I am not superwoman. Right now, I should be feverishly dusting and cleaning the toilets and folding clothes and vacuuming and God knows what else. But after fighting with the munchkin’s nap, realizing that she had poop everywhere and perhaps that’s the reason she was crying in her crib, bathing her, nursing her, putting her back in her crib and praying to the sweet baby Jesus that she ...
Now, Where Was I?
I am the picture of efficiency. I’ve had 15+ projects on my slate and still find time to chair my sorority’s reading event. I balance my workload while managing others. I keep the budget, track expenditures, maintain the family calendar. I coordinate, calculate and generally maintain the balance of the earth. I can do it all except that every once in a while I start to…what was I ...
Chemo Day
It’s chemo day. I have been super-productive today. I’ve connected with a ton of people, I’ve sent out emails, I’ve learned about and updated my website. Time passes by as if I were in a time/space continuum that would make Q proud (those of you that are Star Trek fans will know what I’m talking about. The rest? Google it.). It is almost 2 p.m. but if I had no computer and no ...
Be Careful What You Say
My frog princess is talking. Well, not so much but she is trying. She's got "Dada" down. When she started calling Chico Mendes (the infamous puggle in our lives) "Dada" I started saying no, baby, that's the D-O-G. So after a few times of correcting she says "D-O-H". Every once in a while she actually pronounces the G but who cares, right? She'll get it eventually. For the record, ...
Mamis Are Like Snowflakes…
…No two are the same. I love that. I was lucky enough to have learned that lesson while I was working at Scholastic Book Fairs long before I became a Mami. I had the privilege and pleasure to work with a big group of moms. Some had grown children, some had grandkids and some I had the pleasure of seeing pregnant with their own bundle of joy. I would sit in on conversations and after ...
The Sleep Ninja
I am the mother of a 10-month old today (and I am still in awe that I am a Mami and still cry every once in a while out of sheer joy that I have her). My frog princess is a happy baby. Generally, sleeps well. When she woke in the middle of the night it was to nurse and then right back to sleep she went. A couple of weeks after I started work I realized that I couldn’t keep her up past ...
