Like many people this time of year, we have a lot of packages arriving. I have seen UPS packages delivered to our door in U-Haul trucks, and charmingly, by bicycle. Yesterday, an unmarked truck pulled up outside our apartment, and I saw a man approach our door with a package. As I have done with [...]
Being Pregnant Is Super Trashy
May 29, 2012 By 7 Comments
I have spent the majority of my life not being pregnant. I’m pretty good at it. In almost 39 years, I’ve spent the majority of that time not wanting to be pregnant, for whatever reason. I remember the heady days of my twenties, and not having a boyfriend, yet still waking up in a sweat [...]
What Trouble Lurks In The Depths?
February 24, 2012 By 17 Comments
So. If I were at all worried that I was neglecting the 13 year old boy contingent of my readership, it shall soon be rectified with this post. This post is the inspiration for TWO entirely new categories on this blog, which will be etched into the permanent annuals of the internet: “Here’s a Dumb [...]
Pregnancy Superpowers
February 21, 2012 By 5 Comments
Okay, so in addition to being really klutzy and scatterbrained, I have noticed a few other new and notable functions that pregnancy endows. Some are welcome, and some are unwelcome. Allow me to share. I smell things. I have always had a keen sense of smell. Always. Since I was a kid. I’ve always been a scent-oriented [...]
Clumsy and Dumb. No Really, I Am.
February 16, 2012 By 9 Comments
I’m pretty good at embarrassing myself. I don’t mind being goofy, or I don’t mind being self deprecating. Because I certainly want to be the first person to make fun of me. I like to think that I hone conspicuous personal embarrassment as a fine artisan would whittle a duck from a bar of soap. [...]
