i'd say that i have a pretty full plate--mothering, marriage, work, commuting, old and newer friendships, yoga once a week, making meals and eating them, tidying up,  knitting. i even have another blog, too, but here i am creating a new one. 

let me explain...

ever since our daughter was born, 20 months ago, the original blog has pretty much been her turf. her adorable mug certainly deserves it. before then, it was a space for me to share stories, memories, ideas, rants, whatever was on my mind. i was reminded of how much i miss having that outlet when a college friend sent me a link to her blog, which she publishes semi-anonymously. she doesn't use her real name, but everything she writes about is real--family, kids, work, books. 

i hope that this space, lady professor (what i am, somewhat tongue-in-cheek), will be my version of that. i am using my real (first) name, but will probably try to walk a line between candid and confidential when it comes to specific people and places. 

so, again with the full plate...we'll see how often i update here. unlike a kid-centric blog, there are no photos to transfer and upload, no videos to edit and shrink, so i'm hoping that posting will be relatively quick and painless. then again, i've been nursing this little post for well over an hour (distracted by 'confessions of a dangerous mind' on hdnet). 

time to finish oscar wao...g'night!