Some weeks I feel like I’m spending every free moment thinking about what to feed my family. Whether I’m physically going to the grocery store, writing lists for the grocery store, looking up recipes (“healthy foods that toddlers love”) or actually preparing, serving and eating the food—it’s on my mind constantly. How domestic am I? … Continue reading Food for thought.
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Trip highlights (because there were many, I swear)
So…did I mention there were actually a ton of wonderful things about our trip? You thought it totally sucked, right? On the contrary. First off, we had absolutely perfect weather everywhere we went. Seattle was sunny and hot everyday. Alaska, notoriously unpredictable, was warm (or definitely milder than we’d anticipated) at most ports, apart from … Continue reading Trip highlights (because there were many, I swear)
One more thing…
I really struggled to write that last post. I wanted to be honest about the challenges we had and in the process, it meant working through some difficult emotions. I think travelling is always worthwhile no matter how tough and I like to think we’re really easy going as parents, but it turns out we … Continue reading One more thing…
The travails of travel (with a 15-month-old)
We just returned from a two-week trip to Seattle en route to an Alaskan cruise and are now in the process of adjusting back to Eastern Standard Time aka completely sleep deprived and befuddled. Before we left, a friend of mine with two preteens and a lot of stamps on her passport gave me some … Continue reading The travails of travel (with a 15-month-old)
befriending myself
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
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
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
feather & pine 