May 21, 2009

Girl Talk Thursday – terrible TV

Some time during my first pregnancy, I re-discovered television. I guess during college I was too busy to watch anything but the E network in the background (back when it was just Talk Soup and lots of boobies on the beach.) (Shut up, I like boobies.)

I also watched a lot of anime in [...]

May 20, 2009

giving the children of the recession a voice

My kids are both too young to directly understand that we’re living in a recession. But every child is affected one way or another.

Our home is will officially be in foreclosure in two months. Will this directly affect the kids? I don’t know yet. We’re secure where we are renting, but will we [...]

May 20, 2009

this is why I don’t write every day

Working from home has been crazy lately. Rewarding, but crazy. When I worked full time, I got a paycheck no matter what. Long lunch? Paycheck. Stopping by Starbucks in the morning? Paycheck. Phoning in for an entire afternoon? Paycheck.

(But I had to nurse/pump/get dressed and drive thirty-five minutes to work by 8:30.)

At [...]