on safety
When our alarm system was installed, it came with two door sensors and one motion-detector. The door sensors went on the front and back door. And the installer didn’t figure that the motion detector would be able to see from the kitchen (at the back) to the livingroom (at the front) or vice versa. He [...]
Oh Gender Politics
It’s really weird to have an involved other parent. I am mostly guilty of that thing people do where men get revered for doing things that are just expected of women. Where a man doing housework is referred to as “helping out” and I thank Ian profusely if he changes a diaper because isn’t that [...]
Guess What Hannah Did Last Night
Hannah used to sleep through the night. And then she started waking up at 2 every night. But only the once. And then she started waking up at 2 and then again at 4. This last week, she keeps waking up at 11:30, though then sometimes she’ll miss her 2:00. But I’m all nervous that [...]
The Frugal Empress
Last year, I really didn’t have the capacity for frugality. And by capacity, I mean time. I was starting a new job, trying to manage Ethan’s school misbehaviour and make it to biweekly counseling appointments with him, manage my own pregnancy exhaustion and get to all my prenatal appointments and tests, move into a new [...]