Several months ago, Chris introduced me to the fabulous YouTube trend that is the sport of combining a Roomba, a Bumbo, and a Baby. It was brilliant. It was hilarious. And I was jealous that I hadn’t thought of it. (I mean, with names like Bumbo and Roomba, why didn’t I realize the obvious destiny […]
Ambassadors for Honesty About Parenthood.
She was standing, staring listlessly at the merchandise on the children’s medicine aisle at CVS. As I searched for Ali’s Ibuprofen, she turned to me and asked, “How do you know what to buy? I mean, there are so many options. It’s just overwhelming!” I looked into her eyes for the first time. She looked […]
Are You Eating Local?
Are you Facebook Friends with an employee of one of your favorite restaurants? Has your kid ever been photographed by the chef because she was the unofficial restaurant mascot? Do you go to any restaurants and immediately feel like you’re family when you sit down because the waitress comes over and gives you and your […]
Why I Run.
Chris here, guest-blogging again. I like to run. Not fast. More jog than sprint. More wander than race. I’ve been doing this, on average, twice a week since 2003. Sometimes longer distances or times, sometimes inside on the treadmill when its hot, cold, dark, or wet. It has become my favorite “me” thing to do […]
Objectively Losing It.
Chris and I started our weight loss initiative on April 6, aiming to meet our goals by October 1. My goal was to be 130 pounds. Which, after getting a new scale and coming to grips with the fact that I weighed more than I thought, meant that I needed to lose 26 pounds. I […]
My Blogging Tips From See Jane Write
I usually don’t feel competent or comfortable giving blogging advice – my blog doesn’t hang out in the “how-to” category much (unless we’re talking about something insane like how to make a Breastmilk Smoothie or a Presidential Christmas Gift list). Out of my 1,200+ posts, only one (before this one) has ever been on the […]
Hacked: A Shame Too Great To Bear.
Every now and then, I’ll get an email from someone with nothing in it but a mighty suspicious link. With a mixture of disappointment, shame on their behalf, and an unhealthy level of Technological Elitist Disdain, I shake my head, hit delete, wonder what the poor soul clicked on to bring such a travesty down […]
Invitations and Announcements
As most of you have heard (or rather, read) me talk about over and over and over again until your ears (or rather, eyes) fell asleep from boredom, one of my main motivators in blogging is relationships. There is nothing that excites me more about blogging than to get emails and comments, or better yet, […]
The Decaffeination Report.
I know that many of you Mommies out there – Mommies that are clearly better, more loving, more devoted Mommies than I – cease and desist the ingestion of all caffeine the minute you find out you’re pregnant, and with miraculous levels of self-control, don’t resume until you finish nursing. I salute you. I, however, […]
Everything I Learned from Flying (and the Beach) With Two Children.
1. Don’t pack any more than you can carry, by yourself, while holding your baby, because your husband will need to be gone for approximately two eternities while signing paperwork for the rental car. 2. Point number one is completely impossible. Therefore, bring a friend. Two kids versus two parents in an airport is outnumbered, […]