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Before I was a mother, I was a babysitter. A nanny. For years I had parents telling me that when it was my turn I’d be a great mom. Well, here I am: I’m a mom. And yes, the nanny … Continue reading
Category Archives: Home Life
Jack is too young to know what the heck is going on with Valentine’s Day. Me: Jack, it’s Valentine’s Day! Jack: Yay! More ball? Yeah, he doesn’t really care. He had his first bite of chocolate bar though. That was … Continue reading
Earlier tonight while vegetating on Twitter, I said: Hmm. Blog, mop the floor, read or sleep? My life is so thrilling. — Jenny Gill (@nycjenny) February 7, 2013 Mop. Yeah, mop is on there because my mother-in-law is coming to … Continue reading
So almost one week to the day after Roger files a story on this winter’s insane influenza epidemic he comes home with, you guessed it, the flu. Last Thursday night he looks up at me from his dinner plate and … Continue reading
So the other day I’m taking a shower – Jack is “visiting” me by shoving the shower curtain aside and shouting “HI MAMA!” at the top of his lungs every two minutes. Whatever, everyone knows a mama can’t shower in … Continue reading
He was blasting Belgian 70’s punk under my feet. At least he wasn’t screaming. … Continue reading
This week is finally done. I think. Roger’s anchoring the morning news on Sunday, but he’s generally home fairly early from those so we won’t count that. At least I won’t – the man who has to wake up at … Continue reading
I have a lot to catch up on here. For one thing, Jack turned ONE! Holy shit, I have a one year old. It’s amazing and terrifying and wonderful and all these words I just cannot find. He’s turning into … Continue reading
Invigorated by 4 and a half CONTINUOUS hours of sleep one night last week, I started on a project that should have been undertaken two years ago. I began to sort through my boxes of books. I SHOULD have done … Continue reading
Lest any of you with washers and dryers in your home feel that laundry is hard, I’m here to tell you about my laundry routine today. I hope that after reading this you will go kiss and hug your washer … Continue reading