weeks pregnant and it was time for the dreaded glucose screening. And then they were going to give me a shot of some antibodies because I have Rh negative blood and my blood might fight with my baby’s blood? SCIENCE. And while I was there, they Read more of Lower. No, Lower. Having a baby on the way has apparently awoken a part in Hubby’s brain that has long been dormant, a part that loves Matchbox cars and video games. Maybe it’s the eager anticipation of having a little boy to pal around with, or maybe it’s that having a baby is a BIG FREAKING DEAL Read more of HUMMER TIME So, have you been wondering where Amanda is? No, I didn’t jet off to Bora Bora to date three guys because 1) I’m married 2) I’m not a fame seeking whore and 3) I work for a non-profit. That’s definitely not where I’ve been. I know you’re all missing my delightful recap, but the Read more of Annie is almost like an action flick My team has access to the production studio at work, which is much less impressive than it sounds, although the most wonderful, cool, dark and quiet room you’ll ever see in your life. Don’t think I haven’t thought long and hard about napping there on occasion. Anyway, we do some video editing and podcasting Read more of It’s been awhile — wanna hear some work stories? It’s been one week since we looked at Ali, threw our arms in the air and said she’s crazy. That’s a Barenaked Ladies reference. I just Googled them to see if they had any other songs but this one because it’s been over 10 years since they were last relevant and I couldn’t remember. Read more of The Bachelorette: Episode Three – How to not get a rose  | Shop Personalized Lockets  |