This is a follow-up to my high school senior essay, 100 things I REALLY learned in high school Disclaimer: this is written from the viewpoint of a very independent, perpetually single, offbeat heterosexual, some would refer to as privileged (although if you are truly privileged, you’ve probably never collected unemployment – like I have), caucasian…
Here’s to you, 2018.
Had a goal in 2018: have our second kid. Beat that “done with kids by 35” goal. Done and done. Survived a rough pregnancy. Supported the local arts: Saw several plays at the Landa Park theater. Became comfortable with exhaustion. Was gifted a robotic vacuum. BEST gift ever. Ruined my best tablet computer I’ve ever…
When Websites Go Bad: Adventures in Malware
Let’s talk about websites and malware. I have spent the last three days fighting some malware that got into some websites that I built. Well, actually, I spent 6 hours fighting it and the last 24 hours cleaning up the mess it made. It all started Saturday when I received a text from a client…
Crushing Happiness
It’s 10:30, about an hour past my usual bedtime. I’m up late, trying to catch up on some work – but all of my Pandora shuffle wants to do is zap me back to college. Shuffle in memories, shuffle in heartbreak, shuffle in all the times my girls had my back, shuffle in loneliness, shuffle…
The Thing Your Wife Will Never Ask For.
Help. Men of the world, let me tell you a little bit about the modern woman. We are strong, we are beautiful, and we can do anything. This message has been hammered into any woman born after the 1970’s. Especially in the 90’s. All of this “women can have it all!” propaganda and “Girl Power!”…
On Technical Innovation, the 40 Hour Workweek, and the Invisible Working Mom
It’s been a pretty good run for me lately as far as business goes. After a bit of a dry spell in May, I have a pretty good amount of work coming in. I’ve just resolved that May is up there with December in terms of trying to get anyone to do anything. Who knew…
Oh My God, They Killed (Off) Kenny! You Bastards!
So Monday’s episode was a yawn fest, and this is sort of a “who are you? oh you’re leaving” slow roll of fellas out the door happens. So that’s why I keep skipping some episodes. Yay, we kick this episode off by ditching Lee. I love how the editors try to make it sound like…
The Pseudo Loneliness of Blooming Motherhood
I have always cherished my alone time. However, it’s a different lonely. And my history with loneliness is deep. When I was living in my hometown, I was incredibly lonely. I bounced from different lunch tables in elementary school and junior high after each gave me some form of rejection until high school, where…
Bachelorette Week 3: Ups and Downs
So I wasn’t going to review the Bachelorette from now until the Meet the Parents or exotic vacation episodes, but ten minutes in, I’m inspired. Not only that, I’m saving my hourly work for this afternoon, and I’m on the floor with the baby on the play mat, tablet propped up on an upside-down feeding…
Bla Bla Bla Bachelorette Recap
Episode 2: Bla Bla Bla We open to a quick promo for whatever Westlake Village Inn is. Yay they let her keep her dog here! What happened to her little dogs leg?! 2:05 oh my god are those covered SET LIGHTS below the balcony? Video producing 101, bra 2:45: Speaking of which, that yellow wall…
My Computer Shit the Bed, So Here’s a Cookie Recipe and Digital Management Advice
Anyone who’s talked to either myself or my husband knows that we’re really annoyed this weekend. It isn’t at tourists coming into our beautiful city and getting two drunk on one of the two scenic rivers here. It isn’t our precious baby who’s smile melts us into itty bitty pieces every time he gives us…
The Bachelorette: Hatewatching Everyone but Rachel
This is a recap that was written as the show was going on, and is in the order of the show’s progression. 3:24: We’re going to skip over all the non-interesting market footage because Rachel is undoubtedly the most respectable and interesting Bachelorette, ever – and not just because I fell in love with her…
Things I’d Like for My First Mother’s Day (But Probably Won’t Get)
1. Obviously, brunch. At home. Take out, served on fancy plastic plates so that there’s NO dirty dishes and no clean up. And mimosas. Yes, all the mimosas. Make it happen, dads. A champagne glass is the only acceptable dish to dirty on mother’s day. Throw all these on a disposable tablecloth (one that looks…
How I’m Working at Home with a Newborn (And what Tools I’m Using to Make Life Easier)
I’ve been a Work at Home Mom (WAHM) for a bit over a month now. I subtract the month I took off after the kiddo was born, because I genuinely took that time off. I then did two weeks of part time, just to feel out if a schedule was going to develop. Thankfully, one…
On Noisy Baby Toys and User Focused Design
