<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>just me – the calm before the stork</title> <atom:link href="https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/category/just-me/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:53:26 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.33</generator> <item> <title>oakland restaurants: my bucket list</title> <link>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/12/13/oakland-restaurants-my-bucket-list/</link> <comments>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/12/13/oakland-restaurants-my-bucket-list/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:55:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[calm mama]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[feeding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[just me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[recommendations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[travel]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/?p=1139</guid> <description><![CDATA[This post has nothing to do with motherhood, or my Grandmother’s passing. Except that since becoming a mother I’ve had less time and money to eat out fancy, and my Grandmother loved a good white-tablecloth restaurant, so tangentially, it fits.…<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/12/13/oakland-restaurants-my-bucket-list/">Read more →</a></p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/12/13/oakland-restaurants-my-bucket-list/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>confessions</title> <link>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/12/12/confessions/</link> <comments>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/12/12/confessions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:19:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[calm mama]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[just me]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/?p=1133</guid> <description><![CDATA[I recently had a terrible cough. Again. Some of you may remember the cough-that-never-ended, earlier this year, with which I suffered for FOUR SOLID MONTHS. Part of what ended it before was going off wheat and dairy. Or the change…<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/12/12/confessions/">Read more →</a></p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/12/12/confessions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>answer: 7.5 hours</title> <link>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/12/11/answer-7-5-hours/</link> <comments>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/12/11/answer-7-5-hours/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:35:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[calm mama]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[conversations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[just me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[now i am 4]]></category> <category><![CDATA[travel]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/?p=1126</guid> <description><![CDATA[Question: How long does it take to drive to Los Angeles from Oakland, when squiring a newly-minted 4-year-old child? Important related question: How long did it used to take? (Answer: 4.5 hours—pretend this was written upside-down because that would make…<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/12/11/answer-7-5-hours/">Read more →</a></p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/12/11/answer-7-5-hours/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>what is the last thing you do before bed?</title> <link>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/29/what-is-the-last-thing-you-do-before-bed/</link> <comments>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/29/what-is-the-last-thing-you-do-before-bed/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:13:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[calm mama]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[just me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NaBloPoMo]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/?p=1088</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tonight’s prompt: What is the last thing you do before bed? Which is funny since I’m writing this blog post in bed. But it won’t be the last thing I do. The last thing will be to read some portion…<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/29/what-is-the-last-thing-you-do-before-bed/">Read more →</a></p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/29/what-is-the-last-thing-you-do-before-bed/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>jonah’s birthday rock(et)s</title> <link>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/24/jonahs-birthday-rockets/</link> <comments>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/24/jonahs-birthday-rockets/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:57:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[calm mama]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[holidaze]]></category> <category><![CDATA[just me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NaBloPoMo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[now i am 4]]></category> <category><![CDATA[travel]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/?p=1055</guid> <description><![CDATA[This kid is cleaning up for his 4th birthday. We actually started before we left town. I picked up a water bottle at Whole Foods with space illustrations on it. (Nevermind that the illustrations are inaccurate: their version of Saturn…<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/24/jonahs-birthday-rockets/">Read more →</a></p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/24/jonahs-birthday-rockets/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>bringing out the camera</title> <link>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/22/bringing-out-the-camera/</link> <comments>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/22/bringing-out-the-camera/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:43:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[calm mama]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[just me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NaBloPoMo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[preschooler pics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[travel]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/?p=1040</guid> <description><![CDATA[The side effect of leaving my computer home? This morning, I got up early and took out my new camera. I started shooting and then quickly remembered that without my laptop, I don’t have access to the photoshop version that…<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/22/bringing-out-the-camera/">Read more →</a></p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/22/bringing-out-the-camera/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>i left my brain at home</title> <link>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/21/i-left-my-brain-at-home/</link> <comments>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/21/i-left-my-brain-at-home/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:20:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[calm mama]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[just me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NaBloPoMo]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/?p=1038</guid> <description><![CDATA[On this trip, I am experimenting. I left my “brain” at home. Meaning, my laptop computer. Now wait, you may say, she’s writing a blog post right now, presumably on a computer. How much of a technology vacation is this…<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/21/i-left-my-brain-at-home/">Read more →</a></p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/21/i-left-my-brain-at-home/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>pre-trip</title> <link>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/20/pre-trip/</link> <comments>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/20/pre-trip/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:58:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[calm mama]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[just me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NaBloPoMo]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/?p=1036</guid> <description><![CDATA[I feel safe admitting in real time that we are about to leave for a trip because we’ll be having a housesitter. Otherwise, I would worry. Do you worry about these things? By this time, tomorrow night, we will be…<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/20/pre-trip/">Read more →</a></p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/20/pre-trip/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>tired</title> <link>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/19/tired/</link> <comments>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/19/tired/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:48:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[calm mama]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[just me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NaBloPoMo]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/?p=1033</guid> <description><![CDATA[I continue to be plagued by insomnia. However sleep looks like it might be possible tonight. So rather than harvesting a post out of my severely addled brain, I bid you adieu. And so you know this about me, I…<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/19/tired/">Read more →</a></p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/19/tired/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>still sick</title> <link>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/16/still-sick/</link> <comments>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/16/still-sick/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:05:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[calm mama]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[conversations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[just me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NaBloPoMo]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/?p=1018</guid> <description><![CDATA[And so it goes. Not exactly the most inspiring place to blog from. I share with you some of my favorite Jonah-isms of the last few days… +++ The other morning, I was asking Jonah if there are things he…<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/16/still-sick/">Read more →</a></p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2011/11/16/still-sick/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>