A piece in The New York Times about the premier of Amber Tamblyn's directorial debut included this quote from new mom Tamblyn, "I'm going to sneak out in the middle of the movie tonight to go pump." As I read that I nodded in solidarity. Years after retiring my own breast pump I still feel a … Continue reading Here’s to the ladies who pump
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My new play is so new it isn't even completely written, but you can see a couple of scenes from it in The Women's Theatre Alliance of Chicago's New Play Development Workshop Scene Showcase. Scenes from six new plays will be performed this Wednesday, May 17th at Stage 773 at 1225 W Belmont Avenue in Chicago. … Continue reading Preview new plays at the Women’s Theatre Alliance Scene Showcase
Hak4Kidz NFP is a hacking convention for children and young adults. The Chicago Hak4Kidz 2017 event is on June 3rd and registration is open now. I'll be attending with my son, and we are both very excited to go. But, wait! you may say. I've seen movies! I've seen stock photos of guys in hoodies! … Continue reading Hak4Kidz: 4 Reasons to take your kid to a hacking conference
Ann Imig starting "giving motherhood a microphone" with the first Listen to Your Mother Show in Madison, Wisconsin in 2010. Since then the show has been performed in 54 cities. Despite the name, the people who read personal stories at Listen to Your Mother shows are not necessarily mothers, but all the stories reflect on mothers … Continue reading Listen to Your Mother Show is ending but not going away
I used to think that people who put the food in their pantries and cupboards in storage containers were borderline-OCD neat freaks. Or I figured they must be the type of people who buy their food in bulk and use the storage containers to create more easily stored portions of of their warehouse store buys. … Continue reading 3 reasons I became one of those people who put food in storage containers
Kim Z. Dale 