Snook Um’s
So Snooki is having a book signings and for some reason this doesn’t bug me as much as you may think it would. Or as much as I thought it would. It could be all the Snooki hate going around has given me Snooki backlash. Despite the fact that although I’m yeah, kind of bugged over the fact that Snooki has a book published before me and I’ve been at this game for quite a while I can take it for what it is, total entertainment and capitalizing on a brand that’s hot right now. So who am I to knock the girl’s going on 20 minute hustle? What do you think?
Check out this article from the LA Times
Best,
Kwana
Head Soak
If you’re looking for me you can find me soaking it all in– in my own mind right about now. Trying to get a handle on my writing life for the year ahead. I hope you’re getting a good grasp on 2011. Would a good soak help? Have a good day!
Best,
Kwana
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Spacely
Happy New Year once again! Are you all ready to charge ahead into 2011? What’s Jack up to? Well take a look at him.
The poor thing is a hot mess and just miserable with this space bubble on his head. The bubble is to keep him from biting his irritated paws. Then he has to take eye drops to deal with allergies. Yeah, I have a dog with allergies. Nice. And the topper? Antibiotics for as the doctor says, “a touch of Lyme” Double UGH!
That said….Happy New Year from Jack, the bumping into walls, driving me batty still begging, space dog! Forever forging forward.
Best,
Kwana
Here’s Hoping
Wishing you all you’re hoping for in the New Year and more.
Best,
Kwana and the Jackster
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Eek! December 31st- Who’s Looking back?
Are you kidding me? It’s December 31st ? Really? I wonder how many more question marks I can put into this post to let you know how I feel about it being December 31st and me having to write it??? Seriously??????
For real I’ve been going around the blogs and reading everyone’s year end posts and resolutions and honestly dreading the thought of doing my own so much that it gave me a knot in my stomach and a migraine. Those of you that know me, know how I am with change and worry. All things that something like a New Year can bring angst to. So though I’ll put on the usual smile that you see everyone else wearing on this day toast and blow a horn maybe even don a jaunty cap, I’ll really just be… me.
No I don’t want to look back and reflect on the past year. The bad will only get me down and I’ll magnify it too much making it more than it was. And the good I won’t give enough credit to but I know I should because there is so much good if I really think about I’ll weep with joy way quicker than I would ever over the bad because, silly me, that bad was yesterday not today.
But today I’m still the same old me and I’m not going to look back because I won’t do that right and I’ll just get mad at myself because of all I didn’t accomplish. And I’m not going to look forward because I know I won’t do that right and I’ll just feel stress about all I have to do.
So instead I’ll just keep still and look inward and then upward and stay true to myself and be forever HOPEFUL.
I have only one New Year’s resolution that I will keep striving for ….
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Love,
Kwana
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Christmas in the Bronx
There’s nothing like Christmas in The Bronx. With a hottie 2 hottie rooftop Jesus or I think that may be an archangel either way he’s oddly hot, Alvin and the chipmunks and is that MJ hanging out front? Yeah only in the Bronx. Since the twins were small the DH and I have been taking them to the wild Christmas house on Pelham Parkway. For over 29 years the Garabedian family has been doing this annual extravaganza on their front yard. This year before the blizzard we got to take Nana for a visit. She had never been and was just in awe at the spectacle along with the rest of the crowd. To read more about the family check out their site here.
Best,
Kwana
And then there was Phea
It’s been way too long but let’s go for it. Are you watching The Not So Real Housewives of Atlanta and Beverly Hills? I know I have not been posting about them but if you follow me on twitter you know I’m watching though watching twice a week is a bit much for me. Most of my enthusiasm is reserved for the Hot Mess of ATL. Beverly is fun but so much money that I can only afford to laugh from a vary far afar.
I have to say after last season’s theatrics, I’m back in love with my girl NeNe. I’m feeling so bad for all she’s going through this season with down in the basement hubs, Greg and that son of hers. What a mess and now the baby news of his and to top it off she has the new guy Peter trying to be all Simon like and become and extra housewife on her back. It’s so not working.
But my love to hate fave is Phaedra. Have you ever? Phaedra with her inconvenient baby (or Brabry as Dwight says) and hottie “clean” hubby. She is all kinds of good TV there. What a pick. Mmm Mmmm Good. Now let’s do another awkward photo shoot Apollo shall we?
So are you watching?
Best,
Kwana
We have a Winner!
Hello Monday! So who’s snowbound today raise your hands? I sure am or at least making myself. No way am I driving today.
Here are a few pics of my birdbath at the beginning, during and now the early morning, from the big after Christmas Snowzilla 2010.
I hope you all had a nice Christmas and Santa was good to you. Thanks to all of you for the Blogiversary wishes and all who entered my book giveaway. And thanks to random number generator the big winner is…..
Spaz aka Pamela!Yay!! Congrats Pamela. Please email me your info and I will ship those books off to you. Thank you so much for commenting.
I hope you all have a great week!
Best,
Kwana
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It’s A Blogiversay & Merry Christmas!
Hello folks today I’m celebrating and not just because Christmas is almost here but because today is my 3rd Blogiversary!
So Merry Christmas to all of you and Happy Blogiversay to me! Here is a little pose from me and a couple of real Rocketts. Can you guess which one I am? Let’s just pretend I’m in Rocketts shape and not in jeans and my ratty oversized sweater shall we? Ok, thanks.
To celebrate I’m giving away the cheer and having a giveaway. One lucky commenter will win this 10 pack of books from MY bookshelf from super fab romance authors.
So please leave a comment saying whatever you like as long as it’s nice you’ll be in and hey, if you like pass the word on Twitter or something, it’s just good Karma I think. The winner will be picked on Sunday night.
Thanks so much to all of you, my blog friends for following me these past years. I can’t believe it’s been 3 years. I truly feel like I’ve developed some true friendships which seems so odd but I know it’s true and I thank you all for being here and coming back. This is a surprising and lovely resting place.
Best and with love,
Kwana
and the Jackster too!!
Sharing is Caring
Oh boy, we’re getting down to the wire. The tree is up and I’ve finally started my shopping. Nothing like saving it to the last minute huh?
This weekend I did one of my favorite holiday things. Me, along with a few other women from my church volunteered a morning to go and wrap hundreds (yes, hundreds) of gifts for children in the city’s foster care system. A sore back is a small price to pay when I think of a happy smile on a child’s face on Christmas day. Personally, I think this is what the holiday should be all about. The joy of sharing time and love in service of others.
Best,
Kwana
