Heading into the Holidays
We spent Thanksgiving at my parents’ house. It ended up being a rather pleasant day; my husband and I both remarked at how much easier it is to enjoy an a...
Category: Parenting & Family
Renewed Conviction
I’ve written a lot about my choice of school for my daughter. I think I write about it with a certain amount of conviction; we value language education an...
Tis the Season
It turns out Christmas is already upon us, even though Thanksgiving hasn’t even happened yet. I’ve been on a shopping ban for the past two months, s...
Nightmares
My daughter has nightmares. A lot. Most nights she wakes up at least once. Some nights she wakes up two or three times. It’s not enough for us to go into ...
There’s Alway’s Something
I remember back when I tracked my time for a week thinking, well it’s interesting to see how much time I spend on everything, but this isn’t really ...
Falling Back
I remember when the hour we got at the end of Daylight Savings Time felt like a gift. A whole extra hour to do with as I pleased. Now I dread how this day drags...
Abusing the Babysitter
I am working out right now, and my kid is in front of the TV. The AAP just updated their TV recommendations for 2017. The generalized “two hours of screen...
Correlation and Causation
Last week was rough. There is some hard shit happening to my family (the one I grew up in) and it’s getting me down. Everyone will be okay, eventually, bu...
Back to Work
On Wednesday I officially go back to work. While I always feel a fair amount of regret that summer is ending, there is a tinge of relief lacing the disappointme...
Veep
So there is another thing that I did a few months ago and never wrote about… Last May I volunteered to be my daughter’s school’s PTA vice-pres...