“What’s it like being a parent?” or “How’s it going (with the concerned look and the somewhat pitying tone)?” Mind you, I haven’t been doing this parenting thing very long but I do get this question a lot, not sure why, maybe because many of my peers have little intention of slowing their life stride … Continue reading
Heading Towards the Light
As a new mom I get asked “How’s Mommyhood?” or “How are you doing it?” I’m gonna break it down for y’all. 1) I choose art over housework. 2) I choose my family over other people and the opportunity to hang out with Ashton Kutcher. 3) I choose my child over art. 4) I choose … Continue reading
Making Senior Partner at Mommyhood LLP
Just in time for my first Mother’s Day, I started to feel like, well, a mom. You would think that 9 months of pregnancy and the days and months of sleepless nights would have added up to some feeling of maternal-ness, but no. It would be more accurate to say that I have spent the … Continue reading
Hair
I’m losing my hair. And I don’t mean the occasional wayward strands. I’m talking about dramatic and disconcerting fistfuls: in the shower, while brushing, it appears everywhere. It’s gotten so bad that everyone in my house is finding wig-like dust bunnies. Apparently this is normal and to be expected in the 3-6 months after … Continue reading
It Sucks Being a Newborn/ My Parents are Incompetent
As written by baby changinator: Why it sucks to be a newborn: 1) You get evicted by literally getting pushed and squished (something about contractions) out of your climate-controlled, 24-hr buffet, into this horrifically cold, dry environment where you have to work for your food, all the while getting your head squashed into a shape … Continue reading
Motherhood thus far…
this post brought to you by One-handed Typing while nursing/ Racing to finish during a nap… My son is two weeks old and already he’s changed so much. He emerged a bizarre swollen creature of seemingly skin and bones and smushed pin-head and is plumping up into the ideal newborn. In my sleep-deprived state, I’ve … Continue reading
Waiting for Birth Day
Dearest Baby, Mommy is in week 39 of her pregnancy and is waiting for your imminent arrival. (She is becoming increasingly agro by the minute.) She was told by the doctor that you could come at any moment, or not, as you have been illustrating, but she’s passed through a lot of the early stages … Continue reading
How to Survive a Pregnancy and Prep – Changinator-style
Now that things are winding down and I’ve packed my bag for the hospital (holy shit!) I really can’t believe how quickly the last 9 months have gone. I can’t say that being pregnant is my favorite thing ever. (I think those women who say they loved being pregnant are lying – no offense.) There … Continue reading
Forums and Shakespeare, Debates, OH MY!
It’s been quite the exciting few weeks: The presidential debates… I… I…I don’t even know where to start… just… please vote ok? People around the world (and here in the US in the very recent past) have been fighting for the right/ privilege to vote. “Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them” just opened on … Continue reading
HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO Part 1, Or Some Gangnam Style of Your Own
Football season is upon us and Basketball season is about to start. Excellent. Muuuhahahahaha. I love sports: The tension, the drama, the aspirational aspect. Not to mention the excellent cardiovascular fitness benefits. As a kid, I was the definition of nerdy bookworm. Yet contrary to the stereotype, I was physically coordinated and a bit of … Continue reading
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