My Fake British Accent Isn’t All Bad

So, I have another very good reason for quasi-abandoning my blog lately.
(Besides playing Santa AND holiday hostess this past week…)
The last few weeks, my laptop has been infected with a heinous virus and it’s called…
MIKE.
The power supply on his computer fizzled out or some such and now, he’s on my “evil Microsoft” laptop no less [...]

Everyday Is Like A Game of Charades. One word. Four Letters.

With our upcoming return to the States, I’m up against a challenge…
We have certain household items that need to be sold. We don’t want to do without them until the very last minute, but that doesn’t leave much time to haggle.
Giving it all away is NOT an option.
This proves problematic when up against variables such [...]

La Vie en Rose

Loosely translated: “having a rosy outlook on life”… or so my two years of college French taught me.
My French professor believed that anyone could learn a language. It was just a matter of throwing yourself into it with wild abandon and allowing the little “drawers of your mind to open up”.
(Why do profs always say [...]

Blogging Under The Influence

Last night, I ran a brush through my hair, put on eyeliner and a shirt WITHOUT peanut butter stains, and headed into the city to attend my very first London Bloggers Meetup…
I was nervous about going, especially as I looked over the profiles of the other attendees…
Strategic Online… Director of Internet… PR Guru… Techie [...]

Getting Invovled. Too Involved.

So, I hear that there’s this really awesome-active and super-involved parents’ group in our area.
I’m on the mailing list.
I have the membership card.
I get the newsletters.
I have yet to attend an event….
The most I HAVE done is trade e-mails and phone calls with one of the organizers, who is just so friendly and nice, by [...]

Who’s Yo Daddy?

Coming home early Saturday evening, the Tube was quite crowded and Mike got separated from Avery and me in the car. Concerned, Avery kept craning his neck to find Mike past all of the other passengers.
When he finally spotted Mike in the distance, he pointed one tiny finger right into a crowd of young (presumably [...]

Sassy Black Women: Made in America, Imported Elsewhere

Carlos Mencia did a segment a while back on sassy black women as only found in America. It was part of things he LOVES about America.

Well, I’m here to tell you that sassy black women exist… EVERYWHERE.
How do I know this?
Because there’s one yelling at someone VERY LOUDLY and with plenty of sass just below [...]

SuperMommy to the Rescue

Prior to moving here, we were given the impression that British children are far better behaved than American children. The reserved, well mannered, “seen, but not heard” kind of better behaved…
Now where do you suppose we got THAT idea?

Well, I’m hear to tell you that’s simply NOT true…
I’ve witnessed plenty of otherwise proper little angels [...]

Surviving on Leaves and Tree Sap

I think that the Brit’s reputation for bad food is undeserved.
The produce and meat here are AMAZING. Pricey, but fresh, organic, locally grown, and so beautiful. Of course, it has to look PERFECT per EU food standards.
It used to be that any “blemished, knobbly produce” were not allowed to be sold. The recent high food [...]