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i am LOVING the show Parenthood.
i knew that i would.
but it's even better than i thought.
the teenage daughter? DEAD ON. the way she gets out of the car at school without even saying goodbye!
that is the real deal.
the other teenage daughter that is hysterical over her "privacy" rights.
so real.
and all the other stuff….marriage and autism and boyfriends….the sets…i LOVE the sets.
LOVING it.
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check out my hair!
it was time for a change.
i am loving it.
sean said "mom…you look like you are on a bump-it commercial!"
i have mom hair.
oh well.
i'm choosing to call it hot mama hair instead.
right craig?
it will go with my MOM swimsuit i got from jcpenney!!
(that is not a joke…sadly)
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also excited about Nine By Design.
i laid in bed this morning and thought about them….because i am weirdo.
here were my thoughts:
they seem to have no strong views that drive them as a family and couple and i have a feeling…
that it may turn into a train wreck like jon and kate.
there has already been fighting on camera, he told her one thing was doing another on the phone.
hmmmm….
the Duggers are not perfect but they seem to have set a lot of boundaries.
and it seems that in reality tv that is very important.
that and some standards.
do you really want to fight on tv? like so that it can be replayed forever whenever someone wants?
standards and boudaries.
and if you are moving your family every other month for more money,
i wonder what the boundaries are….
BUT i am excited to see the show.
talk about judging a book by it's cover….sorry…i got a little carried away there.
i doubt you really care what i think about a family in new york that i don't know….
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next week.
i am having a giveaway everyday.
all things i love that i want to share with five of you.
excited?
don't get too excited…it's no pioneer woman kitchenaid mixer or nikon 5000.
just stuff i wanted to share.
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okeedokee.
i am alone for the next 5 hours.
i am going to sew and photo edit.
and laundry.
and watch shows on my dvr while i do those 3 things.
woo-hoo!
alyssa - Oh my. Parenthood is the BEST! I missed lauren graham…and gilmore girls…
Melanie - Your hair is GORGEOUS! Love the cut AND the color. Did you get your eyebrows done, too? Or maybe the new “do” just makes the brows look better, too?
kristine - bump it ha ha. looks darling. love the green too. fave color.
and i have a mom suit too. actually i don’t, but it’s on my things to do.
i hope you got as much done as you hoped in five hours. it sounds like a lot but all of a sudden, where did it go?!
Debi in Oregon - Love the hair!!!
rebecca - just watched the 9 by Design that I DVR’d…WOW….the lying to the wife when he was working and said he was looking for an apartment….yes, they are gypsies…have great taste but scarry they parent 7 kids!
amy Mumaw - I love Parenthood as well!!!
I love the hair -do!!!:)
WHat channel is 9 by Design on? never heard of that !
Amy Mumaw
jill tracy - I completely agree with you about Parenthood! I seriously love that show–simply wonderful!
Kimberlee J. - Is that what Mom hair looks like…I thought mom hair was like Kelly Ripa. 🙂
Karina - I don’t have a TV so I have no idea what you’re talking about, LOL, but I LOVE your hair!!! I have Mom hair too…you’ll never go back.
Jenny Lynn - I LOVE Parenthood too! I cry at the end of almost every episode! It’s so good. And it all seems to end well at the end of every show. Not with all the problems fixed – but beautiful and full of family – which is what matters 🙂
Cate O'Malley - Big fan of Parenthood and am glad that Lauren Graham found a tv vehicle to come back to. I watched the preview of 9 By Design, looks interesting and I’ll definitely be tuning in. Love the hair!
Heather - Very much a fan of Parenthood, it is so real! Love it. Love how their family really sticks together.
Tanya H - ok, I totally have a mom-swimsuit. It was cute til I saw the pics. UGH. And I soo love Parenthood. We just finished watching it on hulu.
love it all.
Michelle - Love the hair! I just cut mine too!! Loving it. It takes 5 minutes in the morning & I was able to donate mine to locks of love.
http://www.sowonderfulsomarvelous.com/2010/04/29-days-of-giving-update.html
Heather G. - Your hair looks fabulous!! You look so pretty (you’ve always been pretty, but wowza!) And I can’t wait to watch that show. It’s in my DVR waiting
sherry - Love Parenthood. Love your cute hair. Love the giveaway idea. Just flat out love it all. Thanks for being so great!
