Am I nice? Depends on who you ask. If you ask some family members and relatives and people I fired, they'll tell you I'm not nice at all.
I think I'm nicer now. The kids had that effect. You see, if you asked me that question (and with how you actually asked it but I won't post here) a few years ago, I'd tell you off and not very nicely. But I'm mellower now, more patient, nicer... So I decided to have fun and answer your question.
Nice is a word that I'll never use to describe myself. Nice conjures images of simple, sweet girls who smile and obey and not ruffle feathers. Is that the image of me that you see here??? I must be doing something wrong haha. If you actually read the blog, you'll see that I'm not... nice.
But I have a good heart. I am fair and I am just. I will always right a wrong. I will help. I will give. But I tend to have a big mouth and a fiery temper. I will help but if I think you need help because you're an idiot, I will tell you you're an idiot while helping you. I lash out when I'm angry or upset over an injustice. I can't keep quiet and I can't be cool. I have hurt many people with my words and I don't apologize for what I say because I only say things that I mean. That's why I can't possibly be a nice girl.
Still, it's kinda cute people think I'm nice. It's sweet. Maybe there's hope for me yet.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Can't Fight This Feeling: The song of my life
Back to the 80s. That's my mood last weekend. I actually wanted to do a full post on My Top 10 Favorite 80s Songs (The Search is Over, Right Here Waiting, Bizarre Love Triangle, Always on My Mind, In My Dreams!!!) but I realized I liked waaaay too many songs from that period. It's an impossible task! They don't write songs like those anymore. Lyrics are very important to me. I'm a writer. I really pay attention to the words and the 80s was the best decade for music and lyrics.
REO Speedwagon's Can't Fight This Feeling is the song I sing to my baby Iñigo. It's a funny lullaby, sure, but that was what worked when I was desperately snatching songs from my memory one nap time. It's one of my most favorite songs. It's also the story of my life.
I've always run away from commitment. I never wanted to get married. Never wanted to have kids. Ask all my friends—they always initiated the friendship; I'm never the one to say hi first. I always need to be convinced that I want friends and I want love. I'm so glad and grateful that Vince and my friends and my sons prove to me every day how wrong I am to be so afraid.
Thank you so much for being the candle in the window. I'm finally finally home.
REO Speedwagon's Can't Fight This Feeling is the song I sing to my baby Iñigo. It's a funny lullaby, sure, but that was what worked when I was desperately snatching songs from my memory one nap time. It's one of my most favorite songs. It's also the story of my life.
I've always run away from commitment. I never wanted to get married. Never wanted to have kids. Ask all my friends—they always initiated the friendship; I'm never the one to say hi first. I always need to be convinced that I want friends and I want love. I'm so glad and grateful that Vince and my friends and my sons prove to me every day how wrong I am to be so afraid.
Thank you so much for being the candle in the window. I'm finally finally home.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Signatures of love
Dear Johnson's Baby, after watching your new TVC, I want my babies to star in your commercials!
Another Signature of Love I share with my kids is breastfeeding. I still breastfeed 14-month-old Iñigo but I don't nurse Vito anymore, but I know that when I breastfeed/breastfed them, my kids love nothing more in the world than the comfort and nourishment I provide for them.
Make your own Signatures of Love video and submit it to Johnson's Baby's Facebook page. For example, you can take videos of your baby's bath time (with Johnson's Baby Top-to-Toe wash!) or how you take care of him after an afternoon of play (by giving him cold juice and dusting him with Johnson's Baby Powder!). Just share with other moms and dads how your Signatures of Love make your parent-child bond even deeper, stronger and happier. I definitely want to see your Signatures of Love!
I really adore Johnson's Baby's new commercial called Signatures of Love (click here to view it!). I keep clicking on the replay button because it's that cute. Especially when I see the baby's eyes light up during his bath and tickle time of the toddler! I see my own children and how wonderful it is to have kids. Who'd have thunk it? The girl who never wanted to have kids going all gooey over a cute video.
That's because whenever I see babies and kids laughing with their parents, playing with their mom or dad, jumping into their arms, sharing a knowing look or smile, I know I am witness to a deep and endless love. Even more wonderfully, I have that same love because I have my own kiddies!
I've always believed that love is a verb. You can't possibly love someone without doing something about it. You can't love someone if no action preceded that commitment. I confess that I fell in love with my babies a few weeks after I gave birth to them. Of course I loved them even while they were in my tummy but I think I loved the idea of them. Love demands action and the action involved holding them in my arms for hours at a time, suffering through the sleepless nights, comforting them through their screaming fits, bearing the initial excruciating pain of breastfeeding—all these made my love real.
Johnson's Baby wants to highlight the actions that prove our love for our kids. That's why they launched the Signatures of Love campaign. What's your Signature of Love? Is it starting the day with baby bath time? Is it the bedtime rituals that make you rush home from work? Is it preparing your kids' baon together?
That's because whenever I see babies and kids laughing with their parents, playing with their mom or dad, jumping into their arms, sharing a knowing look or smile, I know I am witness to a deep and endless love. Even more wonderfully, I have that same love because I have my own kiddies!
I've always believed that love is a verb. You can't possibly love someone without doing something about it. You can't love someone if no action preceded that commitment. I confess that I fell in love with my babies a few weeks after I gave birth to them. Of course I loved them even while they were in my tummy but I think I loved the idea of them. Love demands action and the action involved holding them in my arms for hours at a time, suffering through the sleepless nights, comforting them through their screaming fits, bearing the initial excruciating pain of breastfeeding—all these made my love real.
For Vito and me, it's our Monster Mama game. I pretend I'm a monster and my favorite thing to eat is baby kili-kili. So I'll hunt Vito around the house—very easy to do since he's shrieking haha—and when I catch him, I'll tickle his armpits and he'll laugh and laugh and say, "Again! Again!" For Iñigo and me, it's Tickle Time, which you'll see in this super cute video Vince made:
Another Signature of Love I share with my kids is breastfeeding. I still breastfeed 14-month-old Iñigo but I don't nurse Vito anymore, but I know that when I breastfeed/breastfed them, my kids love nothing more in the world than the comfort and nourishment I provide for them.
Make your own Signatures of Love video and submit it to Johnson's Baby's Facebook page. For example, you can take videos of your baby's bath time (with Johnson's Baby Top-to-Toe wash!) or how you take care of him after an afternoon of play (by giving him cold juice and dusting him with Johnson's Baby Powder!). Just share with other moms and dads how your Signatures of Love make your parent-child bond even deeper, stronger and happier. I definitely want to see your Signatures of Love!
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