We were doing our nightly bedtime routine, which lately transitions from um-nums and a books to um-nums and stories about when we were small. Husband started a story about an encounter with a bully when he was a kid, and how he learned that boy behaved that way because he wasn’t treated well at home. …
Not yet 3 weeks in, I’ve realized that this is not a reading year. Last year was a reading year. I read a lot. I escaped a lot. I imagined, roamed, learned, mentally edited, and gobbled a lot of books. I have a strong feeling that this year is a doing year. Oh, I’ll still …
Watching your baby become a person is astonishing, magical, inspiring, and hilarious. “I can’t do anything else, Uncle Nas. I’m peeling an egg.” As she peels an egg. Also: “reading” a book tonight – she flipped through and recited almost all the words to one of her Babybug magazines. We’ve only read it maybe 3 …
The full-looking moon through the clouds as I picked up my daughter Time to grocery shop Yummy dinner A girl asleep by 7:15
Today I started my self-employment course. It is going to be wonderfully exciting. Custom designing my own business! What could be more fun? We talked about the importance of online reputation (not new information), and I realized with a sigh that what I put up on facebook is going to be connected with my business. …
Tomorrow I start a month-long course to help me develop my own business. I have spent the past couple of weeks kind of dreading it, for a couple of reasons. First, the hours. Full time! I haven’t done full time in years. No, wait … I’ve been doing MORE than full time with my child …
I like a clean house. I like it for myself and my child. I like it for guests. If someone’s coming over, I WILL clean up (maybe not hugely, but at least a bit). It’s not so much about being judged as it is liking to welcome people into a clean, attractive space. Leaving aside …
Today I made a first visit to a local Montessori school to check it out as a possible preschool for our girl. I liked it a lot. Great location out of the city. Teachers seem good. And the assortment of amazing educational materials (if you’ve been in a Montessori classroom, you know what I mean!) …
As I mentioned yesterday, there are things I love and things I don’t in children’s books. Here are a few of these: Don’t like: Counting books (usually too didactic & repetitive) Books that try to teach (colours, numbers, pretty much anything), particularly the authorless “educational” ones like Baby Einstein … shudder Sarcasm and adult humour …
Those of you who are really lovely loyal friends may have noticed that I’ve been blogging every day so far in 2014. That’s because I am determined to write every day, and blogging is a great way to do that. However, those of you who are so very nice may also have noticed that some …