Work it Girl

Seven years ago when I started Savvy Mommy it was to provide parents (and expectant parents) with a resource for parenting advice and give them answers to their product questions.

Waking up to a few thousand emails every morning and replying to all of them has always been a daunting task over the years. But it has also been a great feeling for me because families are asking for my help. Exactly what I hoped would happen.

For the first time ever, I have decided to have a “No Question Goes Unanswered” day – one day only.

Tomorrow – Monday, April 6, 2009.

I’ll take the challenge of answering parenting or family lifestyle questions all day whether they are emailed to me or sent as a tweet.

If you are on Twitter, feel free to ask me a parenting or family lifestyle question at @SavvyMommy.

Tell your friends and family. Publicists and journalists on deadline, ask away.

What topics will I be answering questions?

Pretty much everything — pregnancy, parenting, family travel, speed cleaning, summer camp, birthday party ideas, time management, Mother’s Day gift ideas, family car or family mealtime.

And to answer the obvious question - Why am I doing this?

It’s simple.

Because until this weekend; I never realized how upsetting it can be to not receive a response to a question.

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Car Song – Foolish Games by Jewel  “Excuse me, think I’ve mistaken you for somebody else. Somebody who gave a damn, somebody more like myself“

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I’m not a fan of shopping for clothing for myself.

I no longer fit half the clothing in my closet.

Because ever since Harrison was born; I’ve had these hips that won’t go away.

I want them to go play houseguest with Jennifer Lopez and leave me alone.

There is also the topic of the pesky “last few” baby weight pounds I still haven’t lost.

And I can no longer blame pregnancy when my son will be turning two in May!

I haven’t dieted one bit since having him so what did I expect?! In addition to me never rarely passing up dessert.

So I’ve joined a group of moms on Twitter called Shredheads who have decided to try the 30 Day Shred workout DVD by Jillian Michaels.

I haven’t bought the 30 Day Shred DVD because Exercise TV On Demand has Level 1 and Level 2 for free right now.

(Honestly though, I highly doubt I’ll be anywhere near the other levels.)

For the next 30 Days, I will be crying trying to get myself back into shape or as Jillian Michaels says Shredded.

I watched some of Level 1 last night. Cringed at the 29 minutes of craziness I will be trying today.

But I know I need to at least try.

You can follow my progress on Twitter. Follow me @veepveep

Here goes –

BEFORE PHOTO (coming soon, maybe…)

Code Name:     Victoria

Tag Line:     Hips Don’t Lie

Weight:     137lbs (ironically stepped on a scale called “Thinner” to find this out.)

Goal:         To get back to the pre-pregnancy weight I was before baby #3. I don’t need to lose the 20lbs promised if you stick with the workout.

Diet Plan:     Healthy choices. Gave up restaurant take-out and delivery for Lent which will definitely help.

Rules:         Only drinking water and hot tea. Still have work events and work dinners to attend so I’ll try to be good about the wine and dessert when not at home.

Shred Plan:     Level one, 5lb hand weights.

P.S. I’m asking all of you reading this to be my Richard Simmons support system. If it looks like I’ve given up, call and motivate or yell at me. J Thanks.

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Every time I turn on the TV or read something online (I won’t lie, I rarely have an actual newspaper in my hands.) there’s a story about some recently laid off lawyer or broker who decided to take their severance package and use it to start making cupcakes from their apartment (dude, isn’t that totally against like 40 health codes!?) or teach yoga to inner city kids.

Point is, people are changing their careers once they are forced out of the one they thought they would be in until they were financially comfortable enough to leave on their own terms. And they are loving these new careers… embracing them and not looking back, at least when the cameras and writers are focused on them.

It got me thinking - and not because anyone is forcing me out of any of my 20 jobs - about my next career.

Nothing has really jumped out at me and I think it’s because I’m happy with what I’m current doing.

But people recently have been telling me I’m really funny.

I’m not even sure if those feelings go beyond my Facebook status updates.

And I’m not sure what scale they are using when they measure my funniness.

But it’s all next stop comedienne for me.

Can you tell I’ve kinda let a handful of comments go to my head?

Either way, I now envision myself headlining at Caroline’s here in New York or The Mirage in Vegas.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, the comedic stylings of Vicki P.”

That’s right, I’d need a new name for my new career. Would need a fun “gonna make you laugh, so sit back with your beverage minimums” kind of name.

And I’d need a shtick …

Not exactly like Carlin’s Seven Words…. Maybe more like Lisa Lampanelli except without the mean comments and graphic sexual humor.

Oh wait. That wouldn’t work.

Whatever I decided, I’d want to make sure I didn’t get a talking to from my grandmother after my set was over.

So maybe I would just talk about nothing in particular.

Fudge that’s been done.

Maybe I’d just wear a ball gown through the whole set but not explain why I was dressed for an Inauguration.

Hmmm… I need to figure out my career backup plan because it’s either this idea or my other idea of selling balloons for $5 a pop in Central Park.

Hey, this girl has bills.

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