About a month ago I started doing physical therapy. Like most forms of therapy, it’s a time-intensive, difficult, and sometimes intense process. Emphasis on process. And while I went through physical therapy once before, in my 20s for a problem with my shoulder, this time around has been a much more emotional — and enlightening […]
May 13, 2012
It’s Mother’s Day and I find myself thinking about being a mom. I became a mom almost exactly two years ago; my daughter’s birthday is in a couple weeks. Motherhood can take many forms — from the traditional, to extended family stepping in, to adoption, and more — and it can start in a lot […]
January 10, 2012
Hey there, Tired Feminist fans. I’m glad you’ve hung in there and patiently waited for some new posts. I apologize for being a bit negligent. It seems my baby decided that the spoils of daycare should be at least one illness a week that pretty much brings the entire house to a grinding halt. Perhaps […]
October 19, 2011
Today is Love Your Body Day, an event designed to remind us about the power of negative energy and imagery that is all around us. There are a lot of ways that this comes to pass, from sexist marketing campaigns (like the ones I write about in the Tired Marketing FAIL series) to self-esteem crushing […]
August 8, 2011
While I am recuperating, here’s a classic post on new motherhood that I originally posted last summer on The Sin City Siren. I hope you enjoy! The Motherhood Make-over: There are many things I have come to realize now that I am a parent. The chief among these is that before now, I did not […]
June 19, 2011
From reluctantly going vegan to my ever-changing ratio of working/stay-at-home-momness, things have been changing a lot in my personal life lately. Another area in my life that has had a lot of changes — my waistline! But before you roll your eyes (too late!) and get annoyed, this is not going to be that kind […]
April 14, 2011
As you may have noticed, I’ve been a bit MIA lately. Actually, I’ve been quite sick lately. And it has led me down an interesting road. In fact, I’ve been struggling with a mysterious illness that has seriously compromised me on more than one occasion over the past several months. It started with postpartum nausea […]
June 6, 2012
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