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Lazy Garden

ClumberKim — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:15:28 +0000

Despite the heat and extreme neglect, my garden continues to bloom. And I continue to be a lazy photographer, shooting everything with my iPhone.

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You Want One. You Know You Do.

ClumberKim — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:56:27 +0000

Pay a visit to Sarah and the Goon Squad to see what I’ll be taking with me to BlogHer. Cardboard coffee sleeves, be gone!

Seriously. I don’t want to haul them back home, and I can’t think of a single relative who will want one. And if you’re in the market for custom goodies, Sarah is totally your source. She was easy to work with, fast, and made the whole process painless.

High Five

ClumberKim — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:59:28 +0000

I was at Coffee Tree Roasters this morning, waiting for my daughter’s ballet class to end, when an attractive, athletic-looking woman came in with four kids, ranging in age from about 2 to 8. She left the large dog outside. She was calm and utterly at ease with the situation. (And by “athletic looking” I mean she had muscle where I have back fat and where I have flappy upper arms, she had definition. But I’m not bitter, no siree.)

They were all talking about what she’s going to order for them when one kid asked what she was going to have. “You know what mommy gets,” she said. One of the middle kids piped up, “A margarita!!” She laughed and said,”That’s at night, honey, but I guess it’s 5 o’clock somewhere,” without missing a beat and with an unmistakable glint in her eye.

I wanted to high five her.

A New Gig

ClumberKim — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:30:35 +0000

It’s been in the works for a while but I can finally say I’m the new Savvy Source city editor for Pittsburgh. Check out the City Guide page for Pittsburgh. I’ll also be tweeting @savvypittsburgh.

I have a lot more work ahead of me, mostly because there is SO MUCH to do in Pittsburgh with preschoolers. Please let me know if I have missed anything or you spot an error. Email me at beingsavvypittsburgh at savvysource dot com.

Now: The End (or not)

ClumberKim — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:12:16 +0000

It’s the last ~~day~~ hour of June and the last day of my feeble attempt at NaBloPoMo. I have done this before, and it typically leads to a long lay off due to burn out. After blog365 I could barely contemplate blogging. It was awful, and by now I really should know better. Perhaps doing it feebly will serve me well this time because I’ll be back tomorrow with a bit of an announcement, if all goes well. Cross your fingers, toes, eyes. Whatever you’ve got.

And, if for some reason that falls through, I’ll still come back tomorrow.

Now: NabLoAlMo

ClumberKim — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:58:15 +0000

So much for NaBloPoMo June. Looks like I missed a couple of days. Can I just say it was a long weekend, the week started off crummy and leave it at that? Thanks.

Today the weather finally changed and the humidity went off to bother somebody else. It’s going to be close to 50 degrees tonight. My windows are open, ready to welcome the cool air. If every day of summer was exactly like this I could be persuaded to elevate it from my least favorite season all the way up to #2, right behind fall.

Alas, it will be hot and humid by the weekend.

Now: A Ballerina Is Born

ClumberKim — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:58:08 +0000

As this blog begins year six, Eleanor began ballet class. You couldn’t convince her she isn’t already a ballerina, but now we have the shoes and leotard to go with the attitude. That was a story in itself. I found out around 10 am Friday morning that we were, in fact, registered for the class. I raced out at lunch time to find the necessary gear. In what can only be described as a miracle, the closest shop had everything we needed. We erred on the side of caution and bought two pairs of shoes but the ones that are too large can be returned.

I’m not sure Miss Kelly, the delightful instructor, was ready for Eleanor’s non-stop commentary but she took it in stride. Eleanor’s enthusiasm made up for not knowing first position. Ellie is at a bit of a disadvantage. Her mum was never interested in dance and definitely does not know the secret handshake or any of the French words required. We’re going to have to learn those together. (Except that after the first class, we’re not expected to stay and watch. There’s really no place to do that, and I know Eleanor will do better if she’s not looking to me every few minutes. I’ll go sip coffee for 45 minutes, and wish I had a strategically located webcam in the studio.)

We didn’t know any of the other seven adorable little girls in the class, and the experienced moms and dads left promptly so there wasn’t much bonding going on, but Eleanor loved it and can’t wait for next week.

Now: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been

ClumberKim — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:13:20 +0000

Photo by AndrewEick

Tomorrow this blog will be five years old. It started on another platform (Blogger), with another name (Three Dogs and a Baby), for the sole purpose of sharing news and photos of my new baby with family far away.

I never imagined the new world this blog would open. It’s been a gateway to so many new friends that I am honored to know, both IRL and virtually.

To my small but faithful readership, thank you. I know I don’t deserve you, but I’ll keep trying.

Now: Here, There, and Everywhere

ClumberKim — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:33:51 +0000

World Cup: USA won. England won. USA won the group (first time ever). Woo. Still living in a house divided. This won’t end well.

Tennis: Go see what’s happening at Wimbledon over at Draft Day Suit.

Earthquake: It was in Canada, but felt in Pittsburgh.

Pirates: I had even more to say over at Draft Day Suit. I talk about the pierogi problem because the team is just.too.painful. (Right now? They are losing 13-2. Starting pitcher last an inning.)

Now: Stormy Weather

ClumberKim — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:58:29 +0000

Most mornings it is getting brighter at 7:30. This morning it was getting darker. Rain fell just as Oliver and I headed out to the bus stop. The first spots on the driveway were bigger than quarters. I foolishly thought the bus would come quickly, before we were soaked to the skin. Rain, lightning, thunder, wind. We had it all, before the bus arrived.

We reached our destination about 15 minutes before his bus to camp. It was still raining. We stayed in a bus shelter, while my shoes and pants got wetter. I sent texts to Mr C, asking that he bring replacements to my office when he came to campus. Yeah. No. Really cold air conditioning dried my pants but my toes are still a bit pruney.