Working from home’s not new to me. As a freelancer, clothing-optional has always been my default work attire and the home office has always been “11 Tips to Working from Home with a Baby in the Age of Coronavirus”
Author: Mikaela Judd
I’m a food-gobbling, book-reading, aspiring photog. Born and raised in Seattle, I love dancing in the rain, bouquets of fresh basil and green grass between my toes. I like how kneading butter into flour makes my fingers soft. I’m passionate about all things sweet potato. I prefer my coffee black, my scotch on the rocks and my steak bloody. I hunt, when I have time; play basketball; and hike. I’ve been known to laugh so hard I hyperventilate. And, I’m the owner of Making Language Count, a boutique freelance writing business.
Love in a Cup
In the four years we dated and five years we’ve now been married, we’ve never spent this much time together — until now.
I used to tell people we got along better the more we were apart.
Back then, it was probably true. We both needed our space to grow, pursue — push. Time apart gave us the freedom to do that, to push and push and push throughout the day and then crash back together. Minds tired. Bodies exhausted. Souls ready to decompress.
Working Out with a Baby (and have fun doing it!)
Disclosure: Thank you so much for your interest in my work. This space is a place where I share my honest thoughts, recommendations, and joy “Working Out with a Baby (and have fun doing it!)”
Why Did I Sign up for the Amazon Associates Program?
Lately, I’ve found myself slipping books off the shelf, ones I haven’t opened in years. I thumb through the pages. I read a sentence here “Why Did I Sign up for the Amazon Associates Program?”
Raising a Baby with a Rottweiler
Around here, big is just the way we do things. Garrett and I are big people, with a big baby and a big dog.
A really big dog in fact. A 111-pound Rottweiler with a head that comes up to my waist and a mouth that devours cookies like they never existed. While his bark is loud and his frequent talking can scare most people, Zeus would like nothing more to cuddle. Or play fetch. Or chase our remote control car. In short, we couldn’t have asked for a better family pet.
Taco Stuffed Baked Sweet Potatoes (Pantry-Friendly)
Taco Stuffed Baked Sweet Potatoes is a hearty, pantry-friendly meal that can help you limit food waste. Jump to the recipe! BABY WIPES… I keep “Taco Stuffed Baked Sweet Potatoes (Pantry-Friendly)”
I Shower My Baby, Here’s How
Baths are standard protocol in the world of babies. And there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, as a tiny tot, I was pretty jealous of all those kids who had bath toys and soap chalk.
But as a 6-foot woman, I find them less than enjoyable. Especially because at the end I feel like I need a shower anyway. Perhaps it’s because I was raised a shower baby. My dad would take me “up the water shaft” and my mom taught me to thoroughly rinse the big girl conditioner (once I was using big girl conditioner).
Gifts to Make a New Mom Feel Loved
You grow this baby and the entire time people open doors, carry bags, and insist you cut to the front of the bathroom line. Then you pop the sucker out and suddenly everyone’s focused on those 10 tiny toes and perfect little nose.
Your house turns into a minefield of baby play gyms and burp cloths. People roll their eyes when they see you walk in with a loaded car seat. And all the while, you’re just re-hiking your maternity pants.
Shandon Smith — Shedding 200 Pounds and Counting
An inspiring weight loss journey of perseverance and the courage to ask for help. Shandon Smith didn’t just lose some weight. She dropped 200 pounds “Shandon Smith — Shedding 200 Pounds and Counting”