It’s that time of the month. ILCW time, which stands for International Comment Leaving Week. I check out your blog, you check out mine, I comment, you comment and around it goes…
I’ve come across some wonderful blogs this way and one of my favorite is Twinside Out. Jennifer has not one but TWO babies just a couple of moths older than my son and is therefore very relatable. Have I mentioned that I adore her writing? So much so that her recent March ILCW post prompted my very own. Thanks Jennifer!
So without further adieu, for those who know me, welcome back! For those who are visiting for the first time, here’s what’s worth knowing…
- My name is Reedu Taha Wood and I have a fabulous shoe collection that I rarely get to wear since becoming a mom.
- My husband, Jason, is a saint for putting up with my control-freak ways. Just when I am about to get crazy on him, he tells me to “lower the Taha-ometer.” It *almost* always makes me laugh and lucky for him (and me), I reign in the crazy.
- We live in a luxury doorman building in Brooklyn Heights but we would trade the elevators and Manhattan views for a brownstone fixer-upper ANY DAY.
- I am passionate about ALL animals, not just the domesticated ones.
- We have a pitbull rescue who’s physical handicaps are a result of animal cruelty. We used to have two geriatric cats, although we sadly and very recently said good-bye to one.
- I have two tattoos. I used to have three but got “the mistake” removed.
- I LOVE the vegetarian burrito bowl at Chipotle and eat there at least once a week, some times even twice.
- To support my Chipotle habit I try to make time to run every week which is no easy feat (no pun intended) as a sleep-deprived mom. And when I can muster up the energy to get out there, I am even MORE exhausted because I’m pushing an extra 38 pounds. Twenty pounds goes to my jogging stroller and the other 18 belongs to my son, Mylo.
- I haven’t been a mom that long but I am certain that it’s going to be my life’s greatest work.
Our babies.
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If you are new here and would like to leave a comment (I hope you do!), please tell me three things about yourself.
I love my pitbull! I’m a huge advocator for the breed! That’s awesome that you donate your time to do the same!
Hey Lavonne. They really are the best breed ever. I just went by your blog. Look forward to following your journey. ~Ree
Check out this blog post http://bluebookjourney.blogspot.com/2011/02/blog-post.html
You’ll love it and it has a picture of my fur-babies :))
Hello Happy ICLW!!
Thanks for sharing about yourself!! So 3 things about me…
1. I have a crazy staffy x dog named Jett.
2. I love watching musicals like ‘Singin In The Rain’ & ‘The Sound of Music’ and singing along!
3. Me and DH live in a ‘fixer upper’ about 5 minutes from the beach.
Mmmm, a fixer-upper 5 minutes from the beach in Australia no less… I’d take that, too! ~Ree
3 random things about me:
I’ve thought about someday having a corgi rescue.
-I love your pitty rescue
-My center stone on my engagement ring is NOT a diamond, but a yellow sapphire. I didn’t want to worry about blood diamonds or the insane mark-up on all diamonds regardless of where they come from.
-I’m 26 and have never changed a tire by myself. Someone always says they will teach me, but then they end up doing it.
…oh and I thought of a fourth! When I was living in downtown Denver, I got into competitive shooting and purchased my very first handgun. My mom is from Long Island, and raised us near Seattle (two very liberal areas of the country) and is very anti-gun so that made family-time lots of fun ;D
Kira, I’m not into guns but your story is hysterical! I do have a diamond but we spent so much time, energy and money into making sure he wasn’t going to buy a blood diamond that I wish I had just gone with something unique – like a green amethyst or something. I am from Long Island and Seattle is my favorite city after NY. What town is your mom from? ~Ree
Hi Reedu!
Interesting to learn more about you! I have a beloved yellow lab named Daisy, a wonderful husband and a son that is the light of my life. They inspire me everyday.
Last night I danced with my son for awhile. It’s getting harder to hold him while we dance because he is getting so heavy. The baby fatigue brought me to the edge of sanity — seriously! But we made it through. I can attest to several, happy and consistently restful nights after he turned 2. It was a long journey.
Happy ICLW week!
Aw, thanks!
I really enjoy your writing too.
Love the “Taha-ometer” line. And I want to hear more about this shoe collection!!
Ya, I know guns are controversial, I would have never gotten one in Seattle but out here in Colorado they are really common, it’s a different culture/mind set.
My mom was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Floral Park. I haven’t been there, my one trip to NY I spent the whole time in Manhattan (I think it was a long weekend trip, not enough time to explore properly but still amazing!) Maybe someday I’ll be able to afford to go back (hopefully in the summer!) and go to Coney Island and stuff. I have a cousin in Queens currently so I keep thinking if I could just get on a plane I wouldn’t have to come up with money for a hotel because that seems to be the most expensive part or planning a trip out there lol
I know you wrote it in a different reply, but if you ever feel like shipping out bagels I would gladly accept them! Anything you want from Colorado?