tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:49:40 +0000dailyparentingLogueannabeaneducationPRlifemiddle schoolteenagersPR businessTAGdancegifted childrenhumornew york2E504 planCyclingDadsDivorceErickson Cycle ToursFUEL collectionFacebookGifted EducationIEPMichael Jackson TributeNAGCProductsSocial NetworkingTwitterabusealfie kohnarchitecturebambini boutiquecodingcraftsdaily dan reed bean parenting musicdaily global changedandan reeddavid gogginsdecoratingdesigndirty doiliesdogsemotional abuseetsyetsy contestgleeh and mhandmade arthealthhigh-schoolichatjohn mayer songwritingkidslovemartha stewartmathematicsmoviesmusicnarcissistic personality disordernarcissistsparenting teens boys youtubeplagiarismpoliticspom pompr mamapretty bitter cardsscriptedbypurposeshoppingsustainability videoteensthank you cardsthe bite of oregontvtweensvideo blogwall*eAgent Zoey: someone in her own category She's such an "agent zoey", unlike those douchebags who are a bunch of wannabes driving around in them golf carts all day.http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)Blogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-3357308671992204963Tue, 21 Jul 2015 18:00:00 +00002015-07-21T11:14:10.391-07:00 My Momma. Yes I'm a Mama's girl and that's because she gave me a wonderful childhood, supported everything I did, loved me unconditionally, taught me how to cook, taught me what being Super Woman looks like and to this day is my biggest fan. She picked me up off the floor when I couldn't fathom getting up. She moved in when an injury rendered me bedridden and depressed. She loves my kids http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2015/07/honoring-my-momma-on-my-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-7078083306931655786Sat, 18 Jul 2015 23:29:00 +00002015-07-18T16:29:57.994-07:00 My good friend recently posted this very introspective  look at his parenting in the midst of chaos.  It's nothing short of brilliant. Enjoy! http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-view-from-zen-parent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-4383679254074152801Thu, 28 May 2015 19:18:00 +00002015-05-28T12:18:04.922-07:00abuseDivorceemotional abusenarcissistic personality disordernarcissistsAgent Zoey is going in a new direction. While still chronicalling my life with my children I will now be writing about my experience with divorce and narcissistic ex's. My marriage was very good at times and very bad at times. There was emotional abuse, physical abuse and cheating. Here is a brief overview before I delve into specifics (if I can remember them). During my 20 year marriage my exhttp://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2015/05/new-directions-coming-out-of-marriage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-2123672345313795389Sat, 13 Nov 2010 01:02:00 +00002010-11-18T23:31:09.114-08:00504 planGifted EducationIEPLogueNAGCTAGAs we're wrapping up the first trimester of school and looking toward the second trimester, my hopes are that with a 504 in place and an IEP assessment scheduled, we will see more differentiation and appropriate curriculum for Logue.Logue was diagnosed as profoundly gifted at age 8. Recently he has been diagnosed as having Asperger traits, Selective Mustism and Social Phobia. It's taken us http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2010/11/theyre-gifted-therefore-theyll-survive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-7944948575756366501Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:20:00 +00002010-11-11T00:16:38.109-08:002EeducationTAGAs my husband and I have been navigating the special education system it has become so much more clear how little is being done to understand what children need in order to be successful learners. The latest catch phrase seems to be "21st Century Education" when referring to how classrooms should and can change from teacher centered to information centered. The possibilities of using resourceshttp://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2010/11/luke-skywalker-superman-our-schools.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-4095567743770734332Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:52:00 +00002010-03-30T14:08:42.820-07:00bambini boutiqueh and mshoppingI found this dress in all of its recycled polyester and happy floral glory!!!Oh, and I'm using this bag to wear with it:Bambini Boutique - timi & leslie Marilyn Diaper Bag in TealDo I care that it's a diaper bag? Nope.http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2010/03/h-m.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-1749400760591872017Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:24:00 +00002010-11-12T19:52:25.432-08:00educationhigh-schoolLogueparentingteenagersSince Logue entered high school this Fall, my anxiety level started increasing exponentially. The voices inside my head keep saying "Now his grades actually count." At first I had to restrain myself from grabbing his backpack and doing his homework for him. Call me crazy, but I've seen the 3rd grade science projects in which the quantum physics applied clearly did not come from the 8 year oldhttp://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/09/since-logue-entered-high-school-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-2984229913255312907Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:59:00 +00002009-10-04T20:30:08.808-07:00annagleehealthtvGlee - Don't Stop Believin'Sweet Anna, my justifiably absent co-blogger, has been slammed with an autoimmune disease that is debilitating, painful and worst of all not curable. Remarkably, it is the same disease I was diagnosed with 9 years ago. No one can fully understand another person's experience until they've lived it and even then it is through different filters, perspectives and emotions.http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/10/for-anna.