Musings from Janette

Of measurements and hamsters

nobody@vox.com(Janette) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:25:56 -0700

Prior to becoming a mother I worked for a large telecommunications corporation securing easements and service agreements. Yes, definitely as exciting as it sounds. But, on the upside my performance was measurable. Doing well = signed contracts ...

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Transference or "mascara on a toddler just feels wrong"

nobody@vox.com(Janette) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:11:10 -0700

My daughter had her first ballet recital over the weekend. A couple weeks ago they released "hair and make-up instructions", and I went into a mild panic over having to apply blue eye shadow and red lipstick to a three-year-old. I've always cons...

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Torn

nobody@vox.com(Janette) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:36:15 -0700

I had forgotten the intensity of mothering a new baby. There are these chaotic moments when the baby is crying, I'm dying for a drink of water, the phone is ringing, my Pre-K-er needs help in the bathroom, and suddenly I realize the dryer has bee...

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In a nutshell

nobody@vox.com(Janette) — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:24:08 -0700

Surviving these days with... my mother's hands-on support my husband's emotional support my friends offering an amalgum of humor, perspective, and yes, support my breastpump a case of dwindling diet coke online retail therapy Could use... a littl...

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Life with two

nobody@vox.com(Janette) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:18:54 -0700

I used to consider myself the consummate multi-tasker...that was until my husband left on a business trip Monday and I was left alone with our two kids for the first time for a few days/nights. Pop Quiz - Your preschooler decides she has to use t...

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One to anger, one to inspire

nobody@vox.com(Janette) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:03:09 -0800

One of my Vox neighbors posted tonight about how Kenneth Starr and the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund "filed legal briefs defending the constitutionality of Prop 8 and attempting to forcibly divorce 18,000 same-sex couples that were married in Californ...

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Okay...

nobody@vox.com(Janette) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:38:45 -0800

....does this scare anyone else? Product Description: Make potty training fun, exciting and challenging for your little one with this interactive potty. The Jack Potty is a talking potty chair that features sensor technology to recognize your t...

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rubbing two little brain cells together

nobody@vox.com(Janette) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:26:09 -0800

1) I feel like pregnancy has robbed me of my mind. I'm reduced to complaining about my kumquat-sized bladder, outgrowing maternity clothes, and how I'm eating everything in sight, then getting wicked heartburn. 2) Satsuma mandarins are local and ...

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QotD: High School Romance

nobody@vox.com(Janette) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:21:44 -0800

What was the best date you went on in high school? If by best, you mean most confusing, awkward, and historically calamitous, then easily my Senior Prom. My boyfriend and I had broken up 6 weeks prior to Prom. I know because post-break-up, in my...

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What I read in 2008

nobody@vox.com(Janette) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:08:03 -0800

Inspired by Hannah's impressive end of year book list last year, I decided to keep track of what I read in 2008. Life interfered some months, or I'd start a few at once, and end up finishing them the following month. All told I finished 40 books ...

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