I’d like to talk to you all today about a very serious problem that plagues the Nomad household. Nomad Papa is nearsighted. Or rather, “near” sighted. His eyes work just fine, his brain does not. And by that, I mean that he gets things nearly done and then crosses them off his list. ALL. THE. […]
Teach them all to fish already!
We’ve been trying something new over at the Nomad House for the past couple of weeks. When the kids ask for something, the nearest capable person is responsible for responding. Mind-boggling, I know. It is all part of my plan to teach them all to fish. And by fish, I mean being able to take […]
Should You Keep Your Last Name?
When my husband and I got engaged, I was amazed by how many people asked me about my last name. Most people assumed I’d switch and “won’t that be cool to have an Italian last name!” When I explained that I was planning to keep my own name, people looked at me like I’d just […]
Motherhood: some travel required
Last weekend the kids and I buckled ourselves into the car and headed out to take Nomad Papa to the airport. He was leaving for an eight day trip to Argentina for “work”. (He says it is for WORK, but the glamorous jet-setting locales make me think that “work” is a more appropriate description.) As […]
Keeping up appearances
Last night I decided I was going to go to the gym after work today. This is not a decision to be taken lightly as it requires me to leave work 15 minutes early, run (literally) in my work clothes to the gym, speed through a wardrobe change and the fastest workout ever and then […]
BAD PARENTING: PLAYGROUND EDITION
For those of you who like Nomad Papa posts, I have another one for you. This one is about what happens when you let Nomad Mom and Nomad Papa go on the playground without adult supervision. And by adult supervision, I mean having adults that know us around to keep us from exploiting our children […]
THE HERPES
For two adults in a stable, closed relationship, the word “herpes” comes up in our house just a bit too often. Does this happen to anyone else? (For gawdsakes, someone please pipe up here….) Let me give you some back story before you call the Center for Disease Control with an anonymous tip and my […]
NOPE, THAT’S NOT EXERCISE
Last week my not quite 2 year old decided to give up her afternoon naps. By 8pm I was EXHAUSTED in the way that only mothers can be. I had finally gotten the kids to bed and made it back downstairs for a little me time. I checked my email and there was a message […]