It was pouring out when I woke up this morning. I rolled my eyes immediately. Know why? Because rain (any inclement weather really) is like the biggest fuck you there is to working moms. Or at least to urban working moms. (What I wouldn't give for an attached garage on those days!) As if school/work mornings aren't complicated enough, ...
Until my five year old refused to get out of bed. Then he did and things got better. Until both kids decided to start a major art project during breakfast. And I decided that today I would start wearing make up to work. To make up for the fact that I am wearing a mini skirt. Which may or ...
I was in a textile factory. I was leafing through fabric samples, hundreds and hundreds of them. They were all exactly the same sized squares with different degrees of floppiness depending on the density and thickness of the material. I was looking for something specific, I'm not sure what, but there were so many samples, ...
Today is August 1. D Day, in this here household. We are storming the shores of Normandy. Except this Normandy looks more like a two income family of four in a bourgeoise Brooklyn neighborhood. And instead of those sharp, anvil-type shits lining the beach, we have pick up and drop off to contend with. Along with ...
So, the thing about wearing dresses and dressing up for work is that is requires me to address my Chewbacca side. It turns out that I AM a fucking conformist. My uber-feminist stray pit hairs are not welcome in this world of sleek, chic, and sleeveless. I've begun forcing myself to regularly shower. And... ...
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