I started Weight Watchers again this summer. The weight has been agonizingly slow to come off. It's taking me almost 2 months to push through a plateau where I only lose mere tenths of a pound per week. The 155-160 range is like Kryptonite for my ass. The plateau is comprised of a few parts ( Read more... )

Bruce just finished his first week at Kindergarten. He's been so positive about it since we first started talking about it with him. In fact, it got to the point where he would say "I know! I know!" whenever we did talk about it because maybe I was talking about it too much. The house we rent is a half-mile round trip. Drop off, come home, pick up ( Read more... )

So Bruce is going to kindergarten, I'll post more on that as his 1st week comes to a close. Since I have been interviewing for jobs, I have Bruce going to the after-school care on campus because I'll know in the next week or so whether I've got something or not. Plus, kindergarteners aren't even doing a full day yet and with Dana on the other side ( Read more... )

A recruiter wants to schedule a phone interview with me. Byron is off alley-catting around with his "going away" after-work dinner and beer. The kids and I were not invited. With them in bed, there's nobody here to be excited with me. 

Awake since the first photon of dawn. Screw it, I'm just going to get up, dick around on the internet, and maybe make some blueberry muffins. 

I don't sleep like I used to. I know that sleep efficiency decreases as you get older but I didn't think that it would happen so soon. I'm so much more light, sound, and temperature sensitive than I used to be. It's not helping that Byron absolutely has to have a CPAP machine and that huffs, puffs, and whistles all night long. Without him there ( Read more... )

I have this nagging feeling that as a PhD-level SAHM, that I should have this ability to scrutinize my children down to the curl of their last nose hair and therefore divine the subject of their expertise. The sooner the better, because they need medals, championships, and master achievements to add to college resumes and make every other kid look ( Read more... )

Caught some rainbow trout at 10:30am, ate it at 5:30pm. Magically delicious ( Read more... )

Been trying to screw up the courage to look for jobs again. It's profoundly embarrassing to have a PhD and not be able to turn a buck with it. 

What a shame, it's been 3 months since I last jotted something down. What's going on ( Read more... )