Maybe, just maybe, telling the story is just as important as the story itself
Occasionally, different pieces of my world collide. Such collisions can be good, bad or just downright interesting. Like when you discover that two long-time friends – one you know from your hometown elementary school and one you met during summer camp in a completely different state – know each other. Or like when you spend […]
The title of this post may suggest that I’m going to bore you with the details of how to set up and operate a breast pump. Luckily for you, that is not the case! I breastfed Elliot from birth until he was 16 months old. When I returned to work on his 10-week birthday, I […]
So far, adding a child to our family has changed me in the following ways*: I leave dirty dishes in the sink at night. Before Cecilia was born, if there was one chore I always did after putting Elliot to bed and before hitting the sack myself, it was cleaning up the kitchen. Because I […]
In the United States, six weeks is the standard amount of time off many women receive for maternity leave. Maternity leave policies vary widely among employers, so some moms end up with less or more time off – paid, unpaid or a combination of both. In addition, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guarantees an […]