Mihow

Year: 2008

  • Alternate Side Parking and the Social Contract

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    I mentioned some time last week in the comments section that I was having some issues trying to live here and be a mother at the same time. I’m having difficulty with things like grocery shopping, alternate side parking, and just getting around in general. One of the hardest problems I have had to deal…

  • Confessions From A Mother

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    I’m amazed at how quickly Em is picking up new things and I constantly wonder where he’s getting these new ideas from. Sometimes I think I get it, and other times he just starts doing something and I’m left scratching my head, wondering if he’s keeping night hours elsewhere. They’re precise little human recorders, babies.…

  • Tuesdays With Murray (Chapter 52)

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    I made lunch for Em yesterday and this is what took place behind my back. Remember this from Chapter 7? (Music by Loose Acoustic Trio)

  • Weight Loss, etc.

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    I signed up for WeightWatchers on May 30th, 2008. As of tomorrow, I’ll be halfway through my trial period. This post is an update to what’s been happening, how much I’ve lost, frustrations I’ve met, and things that have helped me out over the last month and half. Let me begin by saying that I’ve…

  • What is Feminism? Is it Dead?

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    I’m not sure if you’ve had the unfortunate experience of reading about the ugly display that took place on Thinking and Drinking with Lizz Winstead last week. I’m guessing that if I heard about it, everyone has. To put it bluntly: It was a train wreck. Nutshell: Lizz Winstead (host of “Thinking and Drinking”, previous…

  • Tuesdays With Murray (Chapter 51)

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    We’ve decided against letting Em cry-it-out and have instead enrolled in the more passive sleep education course. You see, Em is one of those babies who does not calm down by crying. Instead, crying makes him more and more hysterical until he erupts, spit and other bodily fluids spray out of his mouth, eyes and…

  • The The Books.

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    I just finished The Girls (thank you, Fran!) and The Road. Both were fantastic. The Road is probably one of the best books I’ve ever read. It will haunt me until I’m dead and gone (or I become a babbling old person with a deteriorating memory). It was filled with such nightmarish imagery! It’s downright…

  • Vegan (Coconut) Ice Cream

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    A few of you have emailed me asking about the vegan ice cream recipe I have. Tonight I’m giving vegan coconut ice cream a try. (The batter is currently chilling in the freezer.) I have high hopes for it, but who knows how it’ll turn out. Anyway, here’s the recipe I used: 5 cups coconut…

  • We're Back. Sort Of.

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    Time Warner cable is out AGAIN. It’s been out since we returned home, no telling how long it was out before that. I’m wondering if this is a Brooklynwide outage or if we’re just really that unlucky. Either way, I am hijacking a neighbor’s wireless and it’s spotty. I’m here, the trip went well, and…

  • iTrips and iScream.

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    We’re leaving for Boston this evening. I want to leave at night—at a time Em is normally sleeping—so he doesn’t realize he’s uncomfortable. I really don’t like driving at night. But I dislike traffic even more. And I loathe driving in traffic with Em in the car. One time, it took us over two hours…