Major fail.

When one wakes up to a dream where one has killed one's child, that is starting the day off with a MAJOR fail. It is a terrible terrible way to wake up. Thank goodness we co-sleep. I was able to check in on her (lots through the night) to make sure she was still ok.

Sigh. Lately I've been feeling like a failure, both as a mom, a productive worker, as...well as just about everything (though can say I have most of my basic biological functions down...well except for sleep).

Sigh.

Ok, enough griping. Hoping to get through this week reasonably. Just one more day then the weekend.

New glass for the new year!

The first day of the lunar new year (year of the Dragon) was yesterday. One tradition my family followed growing up was to wear something new to start the new year. With the birth of my daughter, aka Dinosaur Chick, my free time has been limited so I wasn't able to go shopping for a new outfit. Luckily, I had ordered some classes (frames from ebay and lenses from an online glasses shop) that came just in time. Here they are:
I like them, though they do feel a little bold to me. They were previously owned by someone who kept them in pristine condition.

Since I couldn't make it back to NYC this year, as per J's suggestion, I hosted a dinner party with foods I grew up eating. I'll post more about how I celebrated Chinese New Year's this year in Pittsburgh when I get the pictures uploaded from our camera.