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An absence of criticism
I’m currently reading Mike Monteiro’s book, Design is a Job. He writes, “A designer requires honest feedback and real criticism, and that’s not going to happen in a realm where colleagues or clients are worried about crushing the spirit of a magical being. The sparkly fog of affirmation gets in the way.”* It may be…
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Just like twins!
Not to put too fine a point on it, but the only thing that is “just like” twins is twins. The closest legitimate thing I can think of that compares is the case of one of the other mamas in my online multiples community; she adopted her daughter and shortly thereafter gave birth (within a…
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And sometimes Y
For the past month or so I’ve been increasingly bothered by the sometimes-vowel “Y.” And consequently, I’ve been bothering my husband about it. Specifically, I’ve wondered when is Y considered a vowel, and when is it not? And why? Shouldn’t it always be one or the other or always both? I finally looked it up…
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Google Search Bar
Even though I’m the one running the Google searches that end up in my Google search bar, every time one catches my eye, I’m always taken aback. It’s partly “what the…?” and partly “how did it know I was thinking that? Oh, right.” I’m sure the conglomeration of all those searches would paint a very…
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Do Strong Women Have to be Victims to be Likable?
I don’t have fully formed thoughts around this yet. But when I find my mind wandering on this topic, three movies/books stand out to me. Gone with the Wind Hunger Games (the trilogy) Millennium Trilogy (you know; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, et al.) All three feature strong-willed female leads who are unethical (as…
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“Pittsburgh”
I’m dyslexic. I had it rough before I got diagnosed as a little kid, but then I went to therapy and got a lot of tricks to help me read and write. Now I only have problems if I’m really tired. Or if I read very quickly, sometimes I can tell I’m reading the words…
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Mommy Brain – it’s just an excuse
Edited: Updated with link to a study by the APA about how brain size INCREASES in new mothers. That follows here: http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2010/10/mommy-brain.aspx. Brain size increases in the areas linked to behavior and motivation. A very small study, but take note. First, a confession – I have used the excuse “mommy brain” because I forgot something…
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Daylight Saving Time
Every time that I look at the clock in my car (which I have yet to adjust to daylight saving time), I am utterly shocked that we all do this, twice a year, every year. All of us except Hawaii and most of Arizona. It’s surprising to me that so many countries internationally do it,…
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The New Wizard of Oz
I started reading The Wizard of Oz to the babies last night. The original one. Here’s the Wikipedia page on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz. The book we have is one of a series, all of which my mom has. They’re all hard cover; all illustrated. All lovely. The inside page says copyright 1899, copyright 1900, copyright 1903.…
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Styx
I’ve discussed this with my husband and he agrees. If I worked really hard at it – like, quit my job and dedicated myself to it 24/7 – probably the very best I could ever sound as a singer is like the lead singer of Styx. Or a later Axl Rose. Inexplicably, the babies seem…
Revelry Reverie 