Doodah Diva

Yes. Miss Thang has a boyfriend. His name is Ian and he’s 10 months old. He is a classmate of hers.

We first suspected that Ian liked J. when her dad dropped her off at daycare one morning, put her on the floor and Ian immediately came crawling/racing over to her. He grabbed her binky right out of her mouth and stuck it in his own! And she just smiled.

Today, I asked her teacher if the behavior had continued and she laughed and said it had. As I was strapping J. into her car seat to go home, Ian plowed on over and put his hand on J.’s face. She wrapped her arm around his arm and they looked like they were going to promenade off somewhere together. HILARIOUS.

Needless to say Ian was very upset when I carted J. out of there. He came crawling after us towards the door, sobbing.

Next thing you know she will be demanding an iphone and setting up her Twitter, Facebook and MySpace accounts.

She’s only 7 1/2 months old and is already bringing the male population to its knees.

You go, girl!

Wait. Can there be such a thing? Love ‘em or hate ‘em, one thing the original Crocs are not is cute. I bet even the Crocs people don’t think they’re cute. They were made to be boat shoes for Gad’s sake.

Despite the fact that they aren’t pleasing to the eye, thousands and thousands and thousands of people purchased them. And as much as I love comfy shoes, I couldn’t bring myself to get those Crocs.

But last summer I won the shoe lottery. I found a whole line of Crocs that ARE attractive. And pretty much the most comfortable, delicious things I have ever put on my feet. In fact, I might have purchased my favorite shoes ever.

I bought the Crocs Sassy style (this year’s version is called Sassari) and never wanted to take them off. Their 3” wedge heel is just the right height to give me some short-girl confidence and their streamlined style makes them work for cargo pants, jeans OR a skirt. They are definitely stylish and they have a little strip of patent leather on them to prove they’re sassy.

I was pregnant last summer so these shoes were even more of a wunderfind. You should have seen the envious looks I got from the other pregnant chicks when I visited my OB’s office! Comfy and cute? Ooo la la.

Even though last year’s model is still in great shape, I am definitely getting another pair. I think I’ll go with the Havanas.

Oh, and the Cyprus.

Uh oh, I’m in trouble.

“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.”
-Wayne Dyer

Really, nothing to say except maybe God help me.

“Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy  and strong. The amount of work is the same.”
—    Francesca Reigler

Okay, there’s nothing wrong with a little wallowing once in a while. In fact, sometimes it feels really freakin’ good to be miserable. But it’s EXHAUSTING to keep it up! With the same amount of effort it takes to talk yourself into staying miserable, you can talk yourself into a better frame of mind.  Next time you’re all ticked off, challenge your bad self to get over it. You might be surprised how easy it is. I’ll try too.

Mr. Giraffe keeps a vigilant watch while J. gets some shuteye.