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-3261015502544086625Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:40:00 +00002009-11-26T13:25:05.953-08:00alfie kohnparentingI found this article from the New York Times, When a Parent’s ‘I Love You’ Means ‘Do as I Say’ by Alfie Kohn quite thought provoking. As a parent I'm constantly motivated by the desire to keep my kids out of therapy in their adult years as a direct result of my inept attempts to protect, teach and guide. I find myself fighting the urge to "helicopter parent" quite often even though I know http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/09/parenting-are-supernanny-and-dr-phil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-3299522275387905546Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:14:00 +00002009-09-05T11:27:05.335-07:00beanparentingteenagerstweensDear beautiful, free thinking, independent yet dependent Bean,You can be so smart, funny and fun to be around but sometimes the teenager in you comes out and it scares the hell out of me. I feel like I can barely remember the last nine years and I don't want to lose any more time. I guess that's the question I have: Do you "lose" time that has past when memories fade? Or is it something http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/09/this-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-3241517566794759283Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:06:00 +00002009-07-21T22:06:50.265-07:00 http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/07/dan20reed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-7675067795298885407Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:10:00 +00002009-06-26T11:15:42.169-07:00beanMichael Jackson TributeWhen the world lost two legends yesterday I panicked. Not only from the sadness of the loss but from the fear that I hadn't taught my children about the people from my childhood who have shaped the entertainment world today. I thought I had time to inject little bits of Michael Jackson musical history into Bean's world of Hannah Montana and The Jonas Brothers. But, as life reminds us from timehttp://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-should-have-done-this-long-time-ago.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-2036649134404673992Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:20:00 +00002009-04-14T11:02:43.739-07:00Oh, I just came out of a fog. A wrong-freakin-medication-for-a-year-and-a-half fog. And the thing is I didn't realize I was in a fog until I changed medications. I mean, I had moments when my gut would say "Hey, I think we're not doing so well," and my brain would say "Quit your whining wimp! There are children starving in Africa." By the way, I do have an adopted child in Uganda. His name http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/04/out-of-fog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-3407919202516735220Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:27:00 +00002009-03-11T20:39:48.176-07:00Dammit, it happened again. I found another career to add to the 582 careers that I want to pursue.It always happens on a day like today when I'm in the middle of a Fibromyalgia attack that inevitably makes me depressed, grumpy and guilt-ridden because I'm not dealing with my day-to-day responsibilities.It's a slippery slope of guilt, denial and...I don't know WTF else. As if I don't have enough http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/03/random-denial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-8281217829797952480Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:56:00 +00002009-02-21T13:56:23.409-08:00 http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-work-lately.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-352051265262042430Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:45:00 +00002009-02-16T13:27:29.915-08:00sustainability videoI think my efforts to be a more responsible user of the earth's resources and making our family's carbon footprint smaller has rubbed off onto my children. Yesterday as I turned on the ever-so-stylish eyeball lights in our living room Logue (age 13) told me "Mom, you should turn on the light in the middle of the room it uses less energy." Right, I knew that. Bean (age 8) decided her next http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/02/sustain-ability.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-8906192557913623211Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:51:00 +00002009-02-14T11:06:30.305-08:00ProductsPhoto courtesy of Gear LiveI seriously want this Vivienne Tam Mini HP Laptop in all its glorious,-Asian-inspired-floral-luscious-red splendor! But, I'm not willing to give up my MAC. There have been too many PC deaths in this family for me to recover emotionally and stop wanting to write YOU WILL DIE SOON on every PC screen I see. So, I'll just drool.http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/02/photo-courtesy-of-gear-live-i-seriously.