SERIOUSLY?!?!?! More impt. than EVER!

http://nyp.st/j7TTfp

Not about the baby, simply about the job!

I rarely talk about what I do, of course this is not a blog about that..BUT, I do in fact have a full on career:)

http://blogs.forbes.com/work-in-progress/2011/05/25/what-i-know-now-aka-the-hindsight-is-2020-edition-for-the-graduating-class/

Some important news to follow...especially if you, someone you know, etc. is about to graduate! I contributed to a piece posted by forbes.com...pass along to anyone who might find it helpful!

XOXO
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Here comes BO/CCO Junior!

I am literally on pins and needles, it's Friday May 20th 12:33 PM EST, and I am awaiting the final text on the soon to be arrival of Baby Overzat! I know this is going to make me want another one, MORE than I already do! I feel like I am kinda having a 3rd living through it all right now...it's more excitement than this hung-over girl can take!!!!

Is it a Girl? Is it a Boy? AAARRRRHHH...
Stay Tuned!
XOXO
Soon to be Aunt BTC

IF YOU DON'T PARENT ALIKE WHO IS "THE BETTER" PARENT?1

AND Don't for one moment say there is no such thing! There has to be!
When do you decide that you can't have your kid hang with the one that does not parent like you;? And when I say not like me, I mean like not even remotely close to me! Amazing to think that you can find yourself in that situation, when you never thought they would ever be like that...and then it makes you look like the bad guy, or rather them the bad guy and you insane! UGH...

So, really what do you do? I think you have to take everything with a grain of salt. You have to be able to let things roll off your shoulders, and realize that they are nothing like you, so their parenting styles will differ too. When do you bring the issue up if at all is my question? If you don't parent alike are you supposed to draw attention to that? OR are you supposed to just "let it be?"

I do feel so much more comfortable with those around me that parent like me, and those that do not...well I guess it just depends on the friend or family member how much it bothers me. Even if it does bother my tremendously, I keep that to myself until I am away from them.

UGH Sorry people, can't we all just get along???
Until next time!
XOXO
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6 Months and about 60 more years to go...

I thought that when Lila turned 6 months, I would feel differently than I do now! With Aiden, I ALMOST felt physically normal by this time, ALMOST...and had gotten my life to where I could stand it. This time, I never really felt so out of control with a new baby, just can't get my body where I want it to be...it takes SOOO much longer round 2, and is THAT much harder. I have to be honest, that's such a deterance from having another one..as awful as that is to say! I don't know, not loving that part one bit!
I think that's the one thing that has really taken some getting used to.

2 is certainly not 1, but it is manageable. I am feeling lately like I am kind of living in the twilight zone at work, and at home. Nothing is quite right (As they say) everything's a little off, but I am not sure in what ways. Some things and issues are larger than others, some are smaller issues I think I am making bigger! In all which ways, things just feel off. NOW given I am a Libra and that's the sign of balance, all of this does not sit well with me. I am forced to try and change things that are out of my control, not something I am used to nor do I like. I am annoyed it seems with just about everyone, minus just a couple of people, not at all normal for me. I don't like that feeling either, and I wish I could say that I am overwhelmed with my kids, but it's not even them!!! I don't remember the last time things felt so unsettled, and I am sure whenever that was is a time I have since blocked out.

I am always the one giving advice to my friends, and for some reason I need advice and I am not sure who to talk to? I talk to my mom about everything but she's got her own shit going on...and when I compare things with me, to things with her...hers ou-weigh mine enormously! It's that time in life when things shift and change again, and I am not good with that kind of change. As something bigger out there sits waiting for me, I just muddle through until I see it, as clear as day...certainty, clarity...no more fog.

JESUS H that days's gotta come F__G FAST!!!
Been a long time I know, doing the best that I can, one day at a time! Until next post...
XOXO
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"WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP IT'S BEEN!"...

I am seriously not sure how Brian and I got through the past 2 months...we spent the better portion of it in hospitals, and not with each other...or our kids. I am truly thankful that for all the bad, the outcome was good...I mean all things considered. I am THRILLED to kick February the hell outta the ball-park, and move forward to a hopefully much brighter March.

Lila James is now 4 months and just growing more everyday! I am so in love with her it's amazing to think you can feel that love all over again, as you did with your 1st! I spent Friday night with my best friend Dana, we shipped her kids off with her husband and Te Cohen kids were home in NYC with mine! It was THE best 12 hours in SUCH a long time; we both seriously needed an evening like that! What happened to the days of meeting after work, with 2 bottles of wine (and then some) and going over every detail of our day? We now savor those times and pray for those times together, that makes them THAT much more special!

I sometimes miss my old life if just chilling without a care in the world, and then something slaps me in the face (or spits up on my shirt) to remind me that's an old chapter in my life, and as fun as it was...I would not change my life for one MOMENT! I will have that time back when the kids are grown and will yearn for the times I am going through with them now; I cannot forget that! I TRY and not forget that...

OYE what a freaking month and a 1/2, I wanna kick January and February 2011's asses!

XOXO
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2010 came and went faster than I had ever anticipated! Had a wonderful holiday with both kids and my man...lots of nothing which was incredibly divine! I have a laundry list of things to do, finishing touches on the book and then some...but can't seem to get myself going! Considering it's just January 4th I won't be too hard on myself!

Here is a pic of Aiden enjoying the winter snow...God I love my kid!

XOXO
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