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First Real Day of “Maternity Leave”
So. It's Monday morning, 8:30 AM. I have no place to go, no obligations, nobody to answer to. (Well, I have lunch with a friend scheduled today. Thank GOD.) Call it maternity leave, but I am a freelance worker, so nobody is paying me to sit around in my pajamas and contemplate my … [Read more...]
T-minus 63 Days
All recently new moms and dads have said to me "sleep now while you can." They chuckle knowingly and I can see the pity in their eyes as they're thinking "you're in for it, lady." I have taken these comments to heart, given the state of partial fatigue that my body constantly … [Read more...]
The Truth
I belong to a pregnancy website called Babyfit.com, which has a message board section on which pregnant women can post their concerns and celebrations and other pregnant women respond with advice and sympathy and prayers and shouts out to the mama. It's anonymous and worldwide. … [Read more...]
Life Before the Internet
I remember my first Real Job - as a minion at an insurance company. It was 1994. I wore blue suits and dresses that only teachers should wear. I pulled my hair up in a clip and had big glasses. I walked around in patent leather heels or "flats." I was hot! But it was B.I. - … [Read more...]