I have one husband, two children (15 months and almost 4 years at the time of writing), and no cats yet. Someday, when we know where we're going to live and we're definitely done with babies, we'll probably get a kitten.
I was born, bred, and educated in Dublin, Ireland. In 2003 I left my cushy software-company editing job behind and, newly minted green card in hand, emigrated to the USA to join my then-boyfriend. Since then I've been a personal assistant in Pennsylvania, a tech writer in Texas, and now I'm a mom in Maryland. Hooray for alliteration. However, I maintain that editing is a calling, not just a paycheck (not even a paycheck, much of the time), and that's how I think of myself when not being a sherpa/chauffeur/personal milk dispenser.
Since having children it has turned out that I lean more towards the attachment-parenting model of things: please don't hold it against me. Now and then I will take a soapbox stand on issues such as low-intervention childbirth, breastfeeding, and co-sleeping. It's my blog, so I'm allowed.
The plan is to return to Ireland for good some day, but jobs and recessions being what they are, we're not clear when or if that's going to happen. I never intended to be a crazy hippie raising American children, but it seems to be turning out that way, just a little.
February 2010
A note on names:
My son's blog-name was Monkey, until 19 October 2011 when I changed it to Dash. Please do not be confused by this turn of events. He's the same child.
My daughter started out as Miss, and became Mabel. She's the same child too.