Christina - Your hair is totally adorable!
Ah! I forgot about the show Parenthood. I really wanted to watch it. I wonder if it is too late to catch up and continue?!
I hope your time alone was good, whatever you ended up doing. 🙂
I don’t really watch reality TV…I get enough reality at my own house. haha
*Alex* - I think the new haircut looks fantastic! Rock your “hot mama hair”!
DreamGirlLisa - OH wow…can’t believe you are talking about Parenthood today….I just got totally hooked on it over the weekend! I had seen one episode, not even the whole thing, and really liked it, but I don’t watch a lot of TV during the week, and especially anything after 10…I always wind up falling asleep. My daughter was watching the episodes on “on demand” (free), and I wound up catching up on all the episodes I missed…I LOVE that show! I have always loved Lauren Graham because of Gilmore Girls…so I was glad to see her back on a series, and I agree…so very true to life with all the characters and I love the way the siblings interact with each other. I also love that it is set in Berkeley, since I live about 40 minutes away, I hear places mentioned that we know or have been to, so kind of cool! Oh wow, I have totally rambled on! Sorry!! One more thing, I love your new “do” too 🙂
Gina - also LOVE LOVE Parenthood!!!
Jen - LOVE the hair and LOVE Parenthood! I am afraid they are going to cancel it though. I hope not!!
kat - LOVE the show Parenthood too. The cast is fabulous! I love Lauren Graham, Gilmore Girls is my favorite tv series of all time, I own the entire collection. Peter Krause is a snack and a half, I LOVE that guy! So excited to see him in another show. Last but not least, your hair looks amazing, you don’t even need a bumpit! (He probably just meant that you were super stylin’!)
Andrea - I agree totally with your take on Parenthood! I have teens and a preschooler, and I love that show because that really is how it is!
Your hair looks wonderful, great choice!
Melanie - Also wanted to tell you that I met Michele Duggar in Washington DC last June. They were on vacation and we were at the same place. I went up to her and told her that I appreciated them for the witness that they are on tv. I know that some people don’t understand them but the love the Lord and love their family. Would I have 19 kids? NO! But they don’t take money from anyone, they are raising decent human beings, and they are just really good people. Anyway, she is just as sweet in person as she is on tv. She hugged my neck and gave me a card with their photo on it and a scripture on it. Just lovely and sweet.
Melanie - I do love your new do! I just cute off 8 inches and blogged about it too:)
I have the 9 show on my DVR and can’t wait to watch it. I watched the preview show and WOW! I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Can’t wait to watch it.
I LOVE Parenthood. So funny. Last week show about faking it was hilarious! I even made my hubby watch it and he laughed.
I am having a giveaway too BUT just like you it is just something I love not a Nikon or Kitchenaid!
Staci - Wish I had the nerve to cut my hair off! It’s so super cute on you! I hope you got a lot done in your 5 hours alone 🙂
mary elizabeth - LOVE THE HAIR!!!!! You have a longer version than me .. I lov e yours .. and YES .. it is hot momma hair!!!!!
kristiina - you look so young and hip! LOVE 🙂
-kristiina
jennifer - I’m loving Parenthood too. I haven’t been sleeping well lately, so I end up on the couch with my lap top watching shows on Hulu, and that’s always my go to.
I think I stumbled across a blog once called 9 by design. Is it the same people? Or just coincidence. I don’t know… I can’t take much reality tv, so I don’t think I’ll be adding it to the tivo list.
LOVE your blog, even though I haven’t commented in forever…
maria - OH MY GOODNESS!! LOVE LOVE LOVE Your NEW DO!!! SO SO CUTE!!
Victoria - Ooooh love the hair! I def think hot mama hair! 🙂
Krissa - I LOVE the show Parenthood…so my new favorite show!!! absolutely love it!!!!
love your new hair do too…super cute!!!!
kari - Your hair is too cute! Mine is very similar but I’m guessing I have about half as much hair as you. LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog. I came across it through Elisalou – I ordered a purse from her about a year ago.
Sara - It is a mom do, but it is cute! The family reality shows make me cringe. The Duggars are about the only one I am fascinated with and probably because they don’t argue on camera. The screeching kids and arguing parents drive me nuts.
Giveaways are always awesome! Very exciting!!!
Tonya @ More Than Enough - Love your new ‘do! I have a hard time watching some of those “family” reality shows…..they seem too fake!
