When it hurts to bend down you realize that’s what life is, picking things off the ground, or at least parenting, which is equal parts love, frustration, fatigue, chicken nuggets, and picking chicken nuggets off …
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The power of Not
Joe’s new favorite word is Not, which is an extension of No but enables you to challenge reality which is an important if not annoying skill for a toddler. Joe, it’s night time, it’s time …
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an award
It feels fitting that we’re going to put this little girl who’s coming in EIGHT WEEKS, WHAT? in my office, forcing me to re-think, organize and move all of the work related crap I have …
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The Gamut
Since this is probably, theoretically, hopefully? My last time being pregnant I’m paying extra special attention to my insane thoughts and fulling surfing the waves of each rapidly shifting and conflicting emotion. My new favorite …
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January 2nd
My New Year’s resolution this year is to lower my expectations, which Morrison says sounds depressing, so we might also say simply, to try and do Less. So it’s totally, completely fine that the Christmas …
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A Year
2022! A year of making, I made 2 musicals and .75 of a person. Both musicals, which I love like children, were what one might call critically acclaimed, and when does that happen?! If never …
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His Dreams
I’m at the point where it hurts to both lift Joe, and also sit with him, and also bend down to his level, so he’s at the point where he’s kind of given up on …
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A girraft
I have much domestic news to report regarding a very merry Christmas, lumbar pain and a five hour flight to our long awaited babymoon, but I’m really going to give myself the present of BEING …
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my lap
Joe, most of the time, his entire life: Me: Joe, do you wanna sit on my lap and read a book? Joe: NO Me: Do you want a hug? Joe: NO Me: Do you want …
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2022, in a box
Look, I know it’s been a tough end of the year, the kid keeps getting sick and you’ve had work trips, and you’re seven months pregnant, but you MUST make your Christmas cookie boxes for …