Yes, Chaos Crew: I am back in the podcast business. Chaos Chronicles Podcast 233 is in the can. But not yet posted. Webmaster Sarah had to make an Emergency Babysitting Overnight for a friend, so she is unable to post right now. As someone who has had to call in Emergency Babysitters, I applaud her [...]
Who is happier the school year has ended: you or your kids? It’s official! The school year is over for both my boys. And, a funny thing happened on the way home from the end-of-school party: I realized I wasn’t emotionally drained from the year. Some years, it’s hard to tell who is happier when [...]
I just picked up my lone teacher’s gift for the year. One delightful coffee/tea/Jack Johnson cd gift baskets for Colin’s homeroom teacher. And that’s it. After years of scrambling for multiple gifts for a variety of teachers, I am down to a single gift. Ah, the benefits of aging. But I did get a frantic [...]
The Puch Maxi! A Classic. We had a white one. It’s my older son’s birthday. 15 years old! Instead of working down a host of work-related To Do List items ( like record podcast that I couldn’t do on Wednesday due to illness!), I just spent a few enjoyable hours online looking for electric vehicles [...]
Hello, Chaos Crew… Lian's summer to Do List Just in time for final exams and the Make Everything Stop Syndrome that comes with the end of the school year, the stomach flu is sweeping through our house. Monday, it was my older son; yesterday, it was me. Who knows what tonight will bring? As such, [...]
A star-spangled gift from my mother To all the Chaos Crew… Wishing you all a meaningful Memorial Day. I know that we have a number of service people and their families who listen to the show and follow the blog, both at home and abroad. Thank you for everything you do and all the sacrifices [...]
Heading into the Memorial Day Weekend with new Chaos Chronicles Podcast just for you! This week, my medical miracle, advice to moms about unwanted playmates and housekeeping tips, and my backyard entertaining To Do List. Listen to Chaos Chronicles Podcast 232 here. Life's Too Short to… not read this book! But, without further ado, the [...]
Good morning, Chaos Crew. After an evening of glamour and glitter at the 2010 Gracie Allen Awards in Los Angeles, I am back at home where I should be: in front of my computer wearing my Pajama Jeans and drinking coffee. Rachel goes to work on my dramatic eye look! The fact that I was [...]
Hello, Crew… Can I tell you, a Classic Chaos situation today! I am trying to squeeze in actual work and my pre -Red Carpet rituals before the Gracies tonight. Posts, e-mail responses, mani/pedi, charging camera battery, driving to Santa Monica to get for hair and make-up at sister Liz’s with mandatory stop at my moms [...]
Okay, Chaos Crew. It’s Monday morning and I am behind. Way behind. I was so unsettled/unfocused/excited by the LOST Lost: The Ice Cream Cake finale, that I couldn’t write my oprah column or produce a podcast yesterday. Yesterday, in between folding laundry, making stuffed shells for dinner, and doing upper arm exercises, I watched 6.5 [...]
