Chick-Chatting
And we’re live!
Yesterday at 3:30 pm EST, I made myself all comfy on the virtual cheetah fur couch for a tete-a-tete with my fellow iVillage bloggers and positively fab hosts of the ChickChat radio show, Heidi and Lara.
They were terrific and it was SO much fun. And how great was this? I called in for my live radio appearance from my bedroom/office while hanging out on my bed/desk with my co-workers/dogs slobbering all over my fuzzy slippers. No fussing with my hair, make-up, or wardrobe (unless you count a scrungied-ponytail and clean sweats).
Among other things The Chicks asked me (“Do you live on a cul de sac?” Answer: “No;” “Do your kids read your blog?” Answer: “Yup.”), was, “What would you change about living in the ‘burbs?” I gave a sappy (although true) answer about how I really like living here, and that the only thing I would change is other people’s perceptions of the suburbs as filled with cookie-cutter characters straight from sit com casting central.
Okay, on further reflection, there are a couple of things about the ‘burbs I wouldn’t mind changing. In fact, if I were CEO of the Suburbs, there would be: no parallel parking, better bagels, and lots more food delivery options. And oh yeah, what the heck: lots more hunky gardeners a la “Desperate Housewives,” too.
Anyhoo, thanks so much, Heidi and Lara, for the cool welcome to the cheeta lounge! You guys rock!
PS: ChickChat really is all that and more (even the intro music from “Dancing Queen” and snippets from “Legally Blonde” and “Gone With the Wind” are exactly right). Check ‘em out at Chickchatradio.com.
Comments
Thanks for hanging out with us! It was great talking with you and hearing your blog come to life - I love your sense of humor. There was one question we didn't get to that I am still curious about - is it easier to have two kids under 5, or two teenagers like you have now??
When I went away to school, I realized the bagels here are actually really good! You won't appreciate them unless you live with the bagel output from the middle of Connecticut. (Pizza, too.)
Wow, Lara...that's a tough one and worthy of a whole post (thanks for the idea!). But for SURE it's easier on the pocketbook to have 20 kids under five than to have two teenagers. Fisher-Price vs. cell phone service? No contest.
