NKOTB ← Nattering Nic

Positivity is not about being soft, It’s about being smart 6

Dec

2012

“…positivity is not about being soft, It’s about being smart.” I love this line. (And not just because the remix of NKOTB’s “Games” was so badass it blew my 14 year old brain the first time I saw the video on Muchmusic’s Coca-Cola countdown.) It is pretty much my life’s motto. Some people quote ...

My Six Word Memoir 23

Sep

2012

Still doin’ the New Kids Dance. In response to MamaKat’s Writer’s Workshop for 09/17. 1) Resurrecting The Six Word Memoir.

On this day in NKOTB history…

Jul

2012

July 3rd 1989. New Kids on the Block release their breakthrough single “Hangin’ Tough”. And millions of diehard Blockheads were born. *teenage squeal* Let’s all throw our hands in the air and wave ‘em like we just don’t care! Word. (And curses to all you stupid boys who joked “How do you kill a New ...

CMT, Cellulite and Cassettes 1

Sep

2011

I’m 11 weeks postpartum and working my ass (as well as thighs and stomach) off to get rid of the pregnancy poundage. I was smart with this pregnancy – I knew that what went on had to come off. My daily pilgrimages to McDs for cheeseburgers and fries dipped in McChicken sauce that I had ...

Smattered Natterings from my sausaged fingers… 1

Jul

2011

Please excuse the random, bulletpointedness of this entry. My fingers are sausage-like thus making typing on my netbook a challenge surpassed only by my trying to ignore the Ruffles chips and jalapeno dip beckoning to me from 3 feet away. -The Pud had his check-up with his specialists at the Kid’s Hospital. The CMT has ...

How Oprah helped me land a Huz….

May

2011

Today was Oprah’s finale. *le sigh* Add me to the list of people whose lives were forever changed by Ms Winfrey. I owe my marriage to her. Let me explain: In 1990, the New Kids on the Block appeared on Oprah. I set the timer on my parents VHS recorder to tape the interview as ...

82 days….but whose counting? 1

Mar

2011

82 days baby! Oh ya…82days. Just enough time to: -Book two train tickets -Find a hotel room -Hit up a craft store to buy iron on letters and a giant iron on arrow to craft my “Joe: This could have been yours” shirt. -Make sure I have two empty memory cards in my camera case. ...

Today is the Ultimate in Awesome 1

Nov

2010

I could spill Pepsi down the front of my white sweater and today would still be the ultimate in awesome. Facebook could close down forever and today would still be the ultimate in awesome. Kate Gosselin could become the next President of the United States and today would still be the ultimate in awesome. Why? ...

Pud: Meet Dwight Shrute.

Jun

2010

The Pud has watched every single episode of “The Office”. His favourite song is “Step By Step” by the New Kids on the Block. The opening bars of “The Simpsons” theme song bring him into the living room like a homing device.Sure, The Pud has kid media. He’s got a few “Sesame Street Old School” ...

>I’ll Be Loving You (Forever) 3

Jun

2010

I don’t use the adjective love lightly. I don’t love McDonald’s cheeseburgers – but I think they’re tasty. I don’t love the new wallpaper in our bedroom – but I think it’s funky. And I don’t love my new flirty dress – but I do think it makes my ass look smaller. What I love ...