Category Archives: reflections
← Older postsThe 2024 Survey
December 24, 2024
I’ve completed this survey every December since 2001. You can find past years’ posts in the Year End tag! What did you do in 2024 that you’d never done before? Wore my hair straight semi-regularly; threw a goodbye party for … Continue reading
Thoughts on Parenthood After 14 Months
August 10, 2022
Some random things I’ve learned/been pondering now that I’m the mother of a toddler: When you have a baby or young child, you just need things to work. If I have any margin for error in my day, it’s very … Continue reading
The 2021 Survey
December 16, 2021
I’ve completed this survey every December since 2001. You can find past years’ posts in the Year End tag! 1. What did you do in 2021 that you’d never done before? HAD A BABY; had major abdominal surgery; took extended … Continue reading
Mom Bod
November 23, 2021I’ve been reflecting on my old fitness routine, before covid and motherhood. For my entire adult life up to March 2020, I worked out four or five days a week. Five days a week. That was what it took to … Continue reading
What I Learned in 2020
December 29, 2020
It took a pandemic for me to get the amount of downtime I actually needed. Before COVID, I was busier than I wanted to be. I’d been working on having a less insane life for several years, but in my … Continue reading
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