I feel guilty admitting this feeling given all we went through to have our dear children, but I also imagine it’s a very human feeling, so here is my very human feeling: as much as …
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Give me a break
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Life of Pie
I made this Southern Living S’mores pie for Labor Day because I’ve been on strike for over 4 months and I have more time and worry than I normally do, even though my days are …
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poop
One thing I did not expect about being a parent is how much you talk about poop, how normal it becomes but also how high the stakes are. I ask Joe if he has to …
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she’s glasses
Hi, I don’t know if you recognize me, but today, I’m wearing my glasses. I know. I look VERY different. I’m still me, but profoundly different, because I have glasses on my face. My eyes …
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Back to school
There I was at the drugstore, purchasing supplies for Morrison’s upcoming colonoscopy, feeling thoroughly 41, when I saw her: a 3 subject, college ruled Five Star notebook, waiting for me on an endcap. In high …
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blueberry bars
I don’t like to think about money. Who does? CPAs? The Kardashians? Not me. Having money at all scares me, like it’s too good to be true, like it’s all going to go away. I …
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five marshmallows
I spent way too much of my childless life NOT going to museums and learning new things, but now with him, I get to go to museums, and Learn. When he wakes up, he wants …
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plz like and subscribe
I’m taking an Instagram break for the summer (too many ads and mindless scrollings) and I never look at Facebook unless it’s my birthday or someone passes away, and I’ve never been a tweeter, so …
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mom guilt
Maybe you’re a man, specifically a Dad man, and you’re reading this blog wondering, what is like to be a Woman, specifically a Mother? It’s so so wonderful, and it hurts, but most of all, …
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no one is coming
Facing down another long weekend with a baby and a sick toddler, and then another long weekend after that, there’s not only the worry over the toddler and the baby, because if you’re worrying about …