It has been a rough week. What with the baby not sleeping well at the beginning of it (she’s doing much better now, thank goodness), and then two evening events, and a night on my own when the boy was traveling? PLUS it seems like all the Holiday parties are this week, including one at […]
Month: December 2018
Recipe – Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie
Friends, I am struggling today. The baby didn’t sleep well last night (more teething?) and I am running on fumes and a Venti Starbucks chai latte, with plans to make a big cup of night owl tea later. But for now, I’m going to tell you about a pie of which I am very proud. […]
Theater – An Inspector Calls
When the Boy sent me the information about this production (and about the ones upcoming), I was super excited – and for a dumb reason. All the shows put on by the Shakespeare Theatre Company this fall have been under 2 hours with no intermission. Basically – movie length, and when they’re done, they’re done. […]
TV – Bodyguard (Netflix)
So I think I’ve mentioned in the past that the Boy and I have a list of shows that we are slowly working our way through. For a long time, it was a physical list – a tatty piece of paper that had food and drink spilled on it, that was smudged and crinkled. It […]
Day of Mourning, Day Off
Hey everyone. Because today is the funeral for former President George HW Bush, federal employees like me get the day off. And instead of writing a blog post, I’ve decided to be productive around the house and get rid of a bunch of things the Boy and I have been saving to donate. So I’ll […]
Service – Naturebox
In the time since having a baby and taking on breastfeeding as a personal challenge, there have been a few complicating factors, but one of those that was both unexpected and not was my hunger. That’s right, since I’ve been breastfeeding, I’ve been hungrier than normal. This is not entirely unexpected as I noted earlier, […]