New Year’s resolutions. It’s that time of year. Me? I always say that resolutions are bullshit. We think about them, make them, and then generally speaking, we forget about them a month or two into the year. On the other hand,…
Resolutions, 2015
Apologies. For Realz.
Years ago, I worked for a big software company. I was part of a department that provided a service to our office’s 900+ employees. I talked to many, many employees regularly. One day, I was talking to a particularly difficult…
Peeking In
A couple of months ago, I sat around a table with Kelly Drennan, the founding executive director of Fashion Takes Action (FTA), and several of the members of FTA’s Board of Directors. I sat there, generally quiet, listening intently. I…
The Numbers
For the most-part, I have always loved being tall. I’m just a shade less than 6 feet with an hourglass figure. There’s something striking about tall women, don’t you think? Someone told me once that tall people are elegant no…
To Resolve or Not to Resolve
Every New Year since I’ve had kids I’ve resolved to lose a few pounds. Don’t we all? That, and eat better, get more exercise, be a better mum, blah, blah, blah. I simply make the declaration “My New Year’s resolutions…
How to Know when You’re Done Having Kids
My baby will be 2 next month. I was thinking recently how the end is in sight to diapers, breastfeeding and co-sleeping (although, given the chance our almost-eight-year old would still *love* to sleep with us, and sneaks in when…
Has Motherhood Made Me Crazy?
When I was a teenager I used to work with a woman, MK. She was an older woman, maybe in her fifties. She was nice enough and did her job just fine, but everyone thought she was a little crazy.…
I am an Earthworm (and I’m okay with that)
I have always wanted to be a mum. Always. Any job I ever had was just something I was doing until the time was right for me to have kids. I never really felt passionate about any particular line of…