Last night baby woke up at 3:30 to snack. Not unusual. However, she then stayed up until almost 5:30. We: nursed, tried a bottle, nursed, tried a bottle, heated the bottle more. Rocked, cuddled. Let her climb off the bed, walk to the door and come back. Walked around the house with her. Read books. …
Returning to work after a long vacation = not much fun. I thought I liked my job. And maybe I did. Returning to it is a different story. I think that the months of hard work leading up to the vacation wore me out. I was tired of the intense pace of work and never …
This phrase has been running through my head a lot lately. As we’ve been purging and upgrading many of our possessions, and as I take a hard look at what I’ve been wearing, I keep coming round to a simple idea I’ve known for a while: it is worth it to buy quality from the …
I had an experience yesterday that made me stop and take stock of how I’m doing as a woman. Out running errands and getting some air with baby I stopped by my favourite shoe store. My primary goal was to check out the selection for mom so I could let her know if they had …
I’ve been a parent (of a this-side-of-the-womb child) for almost 15 months. The job description keeps changing, though the overall goal is still the same. I think. Was I ever really clear on it? Generally, raise a healthy happy loving giving being. As I continue the journey I thought I’d share a few recent wins …
Starting some time in December I’ve been feeling a new energy around connecting with people and making friends. I definitely noticed it in Victoria, where people simply were friendlier and I had numerous conversations with strangers. But now back home, it’s continuing. I’m reaching out a lot more than before: emails, calling, or simply saying …
Not sure why I like to spin the negatives into a story. It’s my default. It’s easy and generally amusing. Today, however, let’s dwell on the positives. Happy wake-up with baby Feeling rested most of the day Discovering the joys of listening to music while working (grooveshark.com) – it could be distracting but instead improves …
More drumming tonight. Working on 3 rhythms: yambu, guaguanco and vudo. I like them all. My brain and body are steadily remembering the beats from the past. And sometimes, not remembering them very well. There were a couple of rhythms tonight that I just couldn’t get. At all. Drum teacher had to stop us to …
Yes, first day back at work and surviving so far. I realized that not thinking about work while I was off was possibly a defense strategy. Coming in today was harder than I thought. Packing up baby for a start, even with all of my husband’s help. Then thinking about all the work, projects and …
The last few days I’ve found myself somewhat irritating. I talk too much, am occasionally rude, frequently negative or critical, sometimes insensitive, off-topic, and oddly impatient with baby (note: internally impatient, externally loving :)). I think this is kind of cool. First because becoming older is about self-acceptance and I ACCEPT that I can be …