Motherhood
Attempting to make sense of the complexity that is being a mother – being a good mother – to little people, finding joy in both the joy-filled and not so fun moments, and not losing myself along the way.
-
A Little Pick-Me-Up
in MotherhoodVery, very rarely, Nora has days with lots of this: and this: and even some of this: Don’t hate me for taking this picture; I made it all better after this, I promise… I know that temper-tantrums are a normal developmental milestone.
-
Job Skills
One of the arguments against stay-at-home parenting that I hear is what a career killer it is to be out of the workforce for a number of years. Sometimes, it’s said that the impact of SAH parenting is worse for men because it’s unexpected for them to do so, other times it’s said to be…
-
Hands
in MotherhoodAging is made up of small “adult” moments; moments in which we recognize our parents and elders in ourselves. Moments that give us pause; when we realize that somehow sometime we really did grow up and we aren’t just a kid or a teenager playing house. I know I’m getting older as these moments start…
-
Free Time
It’s been radio silence here on my blog, since lately I’ve been putting all my energy into this and other work during my essentially non-existent free time. When I finally managed to check my email today, there were 27 new messages…and don’t even get me started on my online reader: I’m getting close to that…
-
Back to Work (A Little)
We’re in the land of mega-chains and drive-throughs! (A.K.A. the rest of the United States outside of Nantucket.) Saturday morning, we were on the first ferry off the island at 6:30 am. After an adrenaline filled morning of, “oh my gosh it’s 10 to six, we have to go!”, we had a leisurely 2 hour…
-
Prioritize!
Remember my Housewife Challenges? Last week, I found myself thinking about writing a new one, but I couldn’t bring myself to commit to it given the fact that I haven’t written a report card in weeks. Part of the challenges is holding myself accountable and, well, I just haven’t been doing that lately. Instead, I’ve…
-
Nora, the Prison Guard
If you believe Erica Jong, this:is my 18 (21…25…?) year prison sentence. In case you missed it, in The Wall Street Journal ‘s “Saturday Essay” last weekend, Jong wrote about the evils of attachment and green parenting: You wear your baby, sleep with her and attune yourself totally to her needs. […] Add to this…
-
Trick or Treasure
in MotherhoodThis weekend is Nora’s first Halloween (or at least the first one that counts – we decided she was too tiny to dress up last year) and I had way too much fun putting together her costume. She is all ladybugged out from head to toe.It’s so adorable, I can hardly stand it. And best…
-
What Nora Shouldn’t Read
in MotherhoodFirst, a note: Last week was banned book week, and I kept trying to get a post out about it, but with everything that’s been going on, it just didn’t happen. It worked out better that way, though, because I was going to write a two-part post, and I am excited to announce that the…
-
What Do You Do All Day?
Time is a really interesting thing. When I was still working outside the home, it felt like the hours, days, and weeks just flew by. At work, I would be so engrossed in what I was doing, I sometimes had to set a reminder to pop up on my computer and tell me to go…
-
One Year Ago Today
A.K.A. Nora’s birth story Cleaned up only slightly from my original post here Eleanor Margarete Hinds Born Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 3:47 pm 7lbs 4 oz 20 inches long My due date was August 24, a Monday, which came and went uneventfully. I felt great, so I kept going to work each day, walking,…
-
Stormy Weather
We are in the middle of a hurricane. Literally. This evening, Hurricane Earl made its way up the coast and hit our little spit of sand. So far, it hasn’t turned out to be as bad as initially projected; last I heard, they were about to downgrade it to a tropical storm. But it’s windy…