Tessa - I just have to say that I love your blog … and I love Parenthood too! I am always on the lookout for a good show that it worth my time to watch cause I don’t watch a lot of TV – and now I look forward to Parenthood each week. I have been singing its praises since it came on. A good show with some depth and humor that is also real … very cool.
sharon (bliss) - uhhh.
yes, girlfriend.
yes. yes. yes.
RLG - Meg, you should have your own show. Now that I would watch! Thanks for the reminder about “9 by Design.” I Tivo’ed it. I love their book, so I’m so interested to see them in action.
I actually had a baby pang today. Can you believe that? My poor husband said, “You’d have another just to name it.” So true, babe. LOL
Mickie Lara - Oh boy… I already thought you and I seemed to have many of the same views (I only have one son but in my dream life, I would have multiple kids and all of your talents!) but… now I’m sure of it. After last night’s Parenthood episode, I felt the urge to Tweet about it that I LOVE Parenthood and I am going to be devastated if they cancel it. I too am excited about Nine by Design but haven’t seen it yet but scarily feel the same about the Duggars as well. And, I do love me some Real Housewives of anywhere but Atlanta! Ahhh… t.v., (through DVR) is my friend for sure! And, I love the new hair. You will rock your mom swimsuit as well. At least that’s what I tell myself!
Mindy Harris - your hair is adorable…i also love the show parenthood, but not as much as i like your bloggity blog and photography!
hugs,
mindy
lisa - Cute ‘do! I don’t know what I love more.. Parenthood or all the cool songs they play on Parenthood!
I am so bummed I missed 9ByDesign. I was watching MTV’s 16 and pregnant…really need to get DVR.
amy jupin - omg. parenthood is my newest obsession.
john was cracking up at me when i noticed the sofa fabric in one scene was the same as my dining room chairs! i study everything. and the characters, man they are really weaving some great stories, aren’t they?!
love the hair, laughed outloud about the bump it (anna wants one for her birthday, heehee), excited for giveaways. fun stuff. all of it.
Jemm - Your hair is really cute! I need to go get a cut so bad…but I don’t like going. Is that weird?
Man you have so much going on, I don’t know how you keep it all straight. I get overwhelmed so easily.
Patty - Well I like your new hair 🙂
Amy - New hair-do’s are so much fun! You’re rockin yours!! Love it 🙂
I too am loving Parenthood. It’s so real. And the music is awesome. Haha.
Jennifer - Hey Meg…absolutely love your new hairdo! And, speaking of family reality shows…you’ll have to check out my cousin’s website…she and her husband had quintuplets last year and a camera crew has been following them ever since. They live in Austin and TLC has just announced they will be running their show later this year…it is called “Quintuplet Surprise”- beautiful family but I hope they can weather the roller-coaster they are about to be on with a new TV show. Go to http://www.joneslife.net to learn more about it.
Christine - I too LOVE Parenthood! I had to laugh when I read “MOM swimsuit” because at first I thought it said “MOM sweatsuit” -which is pretty much what I’m wearing today!
I really like your new hair!
angela - Love your Hot Mama hair! Love it!!
I haven’t seen Parenthood but off to google it now. The Duggars……we should all strive to be like them…except those long skirts.
Kellie Dugan - Love the haircut! SASSY MOMMA!
Messy@Bungalow'56 - I need to start watching TV again. I’m all curious. You have inspired me to make that phone call to the stylist. I have been putting it off. Change is good, right? Right? I’m thinking long hair makes me look older. What to do, what to do? Yeesh, I’m having a hair crisis right here in your comments section.
Dana
Sarah@Clover Lane - Love your haircut! You look young and hip girly!
I love the Duggars…they sure the heck know what they are doing don’t they?
Nine by Design? What the heck is that? Why do you tempt me with new shows?
Sara W - Great new do!
Christy - loving ur new do!! Enjoy your 5hrs alone! Can’t wait for your giveaways
Christy - Love the new bob Meg! Looks cute & hip mom. Similar to mine, but I have bangs.
I LOVE, LOVE, Parenthood! So real & so good! Love Peter Krause too. Hope this show last longer than his last show, with Ron Howard on board I am hopeful!
tricia - Love your hair, you’re gorgeous!
Toni :O) - Awesome hair chicka…looks fab! Parenthood is my new favorite TV show..it totally rocks and makes me laugh out loud…LOVE it SO much!
