Why do I bother?
Yes, I’m a grumpy person lately. Just wrote a post, lost it, am not going to write another. Hope you all have a good night.
Bye bye, road trips; hello, life with baby!
We are back from our trip. Thankfully back! This was our first “let’s go and have fun! It’s a vacation!” road trip since baby was born. It will be our last for a while. The good: we did get away. We saw friends. We saw beautiful mountains, lakes and rivers. The not so good: traveling …
Vacation Madness
We plan to head on vacation on Sunday. We are, therefore, in the midst of pre-vacation madness. Husband and I have never left on time for a trip. Our first trip together, I think we left a day and a half after our ETD. Somehow, all the different components (car preparation and repairs; packing for …
Careening Towards 40
It’s been a bit of a wild week, as you may have guessed. Tuesday and Wednesday nights I crashed in bed with baby around 8:30. In spite of the early bedtime, Tuesday night wasn’t a good sleep: baby was up every couple of hours. Last night, on the other hand, was magical. We all crashed …
Watching Baby Grow
Every day, a new development. Today after work husband and I were talking as we helped baby play on her slide in the yard. Suddenly she started crying. We asked what’s wrong and she cried harder. We guessed, “Did you want dada to play with you?” “Yeah!!” she sobbed. We both picked her up and …
On time and motherhood
I’ve been noticing the last few days that I have a hard time slowing down and breathing. So often I find myself rushing to get places; holding my breath; making frantic lists in my head; all with the hopes of either getting back to be with my girl as quickly as possible, or maximizing the …
Update on Shopping
So, I’ve been shopping. And I’m okay with it. I find shopping a kind of fascinating topic, so here are my current thoughts on it.1. Shopping is addictive. Definitely. Now that I’ve been going to VV most Thursdays, I get an itch on Thursday afternoons to head out there. Good to be aware of – …
Massive File Contraction
A few years ago, I had enough files to fill 3 drawers of a filing cabinet. I had stacks of journal articles from doing a master’s, doctorate and numerous research projects. I had copies of talks, deepenings, activities and workshops I’d organized. I had piles of interesting or fun or informative articles to read on …
Utter Personal Gluttony
On the way home from work today, I asked baby if she wanted to stop at the library or go home. She said “Yaaa!” to the library. Then I asked her if she wanted to go and play there, or just go in and out. “In … aaaooo!” was her answer. So I parked in …
Who wants to be rich?
Yes, that’s right. I do. Do you? I’ve started reading “The Millionaire Next Door: The surprising secrets of America’s wealthy” and am enjoying it a lot. When I asked my husband what he thought of me reading the book he asked, “Do they talk about being happy?” Yes, that’s right, spiritual perspective from my husband, …