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Art/Design, Geek, Parenting, Personal, Toys

anaPad: An Analog iPad

Jun 20. 2011

I've always said that even if we do end up getting an iPad or a Motorola Xoom (we still haven't decided which), I would be reluctant to let our kids play with such an expensive device. Then there's the imagination factor. As much as I am a geek and technophile, it always makes me a bit sad when I see little kids preferring digital devices over some paper and crayons. Lucky for people like me, there is an adorable kids' alternative to the iPad: the anaPad. From its Etsy description: Meet the anaPad--a children's toy that promotes analog learning and creativity in a digital world.A magnetic white board, perfect for drawing, games and learning, is framed inside a wooden frame cut to the exact...

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Baby, Claire, Parenting, Personal

Tips for Finding a Good Nanny

Jun 17. 2011

Today was not a good day for me. I experienced perhaps my worst case of nausea since becoming pregnant and spent the majority of the day sitting on the bathroom floor (with my phone and Comang to keep me company), gagging and vomiting what had to be mostly stomach bile. I managed to slowly consume a couple of loaves of bread and some cookies, but proceeded to puke it all out almost immediately. I know that many pregnant women go months feeling this way. I do not envy them. Thank goodness for me, our part-time nanny Cindy was there to watch over Claire and even offer to bring me glasses of water. Cindy has been with us for two weeks now, and already I...

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Aerin, Baby, Claire, Home, Parenting, Personal

Second Baby Purchases

Jun 15. 2011

Update on the bloody mucous: I'm still spotting and cramping a bit, but it has definitely lessened so we won't be going to the ER. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep last night. And since I am supposed to be taking it easy (and the nanny isn't available on Wednesdays), J took the day off from work today so that he could watch Claire and tend to my needs. I'm trying my best to rest, but I am having trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. As such, I am momentarily keeping myself busy on the interweb while I wait for my Unisom to kick in. One bright side to having another girl — especially one so close in age...

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Career, Education, Parenting, Personal, Relationships

Peaked Too Early

Jun 11. 2011

Lately I have been plagued with a nagging uncertainty that makes me wonder if I had peaked too early in life. Allow me to explain. Before the age of 20, I was a Little Miss Overachiever: straight 'A's in school, tons of extracurricular activities, numerous awards, distinctions, and merits. My accomplishments included the following: Not only did I qualify for the regional orchestra made up of 50 high schools in the lower NY area, I wrangled solo performances. I was accepted to the über-prestigious Cooper Union School of Art's Saturday Program (which has since divided into the Saturday Program and the Outreach Program) which allowed me to take art classes — for free — every Saturday for an entire summer from some of the...

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