With my new baby’s pending arrival, I’ve naturally been reflecting on my last child’s birth and newborn period. Each child teaches me something brand new, and I’m sure this third child will come complete with a wealth of new wisdom for her parents. With my first son, my focus rested entirely on just trying to keep this new creature alive....

I spoke with Rachel at length this morning, and she wanted me to let everyone know how incredibly grateful her family is for the overwhelming rush of support from the online community.  Rachel reports that everyone got out of the fire okay, except her daughter’s cat, which they are burying today. The fire was caused by an electrical power surge...

Years ago, I had some pretty wild ideas about what a doula was. I’m ashamed to say that I stereotyped the profession, letting my imagination run wild with the “type” of person I thought would go into that line of work. I never thought of hiring a doula because I believed there was a major cultural and generational gap between...

I started doing a monthly recap back in March, then I got busy with finals and couldn’t get around to doing April’s recap, so I’m trying to get back on the horse and do one for May. I thought about recapping April along with May, but when I looked at the volume of posts I published in April & May...

My kitchen is tiny; nice, but tiny.  It’s a pretty space, with high end cabinets and granite counter tops (thanks Landlord.)  But the small room, non-existent counter space, and very limited storage drives me totally bat shit crazy.  Last year we removed the door that separated the kitchen from the basement – I have no idea why it was there...

Yesterday when I posted on the topic of leaving kids in cars, I had one commentor who brought up a great point about the loneliness so many of us feel as parents.  The commentor said: “The next time you (anyone reading this) are out in the world and you see a parent clearly struggling to do what she needs to...

I’ve decided to start doing a “Month in Review” at the end of each month so I can recap where I’ve been, what I’ve been writing about, and what people have been saying about it.   So In Case You Missed It – this is what I’ve been going on about for the last 4 weeks.  As a special treat,...