Okay, I survived my first day of BlogHer 2010 Conference activities.  It wasn’t as scary as I thought it would be.  Right away, I hooked up with Jennifer from Fuck Yeah, Motherhood and we headed over to our first party – Social Luxe, where we were both nominated for a “Most Provocative” award. I was excited to get the invite...

I’m here!  Safe and sound!  We successfully navigated the New York subway system and I’m now resting uncomfortably in my 5 foot square New York hotel room.  No, that’s not a joke… we’re staying at The Pod for the first night and it is most seriously only about 5 feet wide by 7 feet long.  The bed is a day...

There’s nothing more privileged and self indulgent than writing a whole post about how painfully busy you are. Being busy is a good problem to have, especially if the busy is work/career related. But this blog is my place for catharsis. This is the one place I can whine when my husband can’t stand hearing me whine anymore. So I’m...

I have a lot to think about right now.  For the last 2 years, I’ve been planning to do a summer study-abroad program in Rome.  I was all set to submit my deposit last fall when I was unexpectedly nominated for a Harry S. Truman Scholarship.  Unfortunately, the scholarship and my international studies would conflict.  To accept the Truman award,...

In March, I will be attending the NIH Consensus Development Conference on Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) in Bethesda, Maryland. The goal of this conference is to examine the reasons that VBAC rates are declining while cesarean rates in the U.S. are consistently rising. The website states that the conference will address the following key questions: What are the rates...

For the past few weeks, I’ve had this feeling that 2010 is really going to be my year. I have quite a few exciting things already lined up for the next 6 months, and if I happen to win The-Lottery-of-Things-Working-Out-Perfectly, this really will be a banner year. Of course, there is no guarantee that I will win the Life Lottery,...