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are there jobs for people who compulsively think analogically?
My own personal brand of heroin: the Analogy
03.04.10 | Permalink | 12 Comments

Say you or your husband lose your job tomorrow. Catastrophic loss, emotionally, financially. Will it make a difference if you are in the habit of budgeting, if you have learned to budget your resources and save what you can or pay down your debts? Creating a budget is like creating a birth plan. All the [...]
explaining the inexplainable, labor & delivery
The burning fervor of the recently converted
03.04.10 | Permalink | 15 Comments

I want to start off saying that if I’ve offended you by discussing my thoughts on birthing (by having thoughts that differ from yours), I am sorry. Though I feel that it matters, immensely, for me to learn and prepare for my final birth (oh yes, this will be my final birth), and though I [...]
labor & delivery
Does it matter how you give birth?
03.02.10 | Permalink | 51 Comments

I just finished my second birth book and stomped downstairs to inform Dick that we’ll be needing to hire a doula, someone who can support me and advocate for my desires in childbirth. Dick says we don’t have the money for that (I know we don’t), so I say he can do it, but he’ll [...]

My own personal brand of heroin: the Analogy