As the giddiness of new motherhood begins to wear off (and yes, it has taken well over a year for that to occur), I am beginning to notice a few changes I like less than I originally thought ( Read more... )

Oh, yeah, by the way, I've finally reunited my family by moving to the north suburbs of Chicago. We're pretty far north... Sammy works in a little town called Bannockburn, and I work in the Waukegan office of Pioneer Press, which puts out community papers all over the suburbs. I am very, VERY happy about this and enjoying it, except, you know, the ( Read more... )

I think the hardest thing about settling into a new state is adjusting to their pace of life. When I moved to New Mexico, I had to get used to their slow way of living in the Southwest... there was no hurry for anything, very little stress and excessive friendliness. People talked, ate and drove slowly. I would become frustrated at the gas station ( Read more... )

A question for the women on LiveJournal ( Read more... )

I don't know why I love taking this test so much. I've taken it before, and I'm sure I'll take it again. And I always get the same thing... lustful. Big f-ing surprise :)
But there's something comforting in knowing that's only the SECOND level of hell.

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Second Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched ( Read more... )

Sometimes, motherhood is messy ( Read more... )

It’s common knowledge by now, I’m pretty sure, that a handful of schools around the country have banned tag, including elementaries in Washington, Wyoming and California ( Read more... )

I like being a working mom. Love it, actually. And no one knows that better than the lot of you LJ readers, where I quite frequently bare my soul ( Read more... )

So, yes, I write a lot about my daughter and how much I adore her and love her with my whole heart. And it's true ( Read more... )

December 23, 2005 ( Read more... )