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“Paying attention in a distracted world: It’s like bringing a gun to a knife fight.” - James Shelley

Music - Tammy Federman

This is genius

If you've never visited Margeret and Helen blog you should. "Best friends for sixty years and counting ... " is their motto.

Helens thansgiving letters to the family are just hilarious. This are some extracts to get an idea

1. Rhonda.  My house.  Your pets.  Never the twain shall meet.
2. Mary.  My sofa.  Your kid’s feet.  Never the twain shall meet.
3. At age 84 and 11 months, I have had my picture taken more than enough times to fill any memory photo album.  The digital era has made it too easy to take way too many useless pictures.  Point one camera in my direction this year and I can promise you that your camera will be used to stuff something other than the turkey.  When I am gone, feel free to remember me with pictures from my best year – 1962.
4. The Longhorns are having a difficult year.  Your grandfather is aware of that.  No need to remind him.  Trust me on this one.
5. My Democrats are having a difficult year.  I am aware of that.  Feel free to remind me and I will, in turn, remind you of what I think of the current Republican Party.  Trust me on this one.
6. Sarah Palin having a new book is proof positive that there is something wrong with the world.  I can’t fix that, but I promise that my stuffing made with bacon will make you not give a damn.  So if any of you get the urge to talk about that woman, stuff your mouth full of food until the urge passes.

More here.

Fact: cats, dogs and babies love stinky shoes.

Me, today.

picture credits here

I'm shaking it but you can't tell

So, following with one of my 2013 Mottos "do stuff and move your butt" I signed myself up for a belly dancind course.

If you know me this might be your reaction:

Yes, I have no measurable sense of Rythm. I'm the poor one in gym class that stays in a corner and is unable to follow any choreography, the one you think "maybe its her first day" but in fact has been attending to that same class for one year!

But hey, when 4 different people tells you "oh that could be good for your hip and its fun" you tell yourself, wtf forget Shakira I'm coming!

It is fun, it is difficult.  I can't wait to wear a candleholder in my head around the house....


Until I learn I'll do my own thng, like this little dude, shake it babe!

11

Last Saturday was our 11th anniversary. Big number for a big thing.

T'estimo.


Dancing In The Dark from Matt Luck on Vimeo.

Parenthood moment

This has been totally my fault.....

Etsy love - gifts for a little beast

I realised I have tons of favorited stuff in Etsy so once in a while I will share some of it. My experience whit Etsy is been great so far, I've done 15 purchases and even when the product didn0t match my expectatives (just happened 2 times) the sellers offered replement or discount to solve it.

Its nice to actually have a relationship ith whoever makes what you are buying s be brve, and if you nee to make a git take a look around.

Today gifts for a little someone.

1. Felt baby shoes (made in Barcelona!) 
2. Wood toy set of Montessori clasics (we just ordered the ooden egg).
3. Frog mask, I wish they did it in adult size, seriously!
4. Octopus plush with Briggite Bardot lips. 
5. Star shaped pillow, to remind Lluc about his grandma! This store also has beautiful toddler bedding.
6. For your little Groucho.
7. Origami mobile, babies love mobiles, Lluc still stares at the ones we made for him.
8. Baby blanket.

Sing-along a silly song

Use the "you can hurry love" from The Supremes music and wear a nurising bra to get in touch with the dee meaning of this song.


Lluc this si dedicated to you and your boob obession.

I need to stop stop, 
Breastfeding you
I need to find, find a bottle you like
But mama said

You can't hurry Lluc
No, you just have to wait
She said your baby is not easy
He just loves boobs even when not awake 

You can't hurry Lluc
No, your boobs have to wait
You got to trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes

But how many awful underwear
Must I stand before I find a bra
Not so ugly that its against the law
Right now the only thing
That keeps me hangin' on
When I feel my strength, yeah
It's almost gone
I remember mama said:

You can't hurry Lluc
No, you just have to wait
She said your baby is not easy
He just loves boobs even when not awake 

How long must I wait
How much more can he 
Before he starts theething 

and cause my poor nipples to break?

No I can't bear to live like a cow so long

I grow impatient for my boobs to have my boobs for my own
But when I feel that I, I can't go on
These precious words keeps me hangin' on
I remember mama said:

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Oh yeah, Karaoke makes everything better. 

Tieffenbrunnen Strandbad

I don't really like fishing but if my brother ever comes to town I'll try it. 

Ñami ñami

I know you are all gelous that I can write this lovely letter Ñ.

Compared to the pleasure of eating, cooking and grocery shopping are a big pain in the ass. I know I know cooking can be relaxing and enjoyable bla bla bla.

During Llucs dark months I didnt ate very well for lunch. Placid would cook something good for dinner (I'm a lucky girl) but lunch was more about "eat what you can when you can and then fill it up with bread". I think from august to december I my lunch diet was cereals, milk, bread, jamon serrano and Movenpick ice cream (great to avoid post partum depression).

Now I'm trying to improve what I eat for lunch but I found myself wondering WTF I'm to lazy for that! so when I see this:

I smile because there is a yummy future full of easy quick food around the corner. I can cook an egg, I can smash an advocado I can eat that and believe me after 4 months of Chocos, this is heaven.

I'll keet you updated, meanwhile lets thank my lovely husband who has been feeding me theses lasts months when I did'nt care about anything.

Kendo wtf!

Three italians learning Kendo in Tieffenbrunnen. How weird is that?!

One year ago

One year ago, after almost ten years together we decided to get married. Our whole lives have changed during these last 12 months and sometimes things have not been pretty.

Surgery, an unexpected pregnancy, almost 2 months apart from eachother and Lluc.

Lluc, that little dude who has been testing our resilience (boths physical and psychological) to the limit during the last 4 months. 

A difficult baby can stretch your marriage like Kim Kardashians underwear, things have been improving lately and it loooks like we will finally be able to start enjoying parenthood. 

Looking back I realise it would have been impossible to survive these last months without the lovely man who agreed to spent the rest of his live with me even when I havent been the sweetest lady in the world these lasts months. 

T'adoro.

 

 

 

we are moving

Again :-P this will be the 5th flat we live in and its all Llucs fault. He migth be tiny but god lord, babies come with a lot of crap!

Our new place is bigger and is very close, we loved living in Seefeld so why change?! Its an old building with a few super swiss neighbors so we are asking Mr. Google about swiss etiquette rules when moving to a new place, I'll tell you what I find. 

Who cares about reflux we are enjoying tummy time!

NASA

NASA just called. They want to hire Lluc, the only human able to defeat gravity.

Being able to poo up to your shoulder blades is something to take pretty seriously.

Keeping up with the Kardashians

Is Llucs favorite TV show. I know babies are not suppoussed to watch TV, bah who cares.

The hair and make up is huge, for him is like watiching the Muppets show with boobs, what else could he ask for!?

Hate Mondays? big smile!