Who knew testicles and ovaries could be so cute? 5 plush organs you can give to your pregnant friends
If I had known purple and pink plush ovaries were available, I would have already stocked up on three dozen of ’em and given them out at every baby shower I’ve been to in the past five years or in response to each pregnancy announcement that’s popped up on Facebook.
I Miss Drugs: the domestic lives of aging hipsters
The video is part of a series from I Miss Drugs, a Twitter feed and a series of very short web videos that skewer the all-too-familiar-to-me life of the gently aging hipster. It reminds me a little bit of an update on Will Farrell’s infamous “Maybe later we’ll go to Bed Bath & Beyond” bit from Old School a decade ago… except of course they’re making jokes about Etsy and Trader Joe’s. Witness…
My secret love affair with the country
The country and I have always had an on-again/off-again relationship. And this summer my family and I spent time at my parents’ beautiful six acre property in Nova Scotia. Watching my daughter pick wildflowers and hide under my parents’ willow trees, talk about pigs and horses and eat too many freshly picked apples makes me wonder if maybe I walked away from something good. Is she, am I, missing out on a wonderful life? Maybe the country and I need to make another go at it…
I had to learn to love my baby
I hear my husband coming up the stairs with our four-day-old baby. I hide my head under the duvet and dread their entry to the room, knowing it means I’ll have to feed him. Exhausted and sore from the birth, I wish the baby would disappear for a few hours so I could have my old life back.
My son the cross-dresser
My son is big into tractors. He loves Lego. He builds skyscrapers out of wooden blocks, and then goes all Godzilla on them. He plays in the mud, and looks for bugs, and has a thing for dinosaurs. And on the first day of gan (preschool) last week, my son told me he wanted to wear a dress.
There’s a teenager in my house and he’s probably cooler than I am
I don’t know how or when he got here, but his voice is low, the top portion of his underwear is permanently visible, and he feels very strongly that Justin Bieber’s version of The Christmas Song should be played all year round.
Infants Abroad: tips for taking your baby to Europe
My husband and I had already been planning our belated honeymoon to Ireland when we learned I was pregnant. We thought about it briefly, and decided to go anyway. I had been to Europe before; I had taken care of babies before. How hard could this be?
Why pasta salad is a staple in my house (and probably should be in yours too)
There are three main reasons why I love pasta salad and have made it such a staple in our home: it’s easy, it’s versatile, and, if you follow my tips, it’s healthy.