I get this question a lot, and I generally don’t explain why, but I will for No.1 on my list of weird things.
A good portion of the time I am frustratingly unable to control my own head, so sometimes it will look like I am nodding “no” when I am really not.
I have an essential [...]
Unlike Tori I have no style (unless “Mommy Slovenliness” is style). But even if I can’t get more than a matching pair of sweatpants and shirt together, I can make my daughter look good.
The other day I went shopping for clothes for Anna at Goodwill. Unless you have a lot of money, it’s silly to [...]
I don’t think that it’s possible to be a neat-freak and be a parent. You will simply have to let go having everything neat and tidy, especially the baby and you. Everyone is going to get messy in this process.
For example:
What you are not able to see in this picture is that not only is [...]
Whoohoo! It’s update time!
1. Today Anna is 5 months old. She’s very different from the baby that I gave birth to 5 months ago. She talks (well, baby talks), laughs, concentrates on things and is working hard on rolling over. It’s been a roller coaster, but it’s definitely fun to watch a little person develop. [...]
I am finally down to the last 3 “Weird/Interesting Things About Dorrie”. I have a draft of the “No.1″ on the list in my head, and I can tell right now that it’s going to take me a while to complete. In the interest of time I’m going to combine 3 and 2 and just [...]
I began this list as “10 Weird/Interesting Things About Dorrie”. So far, it’s been mostly weird things, generally involving insects (which is strange in itself).
I thought I would try writing about something that’s more interesting than it is weird.
Once, a long time ago, I loved words. I loved the way certain words sounded and I [...]