Alecia - Your hair is so cute!
Melissa - Love the hair! I too love PArenthood… great new show. Never seen 9bydesign-no cable or time to watch! I guess that’s a good thing!
Enjoy your free time today!
Kathryn Goertzen - O.k. this is a crazy coincedence but when I saw the new haircut (which is cute by-the-way) my immediate thought was “Kate Goslin”.
Funny
Donna - I LOVE your “hot mama hair” and I also LOVE Parenthood. It’s on DVR right now so I can watch it today!! You are AWESOME!
kelli - 5 whole hours! tell me what it’s like until my someday comes! 🙂 loving the new do! so cute!
Jessica Reed - I also love watching Parenthood!! And your new hair cut is super cute, regardless of how “Mom” it is. How do you get it so big though? lol.
Amber - Meg: I ♥ your new haircut, super cute.
I also ♥ Parenthood. I hope my daughters don’t act like that, but I can already tell that my 8 year old probably will. 🙁
I was excited to see that 9byDesign. Watching that clip makes me wonder the same things you’re wondering. It kind of looks like a train wreck waiting to happen.
I ♥ the Duggars. They are a family to look up to, for sure.
Happy Wednesday! Have fun watching your shows.
♥ Amber
Lauren - Love love love the hair….and Parenthood too!
Have you seen Modern Family? It’s also one of my new faves this season!
amanda fuentes - Also a fan of Parenthood! I’ve got 9 by Design set for my DVR and have seen the “preview” show so far. I wouldn’t say they are J&K+8 bound though. This family has older children so they have already made it 14-15 years maybe? And this woman seems NICE and Kate never had that going for her, lol.
Alicia - Love Parenthood, love the new mom hair and love giveaways! Happy Day!
La Dolce Vita Gal - I too love the new “do”! I haven’t watched Parenthood yet, but will have to give it a try. 🙂 Enjoy your alone-time today!
Heather - i love your mom hair! so cute!! we’re big fans of parenthood, too. never miss it. enjoy your 5 hours!! they sound glorious.
Julie K. - adorable hair!! cute cute cute – not mommy hair at all.
adrianne - I just came across this and thought you might want to see it. It confirms what my mom always said about sugar (“it’s addictive”).
http://www.kirtsy.com/story.php?title=this-is-your-brain-on—junk-food
Hello, my name is Adrianne and I’m a sugar addict…
{Cute hair!}
Tara - love the hair. LOVE IT!!!
Bec - I’m excited for Giveaways!!! Especially if they are your favorite things. I’m not too sad about the mixer, though. You can’t top my grass green kitchen aid 🙂
Tara @ the cinnamon post - You look super duper with the new hair. It is not MOM hair. Nope. I’m jealous of your 5 hours…so jealous. Enjoy!!
~Tara
Laura Phelps - wait…are there children that actually say goodbye when they get out of the car???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
and do you know that I booked a pilot for a tv show??? and do you know what happens when you put a camera in your home?????? it is not pretty……
Morning T - You are too cute Meg and I love your new hair!!
T
Blanca - Meg, Love the hair. I actually have a hair appointment today at 7:30. Will be cutting off about 8 inches. I don’t like summer and here in Texas the heat is unbearable. I got a trim back in January but that was just not enough. PARENTHOOD ROCKS! Yeah and I too have a daughter who just this morning got off the car without saying a word. Looking forward to your giveaways.
Lori H - Meg, I love the new ‘do! Very hot mama. And I love Parenthood too! My teenage daughter and I watch it together (we love Lauren Graham because of Gilmore Girls). Watching it with my daughter can be awkward, like last week’s show about the big “O”!! We just sat and stared at the TV, praying the “fake it” conversations would end! hee hee.
Anna Marie - I LOVE YOUR HAIR, MEGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AshleyAnn - My sister and I have an odd love for the Bump It commercials…so that is a plus in my book. However, you need several more inches of height to qualify as a Bump It girl. Love the new cut, it is very flattering on you and not a ‘mom cut’.
sarah - Love the new hair. 🙂
I had the same thoughts about 9 by design. Exactly. But of course, I will also watch. Cause I’m a sucker for silly reality tv.
And Parenthood?! I love it… I laugh and cry every week.
I too think it’s even better than expected.
