Basic & Bothered
a mom blog about surviving, barely thriving, and finding the beauty in the mess.
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Earn your gems
I grew up in a yelling house. More militant and borderline traumatic than I’d like to admit, but that’s a story for another day. What I knew going in was that I wanted to raise my kids with far less of it. I don’t like hearing it, and I really loathe it when it comes…
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A Saturday Routine
For those of us without private pools, warm-weather family, or a backyard situation, swimming options before age five are nearly nonexistent. After five, more doors open. Before then? You take what you can get. Over the last four years we’ve handed over a hefty monthly fee in the name of raising water-ready children. It started as basic…
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AI is Coming to Take Our Jobs. (Or is it?)
The Feelings Dread, anxiety, sheer overwhelm, and the constant, nagging question: Am I going to last? We’ve all heard it, felt it, and lived it. Whether you’ve personally survived a layoff, watched a close friend pack up their desk, or are currently white-knuckling it through the aftermath of the latest corporate culling, working in tech…
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I’m getting old & so is my music
Without getting into too many specifics, I’m realizing through these small slices of reality that I’m aging out of what is deemed popular today. What are these small recognitions? For starters, being called “ma’am” on a regular basis is a mild yet accepted irritant. Time is an illusion; I keep thinking the ’90s were only…
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Finding your mom crew
Post-pandemic, the conversation around loneliness has gotten more honest. For moms especially, the pressure to “build your crew” is relentless. Some people make it look effortless, but for the rest of us, the struggle is very real. I’m speaking from an SF perspective, but I think this applies to transplant cities broadly. Neither my husband…