Jon lost his sense of smell for a day, which is such an amazing diagnostic symptom, as it's not a symptom of cold, flu, or allergies, so bam! no more worrying about getting the virus. That was Monday, the same day I felt like vomiting + a horrible headache. We were so worn down, we tried to nap mid-day, which is a very big deal for me. Too bad we ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I asked Jon if he thought we had Corona virus. "How could we tell, given that we've been sick all year?" We came back from our Christmas vacation with a cold that hit Jon so bad, he thought it might be flu. When we retrieved the baby from Grandma's, he brought back Coxsackie virus. Jon woke me up at 4:20 am on the Tuesday after MLK ( Read more... )

2019 was the year I explored Brooklyn. Starting with my prenatal classes, which took me to Prospect Heights; my hairdresser moving to Crown Heights; a bachelorette party in Greenpoint and Williamsburg; mommy-group took me all over Bed-Stuy and Park Slope and everything in between; and swim lessons in Tribeca (that's extra-northern Brooklyn). I even ( Read more... )

1) The Vine Witch, Luanne G. Smith (electronic)
2) Rivers of London, vol 6: Water Weed, Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel, Lee Sullivan, Luis Guerrero
3) Brooklynaire, Sarina Bowen (electronic)
4) Warprize, Elizabeth Vaughan (electronic)
5) Superfan, Sarina Bowen (electronic)
6) Moonlighter, Sarina Bowen (electronic)
7) White Tiger, Aravind Adiga
8) A Study ( Read more... )

1) Lies Sleeping, Ben Aaronovitch
2) American Nations, Colin Woodard (electronic)
3) Fhcreyngvir Fcrphyngvir Rebgvpn, ed. Cecilia Tan, Bethany Zaiatz (electronic)
4) Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K. Jerome (abridged, audiobook)
5) Provence, 1970: M. F. K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste, Luke Barr (electronic ( Read more... )

A nerve-wracking thing about having had a preemie is that for months, I've been worried I was going into labor - I ended up calling my doctor's office on Christmas Day and things had gotten to the point where Jon was nervous every time I sent him a text. Which is awkward when you're married and have to coordinate things, ya know? OTOH, Jon pointed ( Read more... )

Events have overtaken my journaling, as anyone who notes the date on this post will see. Still, for some reason, it seemed important to note what the end of my pregnancy was like ( Read more... )

1) The Wolf's Hour, Robert R. McCammon (electronic)
2) The Accidental Universe, Alan Lightman (audio)
3) The Leader's Checklist, Michael Useem (electronic)
4) Gur Zbafgre Juvfcrere, Abovyvf Errq (electronic)
5) Shalador's Lady, Anne M. Bishop (re-read, electronic)
6) The Shadow Queen, Anne M. Bishop (re-read, electronic)
7) Jim Butcher's The ( Read more... )

My mother had started threatening to take my son to Disney World without me and since I wanted to be there for his first time and I knew my travel would be pretty restricted for the next year at least, I bit the bullet and planned a last minute birthday trip, despite the cost ( Read more... )

Lucky loves cruises and Lexan loves boats, so clearly our major vacation this year had to be a cruise. ( I'm a maximizer )