Since I’ve been pregnant I’ve heard a whole lot of baby suggestions, advice, ways to tell if I’m having a boy or girl without an ultrasound–and the best conversation I had at church by a nice elderly lady: You are how far along now? Your face is starting to show it. I guess I sort of expected … More pregnant comments
I’ve been totally slacking on blog posting the last few months. It’s hard to describe the lack of motivation. Like I want it to be there, I know it should be there, I like to write, yet I just don’t do it. Probably because I’d rather take a nap or eat a container of raspberries instead. I also … More hello afternoon naps and shake shack every week.
At the beginning of July this year I decided to try a Chinese “tea” to cure my allergies. “It worked for your cousin,” my parents promised. “I don’t have allergies anymore,” my sister claimed. “Maybe it will work for food allergies,” the magic unicorn in my head thought. I drank this mixture of cut up … More an anti-ode to allergies
You know that time Milo had not-so-serious sounding symptoms (fever, throwing up, painful cough) that turned into visit to a walk-in clinic, then a trip to the emergency room, then an ambulance ride to a children’s hospital. The most important part of all of this was that he ended up being ok. Rhino virus (basically a … More that time i was helpless
The other day I found myself wandering down a rabbit hole of quoted typography. Every time I start looking at these I want to print them all out and post them somewhere. Then I remember I’m not 18 anymore, and taping up random quotes all over my bedroom wall isn’t really a thing I should be doing … More two cent tuesday: don’t quote me
There was this one time I found out I had all these food allergies–and it was not pleasant. I know there are worse things that could happen to me, but I will say it’s pretty hard knowing how delicious avocados taste–only to also know I can never have one again. (And that I’m basically paying … More no more peanut butter jelly time
Every year we’ve lived in New York the boys have spent their summers in Utah. It’s been a week and a half since they left, and over the weekend I was asked multiple times by people how often I’ve talked to them since they’ve been there. Yesterday someone asked me if I called them every day and I … More why i don’t miss my boys \ why don’t i miss my boys
Do you ever set goals that you never accomplish? My solution to this has always been to not really set concrete goals and then not really ever fail at them. The biggest winning argument for this is that I never have to tell myself that I can’t have dessert. Then I became a parent that realized what her children … More working on it
A few weeks ago I offered to help my friend pack her apartment for moving. I was explaining how I enjoy packing because it’s like a Tetris game to pack as efficiently as possible. And I enjoy unpacking because I like analyzing the new space and deciding where everything could best be stored. Then my friend recommended a … More tidy it up
This week I came to the conclusion that my shoes say a lot about me. I decided this as I was searching for strappy heeled dress shoes–wondering why, if I like that style so much, I don’t own a single pair. So I thought about my commute. Walking to a subway, standing on a subway, walking to … More yep, i’ve determined my spirit shoes
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