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Scenes from Here
Posted by Sharon Astyk on August 2, 2012 So I somehow forgot to mention when I went on maternity leave and promised to post on Thursdays that I meant I would start this Thursday, since I was on vacation last week. Sorry ’bout that. I will shamelessly blame the baby and sleep deprivation again. We spent much of last week visiting family near…
Maternity Leave
Posted by Sharon Astyk on July 20, 2012 Hi Folks – The more I look at my life, the more I think I’m not doing things as well as I could be – too many balls in the air. Many of the things I care about are paying a price. The addition of the chronic sleep deprivation that goes with a new…
The Foster Parent Diet
Posted by Sharon Astyk on January 12, 2012 Given that January is the season for regretting excesses and making new starts, I thought I’d offer Sharon’s patented formula for losing 10lbs fast – absolutely guaranteed to take off the weight like lightning.; Day 1: Spend most of the day getting ready for a weekend event – running errands, shopping at local markets, prepping…
We’re Staying
Posted by Sharon Astyk on August 2, 2010 We almost did it. We really did. We went so far as to get mortgage pre-approval, meet with a builder about the costs of repairing the barn and the house, and make an appointment to make a written offer. And we decided to stay here. There were several reasons for doing so. The first was…
Have I Completely Lost my Mind?
Posted by Sharon Astyk on July 27, 2010 It might have been Serendipity – we happened to be driving by, just Eric and I on our brief solo trip. Or it might have been the survey ribbons that went up across the road a few weeks ago – the suggestion that our neighbors who have been building a 5000 square foot house with…
Putting Me in My Place
Posted by Sharon Astyk on July 19, 2010 The first thing you need to know about my farm is that it is huge. I mean enormous – by world standards. The vast majority of the world’s farms – more than 80%, are very small farms, of less than 2 hectares (about 5 acres), and they produce the majority of the world’s staple crops…
Meet the Astrophysicist
Posted by Sharon Astyk on December 18, 2009 When I decided to switch over to science blogs, I told Eric that he had to go with me. We’ve talked for years about doing a project together, but have always worried that a book or something would kill our extremely happy marriage, that we’d end up fighting over grammar (he’s much more of a…
My Eight Year Old’s New Business Plan
Posted by Sharon Astyk on December 18, 2009 Just went downstairs to see a sign, made by Simon. It says: Simon’s Bar: Drinks, Uno, Tick-Tack-Toe (sp), Math Drills and Dreidel. Yeah, that’ll make money. And no, I didn’t ask what they will be drinking. Sharon
In Which I Introduce Myself and Explain How I Got Here
Posted by Sharon Astyk on December 3, 2009 I may be a happily married woman, but I’m not immune to seduction – who is? So when a lovely woman named Erin came around offering to fulfill my wildest fantasies, I was intrigued, if a little nervous. She promised me the moon, deep stimulation, plenty of aroused excitement, the full range of delights. It…