Super excited about the giveaways. Who doesn’t love a giveaway?
Kait - I love your hair! I think it looks so pretty and fresh.
I’ve seen that Parenthood show once but I really should DVR it. I felt the same way you do – that they must have writers who really are parents because it’s so spot on.
Watching that video you put up, I agree with you. That show looks like a train wreck. Maybe it’s just for ratings but I feel like Jon and Kate did stuff just for ratings too and look where they ended up. Big families are great but they require, I would assume, a lot of dedication to get them to run smoothly. I only have two kids and I can’t imagine the nightmare it would be if we were being filmed.
Krista - Love your hot mama hair!!! Have an awesome rest of the week!
Kirsten - Excellent cute hair!!! I used to wear mine short…and am so tempted to go back. Someday I’ll take the risk that my hubby won’t divorce me and go for it again. Love it…and just might steal a picture of you to show my hair girl 🙂
Sophie - Love your new hair, Meg!
You are, what we call here in London, a yummy mummy (:
`Kelly - Cute hair!
Parenthood is so great! I love,love,LOVE it!
Enjoy your 5 hours alone!
Kyleigh - Loving the hair Megan!
We don’t get Parenthood over here in the UK but your post makes me want to see it (if only to see if the teenager is anything like my 13 year old!) Hope it crosses the pond soooooon…
Also, if you ever have any more ad space in the future I’lll definitely have one (set my Etsy shop up too darn late!)
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Love your hair Meg. Very cute…not mom cute, but HOTTIE cute;) I’ll be gone next week…HAWAII here I come. I’ll still have my Blackberry. Hope I can still enter for your give-aways from there. I can’t miss maybe winning something from you:)
Terri - I am not a weirdo because I read your blog, I am a weirdo because I live vicariously through the blogs I read and yours is #1 on my list.
sara - great new hot mom hair! can’t wait for your giveaways!
Terri - Love your hair! I am looking for a new do. I am afraid to go short!
LOVE Parenthood too. At least it is more realistic than other shows. Love all the great actors and actresses in it too.
You are amazing. I look forward to reading your blog every morning. (when I get to work….shhhh!) I am a weirdo too!
annalea @ our hartbeat - quick few thoughts. . .
parenthood: love it. my dad is totally craig t nelson’s character.
hair: so cute. really so cute. i cut mine last year, loved it, then promptly grew it out cause i decided i didn’t have the time to keep it up. maybe when i don’t have babies?
9 by design: interesting thoughts. i have yet to watch it from the dvr.
5 whole hours?: that is pretty much what i do when i get alone time – sew, photos, watch the dvr and laundry – yep. ha!
(and that kelly ripa/snl commercial – hilarious!)
Tonya Riggs - Love your hair! I used to have my hair cut like that I loved it!! I say “fabulous Mom hair”!
Cristen - Found your blog last month on Ohdeedoh! Love it! Love the new hair do and Parenthood is my new favorite show.
Kari - I love your new hair-do! Enjoy your quiet 5 hours! 🙂
Ann Marie - LOVE your new hair style! Looks great on you and it is HOT MAMA HAIR!!
Tam - love the new hair, I was just thinking this morning that I was ready for a change. I need a hair intervention…..
I also LOVE Parenthood. It’s witty and real. I dont watch any reality tv-it drives my batty.
enjoy your 5 hours!
Tanya - Love the hot mom hair! Looks great! Can’t wait to see the swimsuit. I just bought a one piece suit with ruffles at the bottom. My attempt at flattering the body. Cross your fingers that it works!
Julie - Your new “do” is cute!!! From what we’ve seen reality TV is horrible. We live overseas so are exposed to very little of that only Kate is now on regular TV (like the Today show) and on magazine covers so that my kids sort-of know who she is. When one says, “Her again! Who iiiisssss she?” one of the older ones will say, “You know, she’s the woman who yelled at her husband in Toys R US!” In a way, proves your point about not fighting in public to be played and replayed!!
jennifer - Love the hair! LOVE!
Stephanie - I was also watching 9 by Design Meg and thought the same thing! The dad seems so full of himself and kind of immature. I think it’s just a whole different lifestyle in the “big city”! But very interesting designers, I remember reading about them in a magazine a few years ago. Enjoy your productive time!
Lisa K in FL - Adorable hair, Meg! It makes your eyes pop!! 🙂