Archive for February, 2006

Journey into Parenting

All these years I had little interest in having a child. Our lack of children baffled our Dominican neighbors, who regularly asked me when I’d get pregnant. I was perfectly content being alone with DH and having all my time to myself and rarely having to think of another being in the way one must [...]

Surviving Sleep Deprivation

After six months of sleep deprivation and hormonal oddness, I am in a surreal existence. Choosing the right word for a sentence while conversing proves difficult, yet I can write an email or a blog post. That does not mean that I’ll recall having sent the email.
I could not remember the other day if I’d [...]