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USA Thanksgiving break

My parents are in town (WOOHOO!), there’s all sorts of cooking to be done (let’s not even talk about the cleaning), and, as always, my mind is full with far more posts than there is ever time to write.

So I’m giving myself a break.

Who knows if I’ll actually take it? Last time? Not so much. [...]

Tiny hiatus

My parents are in town from out of state (yaaaaay!), so blogging will likely be slow for the next week while they’re here.

Tiny updates for the tiny post on the tiny hiatus:

The Man had an in-person interview yesterday that went well, but we won’t hear back for another week. Cross your fingers for us.
I [...]

Unemployment and parenting: a semi-schmaltzy self-indulgent pep talk (plus, cute kid pic!)

In many ways, unemployment is great for our family. The Man is around throughout the day, which is our ideal. We all sleep in and wake up together, and he gets to experience the joys of first hugs and kisses of the day. He gets up and showers with the Boychick in [...]

Quick update, having nothing to do with feminism

My fabulous mom gifted us with a lovely new/refurbished laptop, on which I have spent the last 3+ hours working on resume creation for The Man (and there’s still 34%/1.5hours’ charge remaining! woohoo!). So, no longer looking for a laptop but still looking for a techie job in the Portland area. Y’know, [...]

Why I’m not blogging

I actually have a draft sitting in the hopper that I typed out at midnight yesterday when I couldn’t sleep, which I was really hoping to get up today, but which (because I typed it out at midnight when I really should have been sleeping) really needs a thorough clean up and sprucing before it’s [...]