Since I spent my twenties putting myself through school, I didn’t really have any hobbies. I have always owned a computer, liked to read and exercised. But I would not have called any of those things a hobby. I worked. I studied. That took up more time than I really had. However, now that I’ve [...]
For my birthday, I bought a doll. An absolutely ridiculous gift for an adult, but also perfect. All of my childhood, dolls looked like Barbie : blonde, blue – eyed, Caucasian. So when I encountered a little Amer – Asian doll, I knew I had to bring her home. Jess McConnell was the Girl of [...]
Having finally overcome my fear of being seen in a bathing suit; we are enjoying a summer of swimming. I would like to swim in the evening. But DD1 is too cranky then. We tried it twice. And it was huge drama leaving and getting cleaned up afterward. DD6 has become comfortable in the water. [...]
The horror of shopping for Summer continues. I did the evil deed and tried on swimsuits. Lots of them, or so I thought. The woman at the dressing area was unimpressed when I said, “I have a lot of suits here.” She said, oh, not at all. You should see what others bring in here. [...]
This is DD in the ring sling. If you can ignore my lame photography and messy mirror, you can probably understand why people don’t always notice if I’m nursing her. She looks just like this, except with her head turned. I call all of the baby carriers a pouch. Because it reminds me of kangaroos. [...]
