around the beehive

Brand New

WELCOME TO MY BLOG!  Looking back over the words that marked the beginning of my blog in September 2008, I can't help but smile.  It was a moist autumn evening, and I was prancing around the city without a care in the world.  A girlfriend and I causally sat at the Cosi in Capital Hill, drinking lattes, thinking about starting a blog. 

Our first questions was, "what should we write about?"  Our second question was, "what was on our minds all the time?"  The answer arrived a millisecond after the question left our lips.  We must write about our singleness.  It was the only topic that made sense and would be a lot of fun.  Seventy percent of Black women are single and have never been married; it was a plight I felt obligated to write about. 

Then my situation changed and I didn't know how to blog about not being single...then being pregnant...then being a new mom.  Well honestly, I didn't have the energy to blog.  I was an exhausted pregnant woman.  I was out of breath walking to the bathroom, and I went to the bathroom about 45 times a day.  I would look at women who calmed to love being pregnant with contempt.  "Are you serious?" I would say to myself.  Who enjoys vomiting every day and having ankles the size of tree trunks?

But just as it is with life, everyone's experience with pregnancy is different.  In the end, it was all worth it.  I have a beautiful baby boy and he means life and breath to me.  But where does that leave my blog?  I suppose I have to try something brand new.  I still have a lot to say, but now it's about diapers, baby food and teething rings.  I am so BRAND NEW.

Bear with me.  I am still concerned with the life of the single black woman, but now my perspective is completely different.  I am way more involved.  Not only do I have something to say about the young black man of our time, I have to raise one.  (Life pulled a fast one on me.)

So here's to the new version of the DC HONEY BEE...I am reemerging as the BUSY MOMMY BEE.  Uhm.  So, so, so brand new... 

Herb Garden: First Month

 
 
 

February 9: Planting Day | February 14: First Sprouts | February 24: Small Sprouts in all pots

Top Left: Parsley | Bottom Left: Sage | Middle Top & Bottom: Chives | Right Top & Bottom: Basil

Tuesday, The Forgotten Day

It just occurred to me that Tuesday is the forgotten day.  There is the dreaded Monday when we go back to work after a nice relaxing weekend--if you're lucky.  Then there is Wednesday, hump day.  It's right in the middle of the week.  You tell yourself if I made it this far, I can make it the rest of the week.  As an elementary school girl, who giggled when I heard people say "condominium" and "virgo" (because they sound too much like forbidden words)--you can imagine I had a field day with hump day. 

Nonetheless, it's tuesday and I am feeling particularly inspired.  I deleted hundreds of useless emails out of my gmail account before getting out of bed and put on earrings and lipstick before heading to work.  That means I am feeling really good.  I felt like doing something above and beyond status quo.  

Really, I just wanted to tell you that I have been up to some really interesting stuff, but I haven't had a chance to post it yet.  I have started an herb garden--are you thinking that doesn't sound interesting?  I have baked an apple pie and a chocolate cake.  I need to get you the recipes.   So much going on in my busy mommy bee world!  So much!

Defrosting in DC

The Ice Cream and Cake Dance

Apparently, I'm not the only one that gets excited about eating ice cream and cake--there's a song and dance about it.  A quick trip to youtube and you will see there are several people willing to humiliate themselves all in the name of cake.

However, the food/dance phenomenon stretches far beyond ice cream and cake.  Remember the Chicken Noodle Soup?  Who could do that dance without looking like you were high on of something? Or the Mashed Potato?  That's the dance our parents used to do at their rent parties.  There must be hundreds of dances named after food.  I am on a mission to find all of them.

Anyway, I love this commercial and I am currently working on the choreography for my youtube dance video.

LOL!

Back to Life

My snowy stay-cation is over, and now it's back to work.  While I had 8 days off, now I will work 7 days straight.  It evens out, but for some reason it doesn't seem fair...  

In honor of going back to work: 

SOUL II SOUL | Back to Life

Back to life, back to reality
Back to the here and now yeah
Show me how, decide what you want from me
Tell me may be
I could be there for you
However do you want me,
However do you need me
How, however do you want me,
However do you need me.

Oprah, Anyone?

One of my goals for 2010 is to see the Oprah show live.  Maybe it will happen, maybe it won't, but I'm gonna try.  Follow me on Twitter, TypePad, FaceBook or email me if you want to know when the lottery window is open for getting tickets. I try to check everyday and I will hollar at you if I find you can enter the lottery. If you want more information on how to get tickets to her show, click here: Learn How to See Oprah Live.

Also, if you haven't spent much time on Oprah's website, you should check it out today!  There are a ton of feel-good articles.  Today I found a quote that reminded me how special it is to have a dream: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.  After reading the article, I commented the following:

My son is 4 months old and I love our kitchen time together. I place him in his rocker right outside of the kitchen. He watches me cook and I talk to him. I imagine one day he will be an Iron Chef. Even if he doesn't become a super chef, I know he will appreciate my cooking and time spent in the kitchen for him and with him.