No Should ’19: We Got a Nanny

Yup. It is happening. We got a nanny. It was so weird, my kids wrote a poem, my husband read it aloud, ripped it to shreds and threw the bits into the fire place. The next morning - tah-dah! - a nanny with an umbrella and this wild handbag was at our doorstep!  Ok, it didn't happen EXACTLY …

2019: The End of ‘Should’

Here we are, New Year's Eve. That time of year when we take stock of the last twelve months and vow to do something different/better/more with the next twelve. Be more productive! Get fit! THIS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA. We take the most stressful, over indulgent part of the year and say: “In this state …

A Malutich Family Christmas Card Retrospective

Until I made my own family, Christmas was my least favorite time of the year. Forget the rumors, children of divorce are not rolling around in gifts because they get two Christmases. Ok, well, I did get two Christmases, but, in exchange for things you don't want to push to the middle of the table.  Matt …

Human Turtles and Mesh Underwear: Why I Didn’t Do a Maternity or Newborn Shoot

I did not do a maternity shoot. I did not do a newborn shoot. I regret nothing. It’s not because I don’t like photos. I like photos. No, I LOVE photos. Matt and I had an epic engagement shoot at a cocktail bar called “Drink” in Boston. Of course you are not surprised. It was …

Human Turtles and Mesh Underwear: Why I Didn’t Do a Maternity or Newborn Shoot

I did not do a maternity shoot. I did not do a newborn shoot. I regret nothing. It’s not because I don’t like photos. I like photos. No, I LOVE photos. Matt and I had an epic engagement shoot at a cocktail bar called “Drink” in Boston. Of course you are not surprised. It was …

3 Parenting Podcasts That Saved my Mother-Loving Life

Sounds like an exaggeration. It’s not. These are 3 podcasts that saved me and have continued to save me as I figure out this mothering thing. Because just in case I've lead you to believe otherwise, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING. One Bad Mother - This is a comedy podcast about motherhood, …

3 Parenting Podcasts That Saved my Mother-Loving Life

Sounds like an exaggeration. It’s not. These are 3 podcasts that saved me and have continued to save me as I figure out this mothering thing. Because just in case I've lead you to believe otherwise, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING. One Bad Mother - This is a comedy podcast about motherhood, …

50 Mornings a Mother: October 10 – November 27, 2014

Turns out I've been writing this blog for quite some time, I just didn't know it. Below is a previously unshared project I created right after Veda was born in 2014. I was really struggling with this whole mothering thing and running on ZERO SLEEP. I couldn't share it then, it felt too personal.  The background - having …

Ugly Crying in an International Airport: My Approach to Work and Family

Here’s the deal: you might love your job, but your job does not love you. Not even a little bit. It doesn’t call to check you on you, it doesn’t send you Christmas cards, it doesn’t slip a Reese’s peanut cup under the door after you’ve had a bad day. Your job doesn’t care. The …

Ugly Crying in an International Airport: My Approach to Work and Family

Here’s the deal: you might love your job, but your job does not love you. Not even a little bit. It doesn’t call to check you on you, it doesn’t send you Christmas cards, it doesn’t slip a Reese’s peanut cup under the door after you’ve had a bad day. Your job doesn’t care. The …