Why do I have to wear clothes? I don’t remember anymore. Waffles are good. Salad is good. Combination = good? Shut up. Have my toes always been that far away? Blind bikini line shaving should be in the X-Games. Of all the weird changes my body has been through in the past few months, leaking […]
Read more "Observations on the Third Trimester…Summer Edition"My first clue that things were really shifting was when I went to see Godzilla with my husband a few weeks ago and identified more with the female monster than any of the other characters. She was just doing mommy stuff. I get it. Yesterday, a friend sent me Just a Mother by Kristen Hedges and […]
Read more "“Just a Mother” repost"28 June 2014 To my son, We are only weeks away from meeting you, and the gravity of this fact is beginning to settle in me. I feel it in my heart and I think of you constantly. I obsessively collect things – lessons, beliefs, books, beauty, songs – that I want to share with […]
Read more "To My Son"The conversations I have nowadays are pretty interesting. Some people who have never have a reason to talk to me otherwise seem to enjoy long and involved versions of this repeated exchange: “You’re pregnant.” “Yup, sure am.” Others go beyond the basic observation to add some fancy and customized judgment. Week 15: A woman I […]
Read more "“So, you’re pregnant.”"It’s been some time since I last posted. I’m trying my hand at some new renaissance woman roles and it’s taking a fair amount of time and energy. Literally. After recovering from quals I managed to get my first three publications and a bun in the oven by the end of 2013. Here’s to new […]
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Renaissancing Me 