Ever had a relative you have to take care of after a surgery? First there is compassion, but if you are like me that can fade pretty fast. In general, I think my marriage works in part because my husband is a busy guy. Unless, of course, he is recuperating from his hernia surgery. (By the way, it was a few weeks ago and he is fine now).
Since many of us have had family come to stay this past week maybe we can all relate. (Mark is played by my camera man Rob, great job, dude!)
I’m trying to stay on top of all cultural trends…tech-wise at least. Just at Blog Her and met a nice gal who is part of a team that created GLMPS. It’s for iPhones and iPads now, but hopefully one day Droid users like me can use it. It’s a picture that becomes a five second video.
Now, of course, the “kids” are sexting, I’m too old and married for that, but I’m the perfect for demo for fexting. Have you tried it?
A recently divorced friend said to me, after she climbed off a 29-year-old, “sex after marriage is better than the sex I had before I was married.” She was thrilled to already have a couple of kids in the can, the wedding dream-and broken dream– behind her. “It’s sex with no expectations. I am completely in the moment.”
Now, I love hearing that a gal in her early 40′s can get her groove back, but I still think I can be fun.
Providing it’s a tiny window of time.
Come on, you KNOW it’s true.
I look so different in this vid … um, well, it’s not me. This one features Mark. He wanted to see what it would be like to be a “cool mom”. He can also be found at @chefmarkpeel and www.chefmarkpeel.com.
He is a sweet man, hard working and as humble as they come.
If you have watched enough reality shows — and honestly, haven’t we all? — you find that the common denominator for all of them is creating conflict where there is none. Or making a mountain out of a mole hill. Whether it’s over a set up game on an island in the South Pacific or a dancing show with C-listers, magnifying drama is the genre’s stock and trade.
Having hosted reality shows, I know first hand that the drama they amplify is actually not as interesting as the actual human dramas taking place. But that doesn’t stop them. Since I’m not named Mark Burnett or Freemantle or Magical Elves, what do I know?
I wanted to apply the formula to my life and see how it works.
You ever read a study and think, “Dude, I could have saved you years of research and money and told you that myself?” Well, there was a book press release I got that seemed to carry some of the obvious with it, but maybe not the full story. What do you think?
I may be the last person in the world who got that “Bucket List” refers to “kicking the bucket.” I thought it was just some movie I didn’t go see. But, now that I get it it inspired this little rant/introspection. As we near the end of the year people start talking about resolutions or goals. We all have our hopes and aspirations.
It’s only happened once. But, both of my kids spent the night away from home without me. Their regular babysitter took them to her apartment. It was a big exciting adventure for them and I was excited about a solid night of sleep.
Yet, I don’t know if I maximized the time.
Yeah, the irony here is that I’m posting this vid late. This week I was having a hard time meeting my self imposed at least three new vids a week mandate. I haven’t been able to keep a journal in years so it’s kind of funny that I’m a “mom blogger”. I really only wanted to make funny videos online for parents. How do the prolific mom bloggers keep their sites humming when their kids are not yet school age?
I just heard a funny interview with Nora Ephorn about her book “I remember nothing”. She says when you get older you forget so much and she wishes she had kept a diary. Sigh, I think I already have this problem.
When I’m at the park or play date or pumpkin patch with my kids and I tap out something on my Blackberry, I can feel a little guilty. Shouldn’t I be focused on them and not on my technology? Am I addicted to getting and sending messages? Well, yes, I am… But it occured to me recently that having a PDA has allowed me to make a living and be with my kids. I can be on the beach with them and get an email that someone would like to hire me to do a TV show segment. I can reply, “yes….” Thus, book the job and still be with my kids.
I can get an email, “Would you be cool having XYZ has sponsor on Coolmom? ’Yes, I would I love that product, and I love to monetize when I can, now Rex don’t climb on that goat…’” You see how that works?
If only I could stand correctly…