Chronicling the noteworthy (?) bits of my life, which include but are not limited to: Ridiculous things the Dictator says Ridiculous things the Dictator does The way these things affect my sanity My general emotional instability (especially when it comes to fictional characters) Open adoption W(h)ine Tumblr (3.0; @itonlylookslikeimincharge)http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/&#8230;by saying &#8220;that is NOT okay!&#8221; &#8230;in precisely the same tone I use when I say...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/51120848389http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/51120848389Wed, 22 May 2013 21:50:07 -0500I don't blame himmama needs a breakThings I don&#8217;t recommend: Coaching mini-soccer (i.e. constant running for sixty minutes )...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/51115244358http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/51115244358Wed, 22 May 2013 20:40:57 -0500ow.if you're looking for me and my gigantic ice pack we'll be over here on the couch30 Day ShredLaughing is the worst. Stairs are the worst.  Sitting down is the worst. Lifting my arms is the...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/51032561685http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/51032561685Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500masochism at its finest30 Day Shred<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/74dd230551c34003a95577b3f9764cf9/tumblr_mn5y1hwFdp1qiz4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/11f6307c37e1606ebe2b1a01eed49365/tumblr_mn5y1hwFdp1qiz4wjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I split my time between two offices, and employees often have a hard time keeping track of me. One of my awesome people decided to help out and took it upon himself to make me a couple of door signs for my two-days-a-week office. </p> <p>I laughed so hard when he presented me with these.</p> <p>Accurate depiction is accurate. </p>http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/51006901832http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/51006901832Tue, 21 May 2013 14:27:00 -0500I fully condone this abuse of company time and resourcesmy staff is better than your staff“Mama, why your forehead is crying?” - Because Jillian Michaels is a mean lady. And I...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50926014362http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50926014362Mon, 20 May 2013 14:33:00 -0500Day 2: Everything hurts and I'm dying30 Day ShredDictatorStill fat. But apparently, 1/30th of the way to less fat. So there&#8217;s that.  Waist:...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50878724296http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50878724296Sun, 19 May 2013 22:07:00 -0500Tumblr - please nag me every day for the next thirty days. I promise I won't hold it against you.just me30 Day ShredHe’s a bug named Olivia, who she’s been carrying around in an empty coffee tin since she found him...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50821521237http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50821521237Sun, 19 May 2013 09:39:10 -0500it's the cirrrrrrrcle of liiiiiiiiife! and it moves us alllllllll!Dictatorbujnik replied to your post: Amy’s Baking Company Some people bring this shit upon themselves...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50742497985http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50742497985Sat, 18 May 2013 12:39:00 -0500bujnikamy's baking companySo, Amy&#8217;s Baking Company. Trainwreck, right? I&#8217;ll admit that it&#8217;s incredible to...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50741432626http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50741432626Sat, 18 May 2013 12:23:00 -0500Trust me - I really want to keep watching. This is going to be tough.amy's baking companybullyingMid-conversation, Kik decided to start sending message notifications but no actual messages. Twenty...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50596143617http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50596143617Thu, 16 May 2013 15:08:00 -0500thefootlightclubi'm not ignoring youI swear!Kik<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3054328935a42b6b936914d0d9d7700c/tumblr_mmvakyOoVH1qiz4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>GPOYKW: First Meeting</strong></p> <p>This picture was actually taken the day after we met Dictator, but the photos of <a href="http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/11144786773/and-then-there-were-three" target="_blank">our very first meeting</a> actually make me pretty sad - there was so much pain colouring our joy. </p> <p>But when I look at <em>this</em> picture, all I remember is feeling overawed by this tiny person. I had tried (unsuccessfully) to avoid falling in love with the idea of her before she was born, but holding her the day after she was placed with us… there was just no holding back. I was in love, wholly and completely. </p> <p>Still am. </p>http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50542400272http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50542400272Wed, 15 May 2013 20:24:00 -0500GPOYKWfirst meetinglate to the party but I don't careadoptionopen adoptionBecause I was relieved to realize I hadn&#8217;t actually heard a daycare worker ask a...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50495873765http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50495873765Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:30 -0500I mean - whatever floats your boat MichaelA single glass of wine + my &#8220;down&#8221; playlist = instant sedative/depressanthttp://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50392469348http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50392469348Mon, 13 May 2013 21:41:45 -0500who let me make a playlist comprised almost entirely of sad Ray LaMontagne and Mat Kearney?I even threw in a little Civil Wars to make sure the depressive effects were maximizedexcellent decision Past Self<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b74c1ac5cb19510d74a33778a8cc0c6e/tumblr_mmrkh84gHB1qiz4wjo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Romance: The 15-Years-Later Edition</p> <p>(The Husband is on a golf trip and managed to train the Dictator to bring me a card this morning that they’d squirrelled away some time last week. I was not so forward thinking, so you know. Boobs.)</p>http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50384685938http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50384685938Mon, 13 May 2013 20:07:00 -0500he was appreciative just the sameactual wedding anniversary count: eight. but I let him see my boobs for free for years before that. I'm nice like that.married life<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6a4a6bf8d5c24e26bf02a5c6535b92c7/tumblr_mmprbeMBOk1qiz4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ew. </p> <p>You’d better be “0 returning visits”, my friend.</p>http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50308345005http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50308345005Sun, 12 May 2013 20:40:00 -0500why are people so horrible?can I report this somehow?Me: Ooh! Did you send me flowers? Dictator: No, I didn't! Me: You didn't? Well, how did these...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50265448003http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50265448003Sun, 12 May 2013 11:08:22 -0500DictatorWhether or not you believe Mother&#8217;s Day applies to you, I want to thank you for choosing...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50261010813http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50261010813Sun, 12 May 2013 10:02:06 -0500gratitudeMother's Daybirth mombirth motherbirthmombirthmotheradoptionEvidently, I can’t do wedge heels. Four-inch stilettos? No problem. Tiny kitten heels? Walk in the...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50090146211http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50090146211Fri, 10 May 2013 09:31:00 -0500it's comical. for others.no but is there a trick or something I should be aware of? a special technique?just mephoto from the Washington Post courtesy of googleDictator: Mama, why you have those lines next to your eyes? Me: They're wrinkles that tell you that...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50047186359http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/50047186359Thu, 09 May 2013 18:35:00 -0500shut up childDictatorBest of DictatorSigh. Therapy fixes a lot of things, Anon, but it doesn’t fix things that don’t need...http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/49782280298http://itonlylookslikeimincharge.tumblr.com/post/49782280298Mon, 06 May 2013 11:50:00 -0500really?askAnonanonymous