I’m adapting

I’m working on a big post but I’ve been using my time off to be time on. I’ve done a lot. I’ve finally wrapped up some projects, I’ve gotten my first haircut in over a year. Oh, and I left my kid in daycare and took 4 days to myself. Special shout out to my […]

Out of Range: Rural Healthcare for Moms

A recent story in a local newspaper illustrated a crisis people in my state are facing – a lack of access to healthcare in rural areas. The Columbia Missourian ran a well-researched article by Taylor Blatchford that outlined a crisis hurting women in rural counties. In shows that: In 43% of rural counties in Missouri, there is […]

Dear Paul Ryan, I will have more kids when…

Dear Paul Ryan, So, you’ve stumbled on the crisis of revenues vs. spending that everyone studying basic economics and the Congressional budget process is aware of. Thanks for joining the party. I’m glad you’re concerned about this. I’m glad you’re suddenly worried about elder poverty, paying for Social Security, and taking care of infrastructure. I […]

12 things I want to change for new moms

My baby is now 12 months old. She is a TODDLER. A year ago, I pushed out a baby who has been a joy since day one. Honestly, I feel like I got away with a crime having a baby who eats anything, sleeps through the night, and loves to go out. Today, she got […]

Sorry, kids, we’re those parents

My family is perhaps “stick in the mud” about tech despite being nerdy and internet-dependent. My husband works for a tech company. We’re kind of paranoid as parents because of his job. He sees how the internet works and what can go wrong. My experiences working with a nonprofit that addresses a number of important […]

176 A journey through severe depression

Originally posted on Atop North Mountain:
I looked up at the mountain as I came home today. I’ve driven this road a hundred times in the last six months and haven’t given it even a moment of thought. So knowing that what properly functioning people do is notice, I somehow slowed the whirring gears of…

I may be the only millennial on earth opposed to meal delivery services

My husband has never been a cook. He is many things but he is no culinary god. One night, he assured me he was making dinner. He proceeded to make baked potatoes using a recipe. I was confused but he assured me it would be great. But that was it. Just baked potatoes. No toppings. […]

RIE Parenting IS for Working Parents

So, I have a lot of friends who took on attachment parenting. This doesn’t jive for us, as I’ve said. I don’t believe it is best for our lives or our child but I see why it is good for our friends. AP is one of those things that people seem evangelical about. It’s very […]

Working Mom Meal Hacks: Tandoori Maple Turkey

Turkey was a food my husband claimed he was not that “into”. I think this is about as unAmerican as is humanly possible so I felt the need to remedy it. I had a hankering for maple syrup and turkey sausage recently (as a person who wrote a dissertation about Canadian politics is wont to […]