I realize pumping is a luxury we should relish, as it gives us the freedom to work and do anything else besides breastfeed.  Our mothers didn't have pumps, so they had to either give us formula or be tethered to us at all times.  Now we can pump when we need to, and someone else can feed our babies breastmilk from the bottle at 3am or while we work. But pumping is itself a chore, and it takes just as much time as nursing, if not more.  (Who ...

I just had a baby! An adorable girl named Elena. No, that's a lie.  Yes, she's adorable, but I had her five months ago.  Ok, five-and-a-half.  I haven't blogged since then, so for Blog Purposes, I just had a baby!  Good for me.  Now I have two kids.  I can't believe I'm actually taking my itty bit of free time to blog instead of sleep. Thank you, Diet Coke and Iced Coffee (Yes I'm still nursing.  Go ahead and judge.  But if you want to ...

I figged, after the last post (Gavin's dirty tale) I should write about something wholesome.  Also, I wanted to post some pics from Samson's 2nd birthday, so why not use my blog as the gallery?  This is about as mom-bloggy as you get... The theme was Pizza.  It's actually not that easy to find pizza-themed supplies for a kid's ...

Boo-ware:  When you have a kid, Halloween lasts the entire month of October.  I’m not just talking about the time I spend thinking about costumes (see Halloween post from last year).  I’m talking about every Halloween-related event in the weeks leading up to the by-then-anti-climactic day.  (Spooktaculars, Halloween Hullabaloos, ...

I was all set to bitch about my treacherous experience serving jury duty this week.  And then I was excused!  Turns out, having a kid gets you out! Why was I not more excited?  I mean, how many people get to walk in and walk out of that stinky, depressing jury holding cell within an hour? It comes down to this:  I had decided jury duty would be like the airplane rides I used to take, before Direct TV and pre-Samson.  They were not something ...

I'm on the fence about Groupons (and their copycats).  Recently, I saw a Groupon for a bikini wax and I was icked out.  I don't think I want a discounted bikini wax.  It got me thinking about other things I wouldn't want discounted. Before I begin my list, I must make a distinction between a discount and a bargain. I love a ...

It's that time of year. The time I start stressing about my Halloween costume. Well, truth be told, I start stressing in September, but this is when I choose to write about it. This year is different, though. I'm not even thinking about my costume.  Not because I've gotten all zen about it (I wish).  It's because I'm busy stressing about my son's costume. It's his first Halloween and I want it to be special. Of course he won't remember a thing. ...

I don't believe in exploiting children for sexual purposes. I do, however, fully endorse baby exploitation in the name of comedy. After all, what's the point of having kids if you can't record them (spoiler alert) wearing inappropriate onesies and doing fake pull-ups? I created this video with my good friend, Mandy Kaplan ...

It is Friday the 13th.  Today my son Samson is 9 months old.  Hurray!  Not only is he starting to stand (yikes), but this is the age when spit-up is supposed to stop happening.  I've been counting the days.  It's pretty gross when he vomits in his mouth and then swallows it back down.  But hey, at least the floor's clean. Samson was born on Friday, the 13th of November.  He was already 10 days late by then.  We were going to induce him that ...

Oy, my first blog entry.  If there were a UCLA Extension course called "writing the perfect first blog entry" I would probably be sitting in the front row right now, pencil sharpened (or Macbook opened).  Alas, my perfectionism takes me to many classes and workshops, but often keeps me from actually doing anything. Perfectionism begone.  I'm here to do. For my first blog post, I'd like to discuss the terms I've used to describe myself: ACTOR, ...