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-3880025712224768367Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:06:00 +00002009-02-14T11:05:07.188-08:00Ever since I saw the image of a Polar Bear sitting on a melting piece of ice, I vowed through the tears in my eyes to do my part to reduce my carbon footprint. First, we adopted Lucy, June, Ruby and Honcho two years ago and in return for all our food scraps and a little TLC they give us...EGGS! We live in a neighborhood where mini mansions are sprouting every 2 hours (except now they're not http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/02/greener-pastimes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-8679493103034362882Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:47:00 +00002009-02-16T19:57:10.609-08:00I want to be just like my nephew Scotty:Lake Oswego's Leedy and Reader lead Lakers past Oregon CityI'm no basketball expert but did you see the rock he threw from downtown? The kid can make it all day. He can drive, draw and dish - put the ball on the floor. The boy's got mad skillz. Werd. Respect. Peace Out.http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/01/when-i-grow-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-7720327011143428514Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:14:00 +00002009-02-14T11:06:14.467-08:00PRPR businessTwitterI don't write often about my professional life and actually I'm still not. But, the profession I'm in can be such a cluster f*ck at times it's highly entertaining. Public Relations is evolving faster than you can "Twitter" the words. It's well - a good thing and a not so good thing. Sometimes I can get a little bitchy when I see a good organization leaving a bad impression. In fact, http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/01/good-pr-vs-bad-pr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-6980476085280507428Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:08:00 +00002009-01-09T14:10:28.495-08:00Lola Jonesing for Ice CreamOriginally uploaded by agentzoeyWe're being held hostage in our home. If you hear from us in the usual time period call for reinforcements! The four-legged members of our family have taken over. First I started noticing our language and conversations change. Instead of the usual, "Dinner is good mom" or, "Could you please pass the salad?" I would hear, "Could you http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/01/snv30539jpg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-7819917979014554218Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:26:00 +00002009-01-06T18:15:25.484-08:00re⋅solve   /rɪˈzɒlv/verb, -solved, -solv⋅ing, noun–verb (used with object)1. To come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall...So it begins. The juncture each year in which we ponder ways to make ourselves or our existence better. I started this post with the full intention of revealing the softer side of me. How I was going to find http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2009/01/resolve.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-5951945074807503099Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:04:00 +00002008-12-05T14:07:19.495-08:00I let someone down. Actually two people, friends, but one of them is dead now. I hate being so blunt but that's the reality and I don't want to sugar coat it. When I found out about the death and the cancer, the guilt came back in a huge, tidal rush. Guilt so strong that it was all I could feel for a long time. As usual I became angry with myself for all of the things I didn't do, the phone http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2008/12/george-and-ti.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-522936328157660264Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:00:00 +00002008-11-24T22:58:38.435-08:00*warning: several references to the rear-end and its parts. Not for the weak of heart.Dear Dr. Pain In The Ass,I want to thank you for my recent sigmoid-whatchmacallit. I've had a few but WOW, this one was really one to remember. Your assistant told me he had pain medication to give me if I needed it. He said I would be asleep anyway but promised the drugs were ready and waiting in case I http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2008/11/correspondance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245112375564232252.post-6973865243899861609Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:51:00 +00002008-11-11T11:22:14.918-08:00dailyFacebookSocial NetworkingAs I talk to friends and colleagues about Facebook (don't forget I am of the age group, according to the original Facebook crowd, "Old People Invading Facebook") I notice generally two schools of thought. Those who use Facebook to get in touch with friends, post photos, poke a person or a hundred and those who won't touch Facebook because of its annoying reminders, lack of anonymity, time http://agentzoey.blogspot.com/2008/11/facebook-not-just-college-gossip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Agent Zoey)1