Shop talk
September 1, 2009Well, now.
How's everyone? Everyone good? Good. Okay then.
First of all, there are a few Momversations I failed to share with you because I am a terrible person. Here's one, which is about spy-camming your nanny. (I just made "spy cam" a verb, I know. I'm sorry.) Should you do it? In this one I got to relive the incident where our babysitter choice went horribly awry. Eeeeugh.
Update: Because so many of you asked, I thought I would share: my necklace is from this shop on Etsy. I've purchased a few pendants from her, and get compliments all the time. It looks like she's closed right now, but will reopen shortly.
Secondly: there are, as always, weekly additions to Let's Panic About Babies! So I suggest you go there. I'm a little amused by our customizable birth plan. Is Eden Kennedy not the funniest thing on two incredibly long legs? Yes. Yes she is. You agree with me. NOD LIKE YOU MEAN IT.
And also! One of my short stories is in a new anthology. Fence magazine was one of those literary journals I was sure I'd never be able to get into. It seemed way too legitimate and high-quality. I figured if my fiction appeared in anything, it would be one of those obscure journals called something like "Spun Yarns and Unicorns" or just "Scribings." But then Fence not only published one of my stories, they also included it in A Best of Fence: The First Nine Years. Which I guess means they liked it, and didn't just publish it out of pity! I'm in there with such notable writers as Aimee Bender and Miranda July and Lydia Davis, as well as many others less well-known but equally worth reading. You should buy it, if you ask me.
In conclusion, I know I'm not updating as much as some of you would like (including those people who love to gripe about my lack of updating even though they hate me so much they're clearly repressing their strong sexual attraction to me, yes they are, if they'd only admit it they'd feel so much better). I'm trying to figure out how to juggle the blog along with other professional obligations (there are some good things in the works I will be announcing shortly) and long-term goals and also the rest of my life. Not to mention, when your kid has neither camp nor school, and it's freaking gorgeous outside, it is sorely tempting to play hooky for a week. Or two. You understand, right? Of course you do. Except for you. And for the last time, no, you can't have any nude pics of me.
Reader Comments (34)
I freaking love your blog.
Sigh...you have such a life going on.
On another note, your highlights look fabulous.
You could update every two hours and I would still gripe that it's not enough. I'll just have to assuage my sadness with thoughts of Summercusp's jug-taculousness.
I'm with TAC - you could never post enough for me anyway, so I'm not going to complain.
As a therapist of kiddos who have autism and severe behavioral issues (who take frustrating to a whole new level, though I do really love my job), I try to always operate under the assumption that there is a nanny-cam. Even if I get to the point of wanting to scream or shake the child, it helps me find the self-control to take deep breaths instead (like I'm usually telling the kiddo to do). I'd like to think that the threat of being discovered isn't all that keeps me from being a terrible person, but it certainly helps.
Can I have some nude photos now, please?
This is something my former mother-in-law yelled at me every time I duffed a golf shot and I think of it when I read your blog.
So, HIT IT, ALICE! (Whatever that means.)
I guess this is my way of saying I'd like nude pics of all your commenters.