SAHM Guilt
This article got me thinking about the role of the mother and especially society’s conception of the stay-at-home-mom. The article, and many like it, works off of two basic assumptions: People should cling to their individuality.…
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I was wasting time on the internets and I decided to look for advice on how to pare down my overflowing closet. I figure that this whole pregnancy thing is a great time to get…
Don’t Touch Me
The other day Nikola and I were in the center. I went to wait in line for a breakfast roll while he looked up where we were supposed to be going on my tablet. When…
Travel in Style
I have been thinking a bit about travel recently, and the different types of travel people engage in. There are the short vacations, site-focused trips or people-focused trips, the around the world putzing, the summer…
The Third Trimester
Nikola and I decided before we got married that we wanted a kid, and soon. We weren’t sure exactly when we would start trying. Part of us wanted to be responsible- set up our life…
A Never-ending Relationship
Last night my husband and I were watching the L-Word. We were laying in bed and I all I could think was that every single character was absolutely insane. I had remembered some of them…
Thanksgiving from Scratch
This was the first year that I really made a Thanksgiving dinner. Although I love the idea of ritual and tradition I have never been much for holidays. Thanksgiving has always been another holiday with…
The Travel Checklist
I sometimes get sucked in by these little checklists: I have been to 30 I am not really sure why. When I was younger I used these common travel destinations as a jumping-off place for…
43 Things
I have an account on 43 Things. It was the bucket list before the bucket list became popular. I look at the list maybe once a year, just to remind myself of things that I…
Privilege and Opportunity: Generational Issues in Capitalism
I spent the lunch hour in debate with a friend over my growing disdain towards capitalism. He is highly influenced by Ayn Rand and argued for the benefits of a free market system including pure…
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