It’s inevitable that I’m tired when I write these blog posts lately. I’m usually carving out a few moments before bed or after I wrap up work for the day. Working full time, then taking the kids, and making sure our household stays on track is exhausting. I know it’ll get easier after this first […]
Archive for the ‘life’ Category
Tired, Star Wars 5k, sours, and my SPARC
June 4th, 2021 by pleia2
Our new au pair is here! I’m beginning this post with that because welcoming a new person into our family is a big deal, and the help she’s already provided in just her first few weeks here has been an incredible relief. On May 5th I was chasing Adam at the playground and managed to […]
Theater rental, vaccine, and home with the kiddos
April 30th, 2021 by pleia2
The pandemic has caused a lot of businesses to really struggle, but one that was particularly decimated was theaters. With sky high ticket prices, I have limited sympathy for the big chain theaters and suspect most of them will manage to survive, but the smaller ones that were already struggling worried me. Here in Castro […]
Passover and return to work
April 11th, 2021 by pleia2
Last year we celebrated Passover at home, and via Zoom. This was in the first month of the shelter in place orders due to the pandemic and we all thought we’d have to stay home for a few months until it was over. How naive we were! This week we celebrated our second Passover at […]
A birth, a wedding, and a funeral
March 26th, 2021 by pleia2
It was an emotional week. On Saturday we began our day by learning that my sister-in-law had delivered her first child! So exciting! Then I whisked the kids off to the farmer’s market where we picked up some fruit and flowers. That afternoon, we virtually attended a wedding. I got a little dressed up and […]
House things, St. Patrick’s Day, and time
March 19th, 2021 by pleia2
It’s hard to believe I have just one more week of maternity leave. I’m grateful for the 16 weeks paid leave for my employer, and I’m actually eager to get back to a working schedule, but there’s really never enough time. As my maternity leave winds down, I do recognize that I will be losing […]
A 5K, private Aardman film fest, amateur radio, and hamentashen
March 9th, 2021 by pleia2
Last week I set out with Aaron, dressed a bit like a penguin, and did a 5K walk around town as part of a fundraiser for the San Francisco Zoo. While it was just a walk, and I do walks almost every day, it was fun to dress up and share something on social media […]
Virtual Beer Festival, Mars, and Another Zoo!
February 27th, 2021 by pleia2
My maternity leave continues to be a fulfilling time with little Aaron and the whole family. After a bit of a sleep regression last week, as he approaches three months old he seems to finally be sleeping for longer stretches (4-6 hours overnight, rather than 2!) and we’re hoping this continues. As a long time […]
Kitchen, fandom, parks, and kiddos
February 16th, 2021 by pleia2
The new “kitchen pantry” has been assembled! I guess you can tell you’re getting old when things like creating more counter and storage space in your kitchen is something to get excited about. It really has changed how useful the kitchen is though, no more doing meal prep on unactive burners on the stove top, […]
2021 so far
January 17th, 2021 by pleia2
We’re just a couple weeks into 2021, and what a doozy already! It kicked off as unusual as all of 2020 had been. No parties for New Years’ Eve, instead we did takeout from our favorite family restaurant here in town, that had curated a special New Years’ Eve menu. We picked up after Adam […]