This is a post about boobs. And not about sexy boobs. This is a post about milky, leaky boobs. If you’re not into that sort of thing, feel free to back away slowly and pretend you didn’t mean to come in here. Me and all the other leaky boob people will pretend we didn’t see [...]
Avoiding Tacky Plastic Baby Toys: Making A Homemade Baby Gym
October 30, 2012 By 15 Comments
For the past two or three years, Dave and I have spent a lot of time downsizing and getting rid of stuff we don’t need. I’ve written about this quite a bit. Part of our plan to stay downsized was to avoid buying more stuff. It seems obvious, right? Get rid of crap. Then, don’t [...]
I Just Aged 40 Years In Two Months
June 20, 2012 By 3 Comments
As chronic relocators, Dave and I have lived on a fair number of heavily traveled roads. This might sound like I’m being philosophical, but I’m not. I’m actually talking about busy streets with lots of cars. Not Robert Frost or some other type of thing I read in high school. We are in such a place [...]
Here’s An Obvious Piece Of Advice
June 11, 2012 By 4 Comments
Don’t give out obvious pieces of advice. Easy, right? Now, I could say, don’t give out obvious pieces of advice to pregnant ladies. Pregnancy advice is certainly a big “thing.” And maybe that’s what got me thinking about this. But really, no one really likes receiving stupefyingly mindless advice, pregnant or not. Have you ever spent half [...]
It’s The Flu
May 1, 2012 By 3 Comments
It melted my brain. I’m feeling much better though. But seriously, it melted my brain.
Okay, So, I Hate Shopping
April 24, 2012 By 7 Comments
We’re back in Portland. We have a new apartment. And every time we move, I have the urge to nest a bit. With twins on the way, my urge to nest is perhaps a bit stronger than usual. We actually haven’t thought too much about baby stuff yet. I’ve been blocking it out, actually. Since [...]
Pregnancy Rant Number Three: Stupid Pregnancy Advice For Fricken Idiots
March 5, 2012 By 16 Comments
This one is a doozy. I’ve had four months to think about this. And since we had very little actual medical guidance in the beginning (see Goddamned Pregnancy Rant Numero Uno) we jumped into the steaming cesspool of pregnancy advice early. There are, of course, a zillion books about pregnancy. There’s a mountain of them. [...]
Pregnancy Rant Two: I Never Wanted To Be A Mom
February 29, 2012 By 17 Comments
No, really. I still don’t want to be a mom. I’m excited to be pregnant, and it wasn’t an accident. I’m looking forward to our lives with blobby little screamers, then later with kids, but I still don’t want to be a “mom.” When I was in my twenties, especially in my early twenties, it [...]
Goddamned Pregnancy Rant, Numero Uno: Doctor Visits
February 20, 2012 By 12 Comments
I have spent the majority of my life not being pregnant. I’m pretty familiar with non-pregnancy. It’s just been the past four months or so of my life that I have dealt with whiplash moods, ambivalent feelings about food, and wondering just how big my belly is going to get. Bigger than a basketball. Bigger [...]
I Like One Of These Things Much Better Than The Other
October 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
The other day, I was awoken in the very early morning by a westerly wind and the scent of donuts beginning their lives in a vat of frying oil. This morning, I was awoken in the very early morning by an easterly wind and the scent of trees ending their lives at a paper mill. [...]
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