Last night, at the end of a work event that we had to BEG people to attend (it was a charity event), a colleague who did nothing to help boost attendance though it was her responsibility to do so came up to me and said, “Next year, we really need to drum up some excitement […]

I know this has been all over the internet, but I just found it this morning and I not only can’t stop reading them (when I should be working) but I can’t stop laughing. I’ve already cried all the mascara off I’m giggling so hard. And the guy whose office shares a wall with mine […]

Oh, puke!

Last night, I had a dream that GTB and I were at my 20-week ultrasound and we found out that the Blueberry is a girl. “Are you sure?” I asked the doctor. “Yes, definitely female, ” he said. When I told GTB about the dream this morning, he said he was having strong intuitions that […]

I am SO over this whole first trimester thing. After maybe the worst day of morning sickness ever on Saturday, I had a couple of really good days and thought I might be on the tail end of all the nausea, wooziness, constantly sore boobs, and unbelievable sleepiness. And then suddenly…this morning. I can’t tell […]

Amy Sutherland’s new book about “training” men much like you’d train a dog comes out this week. The book, an extrapolation of an article she wrote for the New York Times a couple of years ago, gives me heartburn. Don’t get me wrong, I think her basic premise is at least mostly sound. I’m a […]

Ever wonder what they do with the losing Superbowl team’s T-shirts and hats? Pro teams’ losses are poor areas’ gains

Biofuels make greenhouse gases worse, scientists say

Today is Fat Tuesday and I’d usually be gorging myself on whatever it is I’ve decided to give up for the next forty days. But this year, as I contemplated what I’d like to sacrifice, I remembered that I’ve already sworn off some of my favorite things for the next 30+ weeks. So since I’ve […]

Tired of being uncomfortable in jeans that aren’t quite too small yet but still tight enough to make morning sickness worse, I invited my mama to come maternity clothes shopping with me this weekend. I had a gift card to Motherhood Maternity and another to Nordstrom. We hit MM first and I bought my first […]