From Thousands of Views of DC…
May 20, 2010
I keep uncovering new blogs from a variety of women in D.C. who are at various stages of life. This week, I uncovered DC Ladies, written mostly by a mom and daughter who just wanted to do something creative together. They manage to highlight great city locations and activities in a personal way. Wonder if my little Mia will do that with me when she’s old enough to choose otherwise? 
There are thousands of DC blogs, really. Who has time for all of them? My colleague Mark has introduced me to a number of those worth following and I trust him on this, as he’s the cheeky social set master. Two of my favorite – mostly because I get to live vicariously through them – are Kate Michael at KStreetKate and Pamela Sorensen at Pamela’s Punch.
From the Daily Candy emails to high end caterers like DesignCuisine to my new favorite… the Mrs. O Watch… these only skim the surface of the breadth of eye candy content available. On my simple mind this morning… what Michelle wore last night to the State Dinner…. And I’ve gotta say, she was stunning in her Peter Soronen..(photo by the Washington Post). How does she always manage to work in a belt?! I mean, seriously!
Coming soon… the best issue and government blogs in DC…(yes, there may be a Microsoft connection somehow….)
Daughters and Mothers
May 9, 2010
My friend Laura lost her sweet mother Rosemary nearly two years ago. On a walk together recently, Laura confided that although she thought maybe the pain would subside, it hasn’t gotten easier. I believe her. Rosemary was a lot like my mom…. Young and stylish for her age, gregarious, loving life with her husband, completely head over heels in love with her grandchildren. So when Laura’s son Pierson went off to kindergarten and when daughter Jessica says a new word, Laura longs for Rosemary to be ther for the joy, the milestones.
I’m convinced that Mother’s Day must be the most emotional holiday on the planet and there are no days so powerful as the first Mother’s Day as a new mom or the first Mother’s Day without Mom. As for me, I’ve experienced only the magic of the first. And yes, I dread the second. Perhaps Libby Copland — in her loving tribute to her new daughter — has gotten me thinking as she says “Isn’t it strange how time compresses, how you can be nostalgic for a thing even as you’re in the midst of it?”
In the morning, I will head to California with my mother and my five year old daughter…it’s a work trip for me ultimately, but we’ll squeeze in some sun, sand and priceless together time… simply because we can.
Paper Doll Revelations
May 1, 2010
She sat on my lap in my office chair like she so often does, this time with book in hand..”Will you read this to me?” Often, honestly, I ask for a few more minutes. Sometimes, like that night (fortunately), we open the book and start to read. This was not just any ordinary book. It was a Disney Princess picture book of cut out paper dolls, AND mini cut out abridged version storybooks about Ariel, Cinderella, and fill-in-the-blank-princesses-who-happened-to-be-named-Mia.
It was this fill in the blank story that we began to tell. Princess Mia, describing herself, “likes dolls, Littlest Pet Shop, PollyPockets. She has a big brother who likes cars. Her daddy likes to tell silly stories. Her mommy likes to….hmm work.”
Ok, ouch.
Queen Me: “Ok, really Mia, don’t we read stories (as i’m thinking to myself “Like we’re doing right now!”).
Princess Mia: “You don’t read to me enough.”
Fortunately for me — lest I go slit my wrists out of guilt — she listed off all the things we do together — family walks, swimming, snuggling, eating. But made it abundantly clear that I couldn’t get away with the suggestion that we read together.
Ever been punched in the gut by the truth — through the mouths of your babies? Guess who made a mid-year resolutions right then and there to read one book a day together, each and every day…yep.
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