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Professional computer geek and linguist living in Germany, doing infosec stuff and being the freakiest mother ever.
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Quick update from the depths of the CELTA…
So this CELTA course rocks. Seriously. It’s really stressful, it’s a lot of work, and it rocks. I’m not sure how other CELTA courses are, but I do like the approach to teaching, and our trainers here are pretty amazing. … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, CELTA, evil husband, family, good things, Life, love, stress, teaching, TEFL, Torsten
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Happy Mother’s Day
(to me…) It’s my first Mother’s Day as a mama, and what am I doing? Yup, writing lesson plans in a café, several blocks away from my baby. We don’t celebrate many holidays/occasions as a family, but I have to … Continue reading
4 Months – Growing like a weed
N.B. Never again will I put so many Torsten pictures in a post, but since we had some professional pics available this time, plus all of the pictures from Oma and Opa’s visit, I couldn’t resist… Dearest Torsten, I’ve tried … Continue reading
What no one tells you about becoming a parent:
No one tells you how much time you’ll spend in awe watching your child sleep, no matter how much sleep you need, thinking, “God, what did I do to deserve the gift of being this child’s parent?” I swear, I … Continue reading
The baby DOES look like his father, but…
So I think everyone agrees that Torsten does look a lot like his father, so I felt I should at least give some evidence that he’s mine, too… (And if you don’t buy the evidence, at least enjoy the pictures … Continue reading
2 Months – Time flies when you get no sleep!
(As always, click photos to see larger, better versions) Dear Torsten, I can’t believe you’ve already been with us for two whole months! On the other hand, you’re so much bigger and so much different than you were as a … Continue reading
1 Month – Happy New Year, Baby Monster!
N.B.: Yet again, this is late. I wrote it weeks ago, but I needed to resize the pictures and never got back to it. I haven’t really read what I wrote, but here it is, for what it’s worth – … Continue reading
Short updates
NaNoWriMo – Ridiculously, I won. I told Karen – who deserves big congrats for finishing her novel days ahead of time, btw – that I had a great story for why I wasn’t going to finish, and then somehow, magically … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, breastfeeding, family, friends, good things, hospital, labor and delivery, Life, NaNoWriMo, novels, sleep-impaired drivel, stress, Torsten, writing
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0 Months – Welcome Home, Pumpkin!
Note: Ok, so this didn’t get finished until Torsten had been home almost a month, but given how much sleep I haven’t been getting, it’s a wonder it’s being posted at all Dearest Torsten, For a long time now, lots … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, baby names, blogging, evil husband, family, geek girls, health, hospital, labor and delivery, Life, love, names, pain, pregnancy, reproduction, Torsten
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Thankful.
Ok, so my last post was full of snark, but seriously, it’s (in the U.S.) Thanksgiving, and so I’ll be serious for a moment before I go make the two of us a Thanksgiving dinner (not turkey this year – … Continue reading
