Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 2:00pm Posted in Body image, Family, Fashion, Holidays, Memoirs, Motherhood, Parenting, Thoughts, Weekend, Weight loss project, Weight management, Work, Writing
For obvious reasons, I stay away from skinny jeans, midriff-baring tops, sleeveless/spaghetti-strap tops, tight clothing, and of course, swimwear. Even way back then when I wasn’t fat, I was still painfully shy of having to don a swimsuit. I’d never been bolder to put on less than a modest 1-piece. Oh, I had a nice...
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My daughter has an obsession with princesses and fairy tales these days. She’s only 2 1/2 years old, but is already very independent and demanding, and definitely knows what she wants. Lately (and this is our fault as parents), we thought it’d be great if we introduced her to fairy tales. I bought 2 huge...
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Last weekend, my husband and I decided that it was time for E to start sleeping in her own room. Since she was born, we had a room in our house dedicated for her, but because she was our first child, and her initial night-feeds required us to wake up several times in the night,...
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at 11:24am Posted in Children, IT, Letters to E, Love, Memoirs, Motherhood, Parenting, Thoughts, Writing
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes” ~ Etty Hillesum
My dearest E.,
Let me share a brief folly of mine with you, a folly caused of my wanderings into unchartered regions- the information technology area...
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By the “F” word, I mean THAT “F” word. The one that means “to copulate”.
I think children have an innane ability to store things, in particular, words, they hear in their little computer-like memories. It’s like a huge recess with lots of tiny compartments with different labels. E.G. words I’ve heard once; words I will...
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“I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worthwhile” ~ George Bernard Shaw
My dearest E.,
There is no rest for the weary. Your father and I fell ill with the viral flu over the weekend. At first, the illness crept through us quietly and steadily, showing no physical signs of mutation, or that...
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“When you are modelling, you are creating a picture, a still life, perhaps something like a silent film. You convey emotion but you are only using your body” ~ Helena Christensen
My dearest E.,
Your father and I, when you were born, had, and still do have, the highest hopes and dreams for you. You must know...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 9:35am Posted in Children, Family, Letters to E, Love, Memoirs, Parenting, Thoughts, Work, Writing
“Sorry seems to be the hardest word” ~ Sir Elton John
My dearest E.,
I’m sorry. And I don’t have a problem saying ’sorry’ when it needs to be said. And why am I sorry?
Because I have been busy at work. Because I had to leave you with your grandparents last night as I worked into the...
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“Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, and you’ll never walk alone” ~ Rodgers & Hammerstein II
My dearest E.,
“You’ll Never Walk Alone” is a song written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Little did they know at that time (in 1945) that this song would live on in the hearts of Liverpool...
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“The Lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint” ~ James Fenton
My dearest E.,
Isn’t that the funniest thing you’ve ever heard? James Fenton must’ve had a fierce mother- even so, capable of the most tender emotions when it came to bedtime. Whatever the case, I’m...
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