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A breath of fresh air
that’s what the head of the search firm called my candidacy. sure, i’m less experienced than the folks with 20+ years behind them, but sometimes what committees want, or even need, is some… more →
a breath of fresh air
scribblette wrote 9 months ago: that’s what the head of the search firm called my candidacy. sure, i’m less experienced … more →
so hard to catch up...
scribblette wrote 9 months ago: …what with the roller coaster of job search, boo’s refusal to sleep, bitsy’s const … more →
diary of a 5-day gym trial
scribblette wrote 9 months ago: day 1: lose all psychological momentum built up over the weekend by postponing visit to gym. finally … more →
february 21, 2009
scribblette wrote 9 months ago: dear effie, dear little girl, every year that i write these letters i feel further away from yo … more →
what does a feminist mother look like? pt. 2
scribblette wrote 10 months ago: when i started drafting this post, i wrote: at this particular moment, a feminist mother looks like … more →
february
scribblette wrote 10 months ago: long ago — the absolute ages and ages i spent in grad school — i started to hate februar … more →
mamma ex machina
scribblette wrote 10 months ago: thanks to writing maternity for pointing me to this article (in the new yorker) on breastfeeding … more →
lost & found
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scribblette wrote 10 months ago: from jen, at glow in the woods: Do you associate a certain place with your lost child, be it a city, … more →
bio-dolical
scribblette wrote 11 months ago: for whatever reason, my periods came quickly after bitsy, even though i was nursing exclusively. i h … more →
what does a feminist mother look like?, pt 1
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scribblette wrote 11 months ago: so excited to find this that i’m dashing off an incomplete answer. danger danger. How would yo … more →
dipping my toes back into the abyss
scribblette wrote 11 months ago: this weekend i spent some time with a friend i only get to see a few times a year. one thing we shar … more →
the view from there
scribblette wrote 11 months ago: bitsy’s got her own perspective on things. five-five-two. bitsy can count to twelve (especiall … more →
provincial
scribblette wrote 11 months ago: boo and i were supposed to travel this weekend — me for work, him for the food that i take wit … more →
the weight of hope
scribblette wrote 11 months ago: from jen, at glow in the woods: We’ve all become much too aware of the fragility of life, regardless … more →
bad habits
scribblette wrote 12 months ago: i complain a lot lately that i never get to be alone with my thoughts. so you’d think when i d … more →
drugged
scribblette wrote 12 months ago: (what follows is not sanctioned medical advice, just the experience of one lone bfing mama): this is … more →
stunned
scribblette wrote 1 year ago: when i got home from work last night boo was in mac’s arms, screaming. arms flailing, snot dri … more →
bad at maths
scribblette wrote 1 year ago: the fenugreek had most certainly been doing its job. there were times i was able to nurse boo in the … more →
fenugreek
scribblette wrote 1 year ago: so i’ve been doping up on the fenugreek, and i finally started smelling the lovely odor of map … more →
