Can’t Help Falling
So this video pretty much sums up my life right now – a wonderful failure. Absolutely nothing is going how I’d hoped or planned, but I’m starting to be ok with that. Life is all about managing...
View ArticleA Year (Now With Uke!)
I promised myself I’d finally get Paul’s birth story written in time for his first birthday. This is not that story. There are a few reasons why, but only one that really matters – I’m still not ready....
View ArticleWho Moved My Corn?
I need a piece of corn. Let’s try this again: Last week, I planted a mess of seedlings I’d been nurturing for months outside in some raised garden beds I recently built. They’re dead now. Apparently,...
View ArticleFive Years Time
Five years. Some times that feels like five seconds. Sometimes five lifetimes. It’s undergrad. A novel. An apprenticeship. A marriage. A thesis. A prognosis. A job. A career. A lifetime. A...
View ArticleLike A David Bowie Song But With More Boobs
This morning, while waiting for the green light to condone another cup of espresso, I turned to my husband and whispered, “I’m drinking coffee. Willingly. I’m a suburban housewife that drives her TWO...
View ArticleShit That Saved My Life As A New Parent (and Possibly My Child’s, Too)
Seems like everyone I know is getting pregnant. I am, of course, super happy for them. I’m also super happy for me. Mostly because several of my high school classmates are posting pictures of their...
View ArticleReminder
Me: Whom do I love? Him: Me!! Me: Ayup! Him: And Sam! Me: I sure do. Him: And Daddy! Me: Very much. Him: And…YOU! Thanks, kid. I needed that reminder. Also? Mark it down. It only took this kid three...
View ArticleAnd Then My Ukulele Ran Away
You know when you’re trying to take a picture outside in the sun but you can’t see what you’re doing yet it’s imperative that you document what’s happening so you just snap approximately four hundred...
View ArticleFour
My kid turns four today. Four. Four years. I know where every freaking second of those four years went. Colic. Temper tantrums. Sleep deprivation. Vomit cleaning. Potty training. And the laundry. All...
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