Daisyjd

LATEST ARTICLES ( 116 )

• Stuff Tetris & More

  I think, for me, one of the hardest parts of being a Mom and wife is the realization that I’m in charge. I know that sounds silly (or obvious) but take for... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 FAMILY

• Just the Girls

  

  As I begin many a Monday morning post in the summer, B was out of town this weekend sailing. He sails lots of smaller Chicago area events over the course of... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 FAMILY

• Toddler Reading As of Late

  

  B and I are both big readers (we have…4 full sized bookshelves plus Gracie’s in our home, and boxes more books in the basement…) and when I was pregnant we hope... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 FAMILY

• Right of Way

  Yesterday I rolled down my window to yell at a pedestrian who made a rude gesture towards me after I almost hit her while she jaywalked in front of me.* Normall... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 FAMILY

• Pause

  You know when you find yourself in the midst of your only break in the calendar for the foreseeable future and so you insist (perhaps overly so) you are just... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 FAMILY

• Big Apple Recap

  I’m back from a 4 night work trip to New York City and since many of you shared suggestions of where to go and what to eat I thought I’d share some of the... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 FAMILY

• Five on Friday: Crazypants Edition

  

  Well as you guys could tell, it has been a crazy few days in our household…and it isn’t letting up any time soon. Lets do it. (Note: the Five on Friday link up... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 FAMILY

• Sun Protection for the Neurotic

  Thanks for indulging in my crazy. Good news: hot water heater is currently being installed and we pick the car up from the dealership today after replacing... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 FAMILY

• Our Pets Heads Are Falling Off*

  *bonus points if you can name the movie Sorry for disappearing off the face of the blogosphere last week. With each passing day leaving us without the hot... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 FAMILY

• Uninhabitable

  When I was in college I rented an apartment with four of my closest girlfriends. We had the top floor of a ramshackle old New Orleans mansion that had seen... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 FAMILY

• Open

  

  For the first time in a long time the entire Daisy-B household was in-town and had no huge outside activitie for an entire weekend. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 FAMILY

• Ruminations with Zero Point

  I was speaking with my manager yesterday and I mentioned that I feel like I’ve hit a lull at work. For the first time in a long time there isn’t a huge... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 FAMILY

• Mmmingmmingmmming

  I took Gracie swimming yesterday. It was a chilly day (breeze coming in from the North) and Chicago’s park district outdoor pools don’t open until mid-June... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 FAMILY

• Five on Friday: Girls Flying Solo

  

  B started sailing many, many years ago (he grew up in Detroit on the water, he was intrigued by a small neighborhood sailing club) and it is a hobby that he... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 FAMILY

• Toddlers, Tunes and Turtles

  

  B and I are often asked what keeps us in the city. The taxes, the congestion, the high prices for everything, the smaller living quarters, the fight for street... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 FAMILY

• Thirty One

  

  I wrote a long post recapping my birthday weekend and then promptly clicked the “trash” button when I was done. It read like an itinerary sprinkled with happy... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 FAMILY

• Five on Friday: Birthday

  

  Happy Friday everyone. After a lovely three day weekend and a short work week we are back at the weekend- my birthday weekend no less! Lets do this, Five on... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 FAMILY

• Summer of Slaw

  I recently declared, that in addition to making lots of salad dressing from scratch (a completely easy task) I’m calling this the Summer of Slaw. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 FAMILY

• Soft Structured Buckle Carrier Smackdown {Sponsored Review}

  

  The time has come for me to share the results of the great Soft Structured (Baby) Carrrier Smackdown. In case you don’t remember, for the past few months I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 FAMILY

• Five on Friday: Mini-Mini Movie Edition

  

  You know how you stumble across great videos that people post online and you watch them and they make you laught or think or what have you…and then you forget... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 FAMILY