Had some ol’ Aggie friends visit from Houston last weekend. I’ve always considered myself fortunate to have them in my life. One of their moms sent this really cute rattle over that blurs the line between old school wooden toys and modern day sleek and minimalist design. It’s in a sort monochromatic color scheme; light…
On Birth and Taxes
Let me be clear that when I refer to birth in this piece – I am referring to the birth of a new business. Also that I may have fudged up on my taxes. Not enough to cripple me, but quite enough to anger me, frustrated me, and ponder if the American Dream is even…
How Running and Keeping a Newborn Alive are Kind of the Same
Ever trained for a marathon – or a half – or a 5k? Turns out it’s kind of like having and/or breastfeeding a newborn. Here are some observations in the first month I’ve had a newborn around, in comparison to the two half marthons, 10ks, 5ks, and all the running that went with them*. You…
7 Things in the First 14: A Learning Curve
What have I learned in the first 14 days of being a mom? 1.) I really wasn’t going to need as much sleep as I thought, but I still should have made myself nap. My husband refers to it as my non-sleeping super powers driven by hormones, I call it ‘too freaked’. About four days…
Week 1.
It’s 2:45 a.m. The rain is still falling after a brief tornado warning for central Texas earlier in the night. The dog is chewing on some rawhide. The night is still; besides the exception of gently rolling thunder that now poses no threat. There is ambient light from a decorative white LED birch tree that…
Ladies: Our Work Isn’t Done
This weekend, I used my small portal to the world (ie: my phone)(from the couch)(because pregnant) to view hundreds of pictures. These pictures featured thousands of signs and millions of women all over the world uniting in solidarity. They were all participating in the Women’s March. The Women’s March has certainly received mixed reviews, and…
Crabby 36 Week Grumble
Today I am uncomfortably unseated. Without reason. Which bugs me even more. I feel so many things: frustration despite the fact that I have the perfect environment to get things done, overwhelmed even though I have everything I could need. Weird things have been tearing at me: my nesting instincts are making me more concerned with…
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Be An Adult (as Compared to What?)
I had an interesting conversation in the car with my husband yesterday on our way to the doctor’s office. We were in his ’65 Dodge Coronet. We really were underslept and overworked, especially it being the first week back to work after our vacation time off. We were dealing with a behavior problem in our…
Help Find Allison a Kidney!
Allison Davis, a member of the Gonzales area community and mother, is in desperate need of a kidney. Her previous donor was unable to donate after several tests. All those with Blood Type’s B’s and O’s are strongly encouraged to see if they are a match. I met Allison last year while she was my…
Kick Your Year Off in Gratitude
I am pleased to announce that I, along with many other business owners, adversity survivors, thought leaders, and inspiration curators, have collaborated in a helpful tool for a better life. Introducing Live in Gratitude Daily, a once-a-day read for an entire year sure to make you more grateful, happier, and empowered. This book will be…
My (Retired) Winter Song
This song came on one of my holiday Pandora stations recently. I guess its become a Christmas song. To me, it was a song I played incessantly on loop the January after its release, when winter was upon us and the coldness of living was heavily weighed on my heart and my spirit. I was helplessly…
Well, I’m pregnant.
Hey internet, I guess I can clue you in as well. I’m pregnant. I’m 32 and carrying the first grandchild on both sides of the family. I finally announced it, officially, yesterday, because I love Halloween. My husband loves Halloween because it’s an excuse to watch horror movies all month. Not going to lie, I’ve…
The Organic Food Debate
I know there’s a lot of battles out there among women when it comes to the great food debate: granola wives, organic mommies, junk food moms, wives who order out every meal… And for something so necessary for our existence; there sure are a lot of options available to the typical American. And, with that…
Hello world!
As a reformed journalist, I often wish to stray back into the writing world. Every so often I try to jump back in it (just like with everything else I do – just fecking jump right in, headfirst, without fear of missing my mark. But then life happens, or I get worried the wrong people…
How Did I Get Here?
This is the end of How Did I Get Here. When I started this blog, it was mostly because I was definitely in the midst of a quarterlife crisis. You all know that things weren’t going well for me. A lot has changed in that time, and I feel like I’m finally getting back on…
