http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Translating geek to girl since 1991. en-us thegirl@designatedgirl.com 2009-09-29T16:12:50-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000083.html This pretty well sums up our summer: (and has the advantage of being one of my favorite photos currently)... 83@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Main 2009-09-29T16:12:50-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000082.html Trixie's last day of Kindergarten was today, which is kind of amazing to me. We made it through the first year of real, big-girl public school! In September she will be in 1st grade, and I will have a grade-school... 82@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Designated Daughter 2009-06-26T21:28:52-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000081.html There's one thing good to say about being sick for more than two weeks: I've had steady weight losses in those two weeks. Oh sure, the 3 pounds two weeks ago was because of the 24-hour stomach virus that kicked... 81@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Main 2009-02-21T23:38:58-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000080.html I feel like I can exhale at last after eight years of political misery. Four long long years after posting a picture of Trixie in her "Mama wants a new President" T-shirt, Mama got her wish! All kinds of new... 80@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Main 2009-01-20T22:07:54-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000079.html Yay! New, sane President! The idiocy of California is the only thing sad about this election, but at least I need not scream obscenities at the TV for the next four years of State of the Union addresses. Another yay!... 79@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Main 2008-11-07T22:58:56-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000078.html I hope the three people reading this remember to go vote today! We took the kids with us this morning and they were really good for the hour and a half wait in line -- it stretched around the block.... 78@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ 2008-11-04T10:57:42-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000077.html There will be more entries forthcoming now that September is over, but I leave you with these words from Pooh Bear: "Peace out, yo!"... 77@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ 2008-10-17T22:27:21-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000076.html This morning one of my co-workers said, "You look like a ragamuffin!" I asked if I should do a little hobo dance, maybe? Then she spent ten minutes explaining that it was a good thing! I've lost so much weight!... 76@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Main 2008-07-22T18:53:57-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000075.html Nothing particularly momentous to say today. We had a nice low-key holiday weekend, that nevertheless was incredibly busy. We spent the Glorious Fourth at the new Brooklyn IKEA -- because nothing says patriotism like Swedish modern furniture and yummy meatballs.... 75@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Main 2008-07-06T22:30:13-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000074.html Woo hoo! I did it! At the weigh-in today, I found I reached my first WW goal -- losing ten percent of my starting weight. That's 24 pounds gone! I got a nice celebration at the meeting, and a faux-silver... 74@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Main 2008-06-18T20:41:51-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000073.html Here's my new commute home (or actually, from work to daycare to pick up the kids): I've done it every day this week except Tuesday when it was pouring rain. It takes 40 minutes from walking out of WFC to... 73@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Main 2008-05-22T22:58:34-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000072.html I was SO PROUD of Trixie on Sunday: We were at a classmate's "Cinderella" party at Puppetworks, and almost all the other girls had brought their princess dress-up clothes with them to wear at the party. But we, well, we... 72@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Designated Daughter 2008-04-15T09:18:24-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000071.html Pneumonia -- goddamned pneumonia -- has claimed the life of a third friend of mine. It happens so fast and just kills people I love. If you have an extended bout of flu, chest pain, trouble breathing, please for gods'... 71@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Main 2008-04-06T21:25:59-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000070.html Wednesday's weigh-in revealed that yes, I am down 10.2 pounds since I started, bringing my weight to 235! Hooray! Even better, since the eating during my business trip was awful -- literally 120 points over the weekly max! Maybe that... 70@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ 2008-04-04T09:57:48-05:00 http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/archives/000069.html I took my sanity in my hands and took both of 'em (solo) to the 4:20 pm show of Horton Hears a Who this afternoon. Surprisingly, no one puked, screamed in fear, or wet themselves. Popcorn was eaten, hands were... 69@http://www.designatedgirl.com/blog/ Main 2008-03-30T20:47:01-05:00