My extended maternity leave, extra medical bills, and moving expenses took a bigger bite out of my savings than I had planned. Now that half of my paycheck goes toward feeding, clothing, entertaining, and securing care for Thomas, I find myself with a lot less discretionary cash to rebuild it while still paying down my [...]
I’ve been reminiscing on my times marching band a lot lately. Reconnecting with old friends on Facebook started it, but a reference to particularly memorable Monty Python sketch and the photo I took of it really set me off last week. Suddenly I’m humming Sousa marches while dancing around the house with a cranky baby [...]
wishes the cats would cover their stink bombs. For such graceful creatures, they’re remarkably uncouth. # Gimme Some Lovin’ http://is.gd/1aSOw # tweaking Twitter Tools to tweet notifications of new blog posts. They rarely happen these days, so I’ve gotta shout it from the rooftops. # Intrigued by through-the-viewfinder photography. # What would you do for [...]
The relentless baseline in Gimme Some Lovin’ really takes me back. I really don’t miss the monotony of life in the low brass section of a pep band.
We started shaking up our routine so that I could go back to work when you were just eight weeks old. I loved having hours each day to hold you, soothe you, and just watch you. Now I spend my days missing you. But the best part of my day is when I walk into [...]
three months old — 14 pounds and 6 ounces — 25 inches long — sleeps through the night (at least 8 hours) — first giggles — hates immunizations — smiles regularly — first four-generation photo with Grandma and Great Grandma Allen — 4 or 5 ounces of formula and cereal every 2 to 3 hours [...]
This whole WordPress thing opens me up to tags and I’m really not sure what to do with them. How do I even begin to tag nearly 1700 posts from the last eight years? And then there are categories, which are like tags, but somehow sturdier. I can’t decide which things should be categories and [...]
I made the switch to WordPress because I feel like I don’t have time to maintain things in MovableType. Unfortunately, things aren’t publishing the way they should, so although I’ve been writing for the last few weeks, nothing is showing up. I’m trying to fix it, but there’s only so much time in a day.
Carrying Thomas inside for nine months has made me realize just how strong my body is. And now carrying him outside makes me want to be even stronger. I’m itching to start weight-training again so that I can lug a carseat and 20 pounds of baby without straining. I just don’t know how to fit [...]
I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. – Anna Quindlen
Hello, I'm Sarah Jay: Wife. New Mom. Dreamer. Crafter. Web Developer and Designer. Technical Writer. Aspiring Photographer. Blogger. Baker. Procrastinator.
