Love & Hate

Things I am hating at the moment:

1. The freezing weather. We still plan outdoor activities in the winter, but this is crazy. It too cold to even take a 15 minute bike ride.
2. Holy Crap is my skin dry! Between the forced air at work and the radiators at home I am alligator dry. I slather myself in baby oil and lotion, but I am loosing the battle.
3. I have forgotten how to spell. My crappy grammar remains a given.
4. The immunization question. I'm still so undecided, however, Mr. Little Man had blood drawn last week to check his titers to see if it is absolutely necessary.
5. Laundry. I would swear to you that it copulates and reproduces when I am not looking.
6. My iPod is dead. I had not realized how much I had come to depend on that thing; I feel so naked without it. When people at work want to talk to me I actually have to listen to them because I am not permanently attached to earbuds.
7. After the death of the iPod I decided to revert back to using the CD player on my computer at work only to find out that that doesn't work anymore either. THE HORROR!

Things I am loving:
1. Mr. Little Man's school is having "Special Person's Day" on Valentine's Day. That just means that the kids invite their parents, grandparents, etc. to school. I made little goody bags for all the kids and teachers. And we are baking cupcakes.
2. Speaking of cupcakes; go here: www.cupcakeblog.com I have been a fan of the site for a while, HOWEVER, the cupcake round-up put my love over the top.
3. I downloaded a TON of music this weekend. Can someone please (PLEASE!!) tell me what commercial features Lily Allen's "Take What You Take" because that has been driving me crazy.
4. Lola's Tapas & Wine Bar in Hoboken. YUMMY. If you live in close to Hoboken you should totally go. I've been going to so many new restaraunts for business that I am seriously considering writing restaraunt reviews (on my blog).
5. 4 day weekend coming up. I need it. We are taking a road trip. If the weather permits and we get over the flu.
6. 4 words: Proenza Schouler at Target
7. A colleague from Germany came to visit and brought me 12 Labellos! Labello is the best Chapstick ever made in the history of the universe.

What I am reading: I am writing Valentine's Day cards.
What I am listening to: On Sundays we listen to (mostly) jazz. Today it was all about Sam Cooke and Otis Redding....a little bit of Motown. Right now I am in my home office and Mr. Little Man is sitting in the living room drawing. He is singing along to Smoky Robinson. And I am feeling like nothing is ever gonna sound better than my son singing "Cruisin'"