Dear Daughter, Tom Petty said, “The waiting is the hardest part.” Sometimes you wait for something unknowingly. Sometimes you wait so long that you forget what you were waiting for. Sometimes you wait so long that you forget that you were waiting at all. And when it happens - the thing that you forgot you … Continue reading Waiting for Wonder Woman
I've finally made it to the last page of Moby Dick; naturally, I'm wearing a wool blazer adorned with leather elbow patches. Excuse me while I set down my wine goblet and pack my pipe with artisinal tobacco. Can't you just smell the richness and grandeur? I want to share this literary experience with my 4 year old … Continue reading Moby Dick Lego Activity
"The second one is so much easier!" they said. "The second one is so eeeasy, dahling - why, it'll just be so eeeeeeasy!" they said. Lies. All lies. First, I barfed more. A lot more. At one point I thought I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum. It was the day I couldn't even keep water down and I was … Continue reading If you like birth stories
It’s August. And that means the kid is a 3 year old. This summer has been a routine in balance. Balance between getting dishes done and hoeing weeds. Balance between walking the dog and trimming the bushes. Balance between finding out what that smell is once and for all and fixing the leaky pipe in … Continue reading Keeping house: a working mom’s secret
