I am feeling really lonely these days. Jose is away half the week and most of my closest friends don’t live nearby. Often the only adult contact I experience is chatting with the barista on my infrequent coffee runs, making small talk with the other gym-goers at my bi-weekly circuit training class, an often brief … Continue reading befriending myself
The sprout sprouts
The little turned 11 months last Friday, which is just insane to me. Meaning she will be one in less than four weeks. How did that even happen? She also just got her very first tooth the same day so now I can let go of my fears she’d be the only kindergartner in the … Continue reading The sprout sprouts
Mama pick up lines
I mentioned in my first mommy post that I’ve struggled to connect with other new parents (outside of those already in my life). Not for lack of trying, mind you. After the initial new baby lock down of the first few weeks, I started to get out to baby oriented yoga classes and went to … Continue reading Mama pick up lines
Peanut’s crazy fast development update
She is getting more and more mileage with her walker this past week, pushing the thing up and down the hall. Just this morning she pulled herself up to standing and then let go and stood without support for a good 30 seconds. That was a first! I guess her Daddy’s forbidden keys were an … Continue reading Peanut’s crazy fast development update
Peanut’s crazy fast development update
Everyone tells you how fast it all slips by and you say yes yes sure of course, but it really really does ok? The past few weeks L has gone from babbling with our dog in a singsongy voice to saying her name (“Hey Ruby” or oo-bee), the word doggy, Gaga (her grandma’s nickname) and … Continue reading Peanut’s crazy fast development update
On gratitude and letting go
Everyday with my little L is such a gift. That gummy smile of hers has supernatural powers, I swear. It just melts away all my worries and exhaustion, even if only for a moment. Her morning breath is intoxicating too: better than the scent of turkey on thanksgiving or Issey Miyake or sweet grass or … Continue reading On gratitude and letting go
Too sleepy to think of a title…
I am very relieved to report that I completed my first writing assignment since L was born and ahead of the deadline at that. Woot! All done with the help of grandparents and making use of her naps/evenings. This not procrastinating thing is really quite neat. I can’t believe I hadn’t tried it sooner (she … Continue reading Too sleepy to think of a title…
Risky business
This week I started my first freelance writing assignment since I was about 7 months pregnant. That makes it sound like I was a legit writer before I had the babe, but to be honest, I was just beginning to get my (very shaky) footing. Just getting comfortable in my writer’s skin, as it were. … Continue reading Risky business
Because my brain is like a sieve…
I spent a lot of time over the course of my pregnancy and since my daughter L was born, reading mommy blogs. It helped me feel connected when I was at my most isolated, to enlighten me when I felt most uncertain. One thing that kept niggling at the back of my mind, though, was … Continue reading Because my brain is like a sieve…
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Engaging, suspenseful, haunting – Night Film is an eerie thriller that suspends reality and keeps your pulse racing. Warning: you may require a night-light. On a cold October morning, the body of a young woman is discovered in an abandoned New York warehouse. The woman is identified as Ashley Cordova – the daughter of the … Continue reading Night Film by Marisha Pessl
feather & pine 