It’s me! I’m back! Back, and with a living, breathing baby daughter. 🙂 A while back, I mentioned that I was having a hard time getting pregnant. That turned out to be an understatement. Getting and staying pregnant became an obsession for me; doctor’s appointments and research and crying and trying to find people, women,…
Earlier tonight, we finished off some dijon mustard. As I put the empty jar in the recycling bin, I thought to myself: “Pardon me, Do you have any grey poupon?” And then I started laughing. I know I’m dating myself, but it actually makes me sad to think about how many young people have never…
Eons ago, we watched Ali Wong’s standup routine on Netflix, Baby Cobra. Without giving too much away, she had some funny parts (I thought) about wanting to leave the workforce. “Housewives” she said, “are geniuses.” I laughed, very hard. (Z not so much.) Around that time, I’d also had a conversation with a couple of…
We went for a walk last weekend, and saw hundreds of little crabs – some of them were likely babies or newly hatched, and some were likely hermit crabs. Here’s a video of a couple of the ones I saw, as a reminder: get out there and enjoy nature!
Driving home from dinner last night, Z noticed a particularly erratic driver behind us, in a little Volkswagen Golf. Z: “Oh man, he has California plates. Not from around here.” On Sundays, the right lane of many busy streets in Vancouver becomes a parking lane – you can’t stop there during the week, but evenings…
Our pride and joy turned 7 this week. 7! Which is roughly 54, in dog years. This past year, he’s slowed down. While he still loves running and fetching, after a long walk in the woods chasing sticks, he needs time to recover, and his hips are stiff for at least a day after. We’re thinking…
Two things have me thinking about gardening: springtime and our impending renovation. Here are some beautiful gardens to inspire!
He loves making .gifs of our dog. Here’s a selection: How he looks at Z. Sleepy, doesn’t want to move. Excited peanut butter jar dance. An aside: the Planter’s peanut butter is really good. Not so sweet. Enjoying early spring sunshine. I love them all.
Hey guys, I’m still here. You might be wondering where I’ve been these past couple of months. Well, in my attempt to “focus”, I cut out almost everything that wasn’t absolutely necessary, including blogging. Sometimes, when you’re working on something big, you just don’t have the capacity to do much else. I wish I could…
A few weeks ago, I saw a survey looking for thoughts on changing your name when you married. I completed it, and my answers were excerpted in the New York Times last week. I wrote a lot more than was published. I wrote a whole thing about how when we decided to get married, it…
