Tag Archives: Motherhood

Camping at the KOA

Camping at the KOA

Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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Here’s the question of the day … are my mad video editing skillz up to making even a home movie about a camping trip to the KOA in Santa Cruz into something fun & interesting? Only you can tell …

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From Outside the Mommy Wars

Posted on 24. Jul, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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Sad that as moms we are not always united as sisters, but there can be a real division & resentment between the working moms and the stay at home moms.  Brought on by secret guilt (even for those moms who don’t believe it’s true) … these working moms feel guilty for not spending as much [...]

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Parenting Rule #1: Don’t Let Your Daughter Near Your Wallet

Posted on 25. Jun, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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Wow, that statement works on multiple levels. 
Last Friday my 2-year old somehow got a hold of my wallet-purse and decided to reorganize my credit cards and business cards.  In the process, she somehow misplaced my main personal credit card, and my personal check card.  She only had it for a few minutes, right [...]

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Isolation: The Curse of Parenting in 2007

Posted on 10. Mar, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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We have a zillion advantages as parents in 2007 … running water, modern medicine, washing machines, the internet, women’s lib, inexpensive & high-quality food, no child labor, etc. But we have one distinct disadvantage. For the most part, we are physically isolated. In decades and century’s past, a women would not be [...]

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3:30 AM is not a reasonable wake-up time …

Posted on 28. Nov, 2006 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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I seemed to have birthed a morning person. Which is generally fine with me, because I am a fellow morning person, up between 5:30 and 6:30 AM, without the aid of an alarm clock — and my most productive hours are typically in the morning. But 3:30 AM is ridiculous. This morning [...]

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Leaving Baby at Home with Daddy

Posted on 09. Nov, 2006 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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I writing from the Hilton Los Angeles Airport, and my baby is back home in San Jose with daddy. I miss her. During the flight, and in the hotel, I keep seeing things I want to share with her, describe to her — and I am resisting the urge to babyproof the [...]

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Running a business — with out of town guests

Posted on 10. Oct, 2006 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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My parents visited this week, from St. Louis, Missouri — great for Gracie, and actually very helpful for me. This month I do not have regular childcare, and am trying to run my business with just 1-2x week of backup daycare, and lots of television. Not optimal. So, Grandma and Papa watched [...]

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A butterfly flaps its wings in China — and my childcare falls apart.

Posted on 05. Sep, 2006 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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Chaos. Having a child introduced a level of chaos into my life. No, I’m not talking about late night feedings or mountains of toys, I’m talking about childcare for Gracie.
All I am asking for is a reliable childcare situation that is stimulating and nurturing for my daughter, and easy and flexible for me. [...]

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How much TV is too much TV?

Posted on 24. Aug, 2006 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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When Gracie was an infant, she did not like those Baby Einstein DVDs at all. I was jealous of moms who could plop their babies in front of the TV for 20 minutes, so they could cook dinner or take a shower. Not my baby, she was too active-needy-attached.
But a few weeks ago, [...]

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