Author Archives: The Daring One

How Do I Do It?

Posted on February 22, 2010 by The Daring One

I was walking through Pike Place Market with Wanda in the stroller last week when a woman came up and started making a big fuss over her, as she should. Wanda is unstoppably edible and adorable. “What a cutie!” she … Continue reading →

Posted in around town, parenting, scaring the neighbors | 16 Comments

I Can See Clearly Now and the Rain is Gone But It Will Be Back RE: I Live in the Seattle Area

Posted on February 21, 2010 by The Daring One

It seems that everyone who lives within a 500 mile radius of Seattle just says they’re from Seattle to save time. I sort of fall into that category. Our plays, concerts, zoos, museums and company parties are in Seattle but … Continue reading →

Posted in all about me, around town, health, weather | 18 Comments

Nursing the Phatness

Posted on February 17, 2010 by The Daring One

“Her happy dance consists of lying flat on her back with her dip-cone mohawk vibrating, her eyes bugging out of her head, her lips pursed, and her arms flapping at her side asynchronously like two uncoordinated metronomes beating different times … Continue reading →

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Fist Pound for BACA

Posted on February 16, 2010 by The Daring One

In Costco today I spotted a man with a ponytail. He was wearing a Harley Davidson biker jacket with the slogan “No Child Deserves to Be Afraid,” across the back and I knew he had to be one of them. … Continue reading →

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Being Fragile

Posted on February 15, 2010 by The Daring One

Something happens to me after a baby is born. If you’re a mother, it’s probably happened to you too. I suddenly feel like the world around me is breakable, myself, my family made of shatter-resistant glass that’s fully capable of … Continue reading →