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Hello! I have been writing the draft of my dissertation (from 0-20,000 words by Wednesday FTW! Like NaNo only with added hypertension and weeping!) but I am glad I came out of this self-imposed hibernation today to check into my Google Reader, and a suggestion from Danielle and to check out this great post on mommyblogging and privilegeI am a ( Read more... )

Yesterday my entire family spent the day trying to out-do each other in indolence. (Well, except for Z who divided his time between helping a friend move house and making sartorial choices about toilet seats ( Read more... )

In Montenegro it was too hot to consume anything but fruits and salads, and my son felt that the only reasonable response to being a 20 month old person was to run around and try to climb on places that have snakes. As a result of this no-food-all-action-all-the-time I shed close to 8 pounds in 10 days. I haven't shifted weight that fast since I ( Read more... )

Travelling to the Old Country with an 18 month old was traumatic in many ways that travelling with a 9 month old wasn't. Certainly as an infant he had a shorter attention span and was more difficult to contain and entertain, but he was also happy to be taken whenever, however, like a more or less sentient piece of hand luggage ( Read more... )

Sometimes the only cure for a blinding headache is to eat trifle at 2am. Now you know ( Read more... )

If my life (or, more accurately my sanity) were a WWF match, in one corner there would be


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Your spouse cheerfully makes a thoughtless comment that you find hurtful/offensive and then feels surprised at your emotional response ( Read more... )

Here are two video clips of Matei, recording his loveable eccentricities ( Read more... )

Summary of 16 months of parenthood:

Months 0-3: I wish people would stop telling me about how quickly time passes, because a sleepless night spent bouncing on a yoga ball as a last-ditch attempt to try and settle the baby = a very, very long time indeed. Whenever I hear someone admonishing me about 'enjoying them now' I sort of want to punch them ( Read more... )