Category Archives: life notes

HAUTE MAMA TIP OF THE WEEK: KITCHEN LULLABY

#hautemama #nomoretears  Do all moms do this? Not sure, but this trick comes in handy for me every day! Whenever my baby is being fussy and she’s already been fed, changed, played with, walked around, rocked, swayed, sung to and pleaded with — i.e.when I’m out of options and losing patience fast! — I turn [...]

HAUTE MESS HOUSEWIFE TIP OF THE WEEK: KEEP YOUR PINKY RING SHININ’

No true Desperate Housebitch has the time to have her diamonds professionally cleaned every few weeks. So, here’s the next best thing: brighten up your bling with a soft toothbrush and a few spritzes of Windex. Your platinum and gold will be gleamin’ and you won’t waste any time/effort/gas monies hauling ass all the way [...]

BABIES & CHILDBIRTH: THE SHIT NO ONE TELLS YOU

After delivering my first baby and officially fulfilling two, shall we say challenging, postpartum weeks of nursing, I am sharing the following testimonial as a holiday treat. Because I think there should be a national day of observation for the shit that I — and every other mother out there — just went through (and no, [...]

BABY UPDATE

Hi all! Wanted to keep everyone updated since I haven’t been writing… and since I will be needing more of a break until I return. Had a little bit of a rougher time with the delivery than expected — as if one could prepare for such a thing — and am still very much recovering [...]

THE BABY DIARIES: THE BIG ARRIVAL

After 9 months of pregnancy, 15 hours of labor, 2 hours of pushing, and much anticipation… Reese Rae Kelly — 8 lbs. 2 oz. and 21 inches long — arrived at 1:19 AM on August 18, 2012 and changed my world completely. To my readers: I’ll be recovering and spending some time exclusively with baby [...]

MARIJAH IS IN LABOR!

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THE BABY DIARIES: 39 WEEKS

Dear Baby: What a difference a couple of days make… I know that I said I’d rather just stay pregnant forever, but things are starting to get really uncomfortable over here! Are you ever coming out of there, baby? I know you’re not late yet, and if you take anything after your mother there’s no shot of you being early [...]

WHY I THINK I’LL STAY PREGNANT FOREVER

Ask me how I feel about pregnancy and I will not be one of those girls who says, “I just loved being pregnant!” It hasn’t been all that fun, ya’lls. I’m tired of being tired, ready to have a social life again (with cocktails!) and am looking forward to the day that I can go up [...]

REALNESS: GETTING WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF LIFE

#quoteoftheday #thinkaboutit  “Ain’t no telling when I go, so there ain’t shit that I’mma wait for/ I’m the type to say a prayer, then go get what I just prayed for” —Drake, on Meek Mill’s “Amen” Translation: Don’t wait for what you want in life to show up at your doorstep. It’s cool to pray [...]

THE BABY DIARIES: THE HOME STRETCH

It’s August 1 today. That means I’m officially in the month of my due date (the 23rd)… and I’m more than a little bit nervous. But besides that… Last night, one of my best friends unveiled the sex of her twins — a boy and a girl! — at a reveal party with a group [...]