baby body talk

Shea has started this weird new thing where he arches his back, kicks his feet and grunts while I’m changing his clothes. I’m not sure what he’s trying to tell me. “I hate these pajamas?” “I want cloth diapers, not disposables?” “Why do you have to change my clothes just because they’re wet?” Or maybe, [...]

Mom is being sleep trained

I think this sleep training is harder for me than for Shea. First of all, I’m not used to getting up at 7 a.m. and not liking it very much. It’s so hard, after being up every three hours, to get out of bed and feed, change and play with the munchkin, but he’ll be [...]

Can I help you find something?

Anyone been to Target recently? I went today (and I go often for baby stuff) and SIX people sought me out to ask me if they could help me find something. Finally, just as I was checking out, I said, “So this is your new customer service thing? You’re the sixth person who’s asked me.” [...]

I hate Leopard

I wish I could turn back time and not buy the Leopard OS for my Mac laptop! I bought it because I couldn’t use Panther with Scrivener (a writing program), and I didn’t have Tiger. In the end, I ended up not even buying Scrivener because it wouldn’t do what I wanted it to do. [...]

Reading at Keter Salon

A head’s up!
I will be reading a piece from my memoir at Keter hair salon on Fourth Street in Berkeley at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 28. The reading will be hosted by my hair stylist extraordinaire, Rebecca Beardsley, who, along with a several of our other Squaw Valley Writers Conference colleagues, will be reading [...]

Happy St. Valentine’s Day!

Man, Shea is not having a good first Valentine’s Day. He got his shots today—four of them—and he has been fussy, fussy, fussy ever since. I finally gave him some baby Tylenol, but he’s so overtired that he’s having trouble falling asleep. We started nearly a week ago to put him to bed earlier—give him [...]

Sick

I’m sick! Ugh. I caught something at or after the party Saturday night. Today my whole body aches, and all I want to do is sleep. I made Shea take naps with me all day, so he’s going to have a hard time going to bed early tonight. I haven’t been outside at all today. [...]

The Race for Delegates

Man, this Democratic race is close. I’ll be happy with either candidate, and I hope if Clinton wins she picks Obama as her running mate.

Wine Party No 4

We had our fourth annual wine party Saturday night, and I’ll upload a picture when I get around to it. We always have a difficult time coming up with a “theme” for the wine tasting. Someone suggested we do all Pinots this year—all different kinds or from all different regions—but not everyone likes Pinots. It’s [...]

Self-Help Week

The Secret
So I haven’t finished The Secret yet, but I think the best part about it is the reminder that negativity breeds negativity. I’ve really been trying lately to focus on the good things about people, even people who typically annoy me. There is one woman who is very focused on her clothes and her [...]