We’ve had a lot of changes at our house lately. First, my sister-in-law Rachel, who was in Seattle for the summer helping us take care of Elanor, left to go back to college. She took her car with her, of course, leaving us officially carless once more.
Second, when Rachel left, I was able to [...]
While riding the #17 earlier this week, I saw two different parents handle the same situation – how to take a stroller on the bus – very differently.
I can’t seem to find an official stroller policy on Metro’s website, although from what I’ve heard from drivers, the policy is that the child must be [...]
Hi there!
So, it’s been quite a while since I last posted anything. And normally I wouldn’t go into one of those “Oh-I’ve-been-so-busy-please-forgive-me-I-still-love-you-Interwebs” tirades…but I’m going to, so I apologize in advance.
Some of you know that the past six weeks or so have been rough for me. On May 13, (which happens to be not only [...]
A while back, when I posted on my own blog about not having a car, Rachel asked me, “OK, I want to know how you spent several hours running errands if you are breastfeeding, and you don’t have a car. I am jealous you were able to do it.”
Basically, I just nurse in public. Most [...]
Thanks to all of you for your comments on my post last week! It is definitely a very deliberate choice to do without a car, and while I think that for many people, it’s an option that could work with some do-able lifestyle changes, it’s not a choice that would work for everyone. So, that said, it’s [...]
My husband Brett and I are countercultural in a lot of ways that are, I think, sometimes frustrating, sometimes endearing, and sometimes just plain incomprehensible to our families and our friends.
A lot of the things we do that may seem a little different to some people in other areas of the country are really relatively [...]