One night I went to sleep and the next day my fat little baby was six years old. All lanky arms and legs that poke and wrap and are starting to smell. His hair grows so quickly you'd think we sprinkle him with Miracle Gro every night. (It doesn't help that I rarely take him … [Read more...]
How I Did It
How does she do it? This morning I got an email from a friend who is also a writer I work with on one of my freelance gigs. Beset by personal issues that took her away from her assignment, she was flustered. She asked me how I "do it." And since my kids are older, and … [Read more...]
A Traffic Jam, the Bad Economy, and Crappy Cell Phone Reception: an L.A. Story
This was an original post for LA Moms Blog on March 5, 2009. SV Moms Group was acquired by Technorati so I post my archives here on Fridays. I have finally been losing weight. Many of you will be able to relate to that thing that happens when you stop nursing your … [Read more...]
The Circle of Life of a Mommy Blog
I'm writing this post right before going up to bed so I'm just going to give you the facts here, and wax poetic about them another time. I started blogging in 2004, inspired by Dooce.com. I remember thinking "I want to try this. How do I start a blog?" and Googling "Blog." … [Read more...]
I Have This Friend: Suebob
You can have a boy named Sue, or a girl named Bob, but have you ever met a girl named Suebob? Me neither, until about May 2008, at the very first blogger party I ever attended. There was Suebob with her red stapler, getting people to pose for pictures with it. I thought it … [Read more...]