My 40 by 40 list
Originally I thought I would post this on my 35th birthday, but that has come and gone and I was buried in a mire of dissertation madness at that point. I'm finally getting around to publishing it. I...
View ArticleCool Things My Friends Do
I have some seriously amazing friends. I wanna give a shout out to a few of the most inspiring ones that I know. Here goes, in no particular order of course. Emmylou is a super dynamic and hilarious...
View ArticleHomes I've Had
21 different dwellings in 35 years. This is only counting the places where I have lived for one month or longer and have received mail. I have moved an average of every 1.7 years in my life. That...
View ArticleTop 10 things I Miss
In no particular order 1. I miss being able to walk out the door worrying just about me. 2. I miss being able to go out on a Saturday night without procuring childcare. 3. I miss wearing pants without...
View ArticleI PASSED!!!!!
Great news from the world of academia: I passed the oral defense of my dissertation! Yes, I will have to make some revisions to this draft of the dissertation, but overall the comments were supportive...
View ArticleI've been doing things...I swear
I threatened it before, and now it is official: I'm becoming a doula!! I even have a webpage: http://hillarysdoulaservices.weebly.com/ If you live in the Evansville, IN area, and are pregnant or...
View ArticleLet the job search commence...again.
I went through the academic ringer known as the job search this past fall. It was torture, but apparently I'm going back for more. Yes, that's right, I'm going back on the academic job market in the...
View ArticleGirls' Weekend
Before the weekend even started, Mayzie was all tuckered out and not willing to take a nap. "I'm not tired mama," turned into passed out on the couch very quickly. Andy went camping with 2 old...
View ArticleThings Happened
So it has a been a while since I posted, but I assure you that is because lots of things have been happening. No, I will not talk about the ubiquitous busy-ness that is so pervasive in our daily...
View ArticlePost-PhD Syndrome
I went to see the doctor recently due to some of the following symptoms. This was my diagnosis. Symptoms: extreme fatigue, lethargy, & complete lack of motivation to do anything, often coupled...
View ArticleOf Vomit & Barium
Our two adorable children figured out the sick role very quickly. They know when they are sick that I'm going to dote on them and that all responsibility pretty much goes out the window. They also...
View ArticleImproving Birth Rally: 9/1/14 in Evansville, IN
Labor Day Monday September 1, 2014: Inaugural Rally to Improve Birth in Evansville, IndianaJoin us from 10am-noon at the Four Freedoms Monument on the Riverfront to Rally for evidence-based care and...
View ArticleWhat's up?
Hey there. I promise I didn't forget about you lovely readers. Things are in motion, and moving quickly at that right now. Yes, I'm on the job market. I've applied for jobs all over the country...
View ArticleSnow Day
Oh southern Indiana, you gotta love it. Last night we got about 3" of snow which translated to early morning phone calls from superintendent's letting us know that school would be cancelled for...
View ArticleThis Magic Christmas
I used to hate Christmas. I used to hate being shuffled between families back and forth, as is the plight of every child with divorced parents. I hated it. Yes, we had fun with our families when we...
View ArticleThis year I will
These are my goals for the year 2015. 1. Teach a class at the University of Evansville 2. Officially form an LLC for The Doula Group of Evansville 3. Continue to work as a doula, because I LOVE it 4....
View ArticleWhat I've been up to...
I'm not even going to apologize for not posting more, because...well...LIFE happens. I've been busy working with my friend Katharine McKinney to bring Listen To Your Mother to Evansville. We have a...
View ArticleMommy's Medicine
"Are those vitamins?" Mayzie inquires one rushed school-day morning. I ponder my answer as I hold my pills in my hand and look at Mayzie now 4 and Annika now 6. Two of the pills I hold in my hand are...
View ArticleI Get to Be There
I am still on a post-Listen To Your Mother HIGH from Saturday night and I'm losing my voice. I wanted to share the essay that I read on stage to a packed house at our show. I feel so privileged to...
View ArticleKicking It Old School
I am a strong intelligent and beautiful woman on my good days. I wonder what my life would be like if I had made different choices sometimes. I hear my phone buzzing with notifications all day long,...
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