Well, I ordered it today, anyway. Thanks to the generosity of donors (THANK YOU!), I had the money for the pattern as of this afternoon. Here's a picture of it again, a slightly bigger one this time. … [Read more...]
New Goal: I Will Sew a Traveling Red Dress
January 30, 2012 By 6 Comments
There is a magic dress. A magic dress that is usually red and travels to women who are struggling with illness (including mental illness), weight, low self-image in general. When a woman receives a … [Read more...]
Mental Illness, Medication and Pregnancy in The News: “Mary Moe” of Massachusetts
January 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
Since I discovered how to set up Google Alerts while researching my article on preparing for a medicated pregnancy, Google has lit up my inbox with articles about a recent event: the horrific … [Read more...]
Update: Officially Back to Klonopin
January 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Despite everyone's best efforts, the Ativan experiment failed. It worked fine during the holidays, but when the stress of this month hit (insomnia while completely obsessing over possible pregnancy … [Read more...]
Five Things I Refuse to Think About Anymore
January 2, 2012 By 4 Comments
Pysch meds. I am happy on this dose. I am not even going to consider changing it for the time being. It's so hard to find Happy in this big science experiment. My career. I will babysit. I love … [Read more...]
Open Every Day: NaBloPoMo
November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Yes, I know. That acronym is completely out of control. It stands for National Blog Posting Month. The challenge is to write a blog post every day for the month of November. Not having kids and only … [Read more...]
Rethinking Sports… “Just Do It” For The Kids.
September 19, 2011 By 4 Comments
I have fond memories of playing catch with my dad. I enjoyed softball for awhile. I even had fun on the soccer team for a whole year, thanks to my friend Jessica. But, true to the polarized mind of … [Read more...]
Save Girlhood! and How I Learned to Accept TV
September 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Two events coincided at an interesting moment yesterday. One: my husband's dream came true, and Direct TV hooked up the satellite dish that brings him a ridiculous amount of NFL and college football. … [Read more...]
My Rant About Giving Birth In America
September 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
I learned a few things this morning when I woke up at about 3:00 am. And never went back to sleep. First, my family is adorable in the middle of the night. My cat's idea of "nocturnal" involves … [Read more...]
