And we’re off

The new stage of this adventure is now in progress.

I returned to work originally just 2 weeks after Little B. joined us in this world. I worked for 10 weeks and now, for 12 wonderful weeks, I’ve gone to work about one day a week. A couple weeks it was one and a half, a [...]

Giggles and gummy smiles

On Monday I head back to the world of full time work, leaving little B in daycare all day long, every day of the week. Today is a bittersweet day – the last full day we’ll spend together. I’m on an emotional roller-coaster and she is either cranky and tired or picking up on my [...]

Serial napping

I’m nearing the end of my maternity leave. I’m feeling a bit frustrated about the fact that I did end up doing so much work but I’m so blessed to have had this chance to be home with this little angel for so much time. I dream of having a shorter work week or more [...]

Good friends are

People you can invite over for tea and cookies and they stay for 3 hours and you chat and barely recognize the time passing.

People you tidy for but you know that they wouldn’t judge you or care if they saw your mess (and you’re comfortable letting that mess hang out in front of them).

People  you [...]

Legality and Inequality

I have a vague memory of going to court when I was about nine with my parents, my older sister and my little brother. I don’t think my older brother was there but can’t actually remember. The memory is still there, I think, mostly because it was a variation from the regular routine and because [...]

Ice cream and dreams

When I was young and used to have trouble sleeping I used to build an imaginary GIANT ice cream cone. It defied the laws of what can fit in my stomach and how many scoops you can get on a cone but I can think hard about what flavors should go next to what and [...]