Entries from March 2009

Sad and resentful

March 25th, 2009 · 5 Comments

…though resentful at whom, I have no idea. I want to be at home with my kids more.  I work outside the home four days a week. I miss them. I love my job, and I like being “out in the world” of adults, but damn, I love being with them. Also, when L was [...]

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Tags: paycheck

Forgive me

March 21st, 2009 · 5 Comments

Forgive me, for I shouldn’t be encouraging anyone to buy from big chains like Old Navy. Shop locally! Buy from Etsy! Make your own clothes! Buy at Goodwill. Sweat shops are bad, I know. But there was (still is?) a sale at Old Navy, $5 for most baby clothes, even the new stuff. So I [...]

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Tags: Things we love

And books

March 18th, 2009 · Comments Off

In addition to writing about beer, I’ve also meant to write more about books, but, again, the kid thing–when the hell does one read when one has two kids and another full time job on top of that? I can spend a month making my way through a hand-me-down US Weekly. That’s where I’m at, [...]

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Tags: essays · Other Mothers · writing