Dana, the original piece on the Toast was written by an old friend of mine! She's fantastic (obviously).

Worry if a goatee spontaneously appears, Zen.

I'm perimenopausal, it could happen.

in my experience in smaller theatres costumes/wardrobe are the lowest paid and/or are somehow non-union while the set crew are union.

Is it a women's work thing?

I assume it is a woman's work thing, but there areso, but I would have less experience in more larger professional theatres like Drew or aurelia. Currently I work with professional designers from across the country, but our staffing much lower than a regional theatre, for example, just one person per department.

(She's due November 11.)

Now I want her to be born on her predicted birthday, at 11 am of course, for the most perfect Armistice Day reference ("11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month").

Zen, light roast coffees may be lighter in flavor, but they are usually higher in caffeine too FWIW.

My belly is trying to pull me to go get lunch out, so I looked up the nutritional info online. 900 calories vs. the 440 I have brought with me. To bad so sad belly, brought food wins. For that is a restaurant salad adjusted to lose cheese and chips vs. Frozen Indian food.

IO non food N - I am doing my first 5k of the year in 2 weeks, just decided yesterday. The one 5k that I have done for the last 2 years I skipped this year. I'll just walk the whole thing, but I am excited to do one.

Way to go, msbelle! Walking, or jogging, or running, the bottom line is doing it. I walked all my marathons. It was what was possible.

msbelle, I salute your iron will!

Zen, I'm admiring the heck out of Bizzaro!Zen. Not necessarily agreeing, just admiring. From over here.

Dana, and others, I agree 110% with what that article says; I've lived much of it. But I have to put in a disclaimer here that (while we had the choice) while I spent the kids' preschool years at home with them, H and I reversed roles when I got the better paying job with better benefits; he stayed home when they were teenagers, and also to care for my parents. Even after he went back to work, he took on the lion's share of care for my dad, incapacitated by Parkinson's, and showed much more compassion and empathy with him than I was capable of doing.

Which proves her theory that emotional work, while expected and unpaid, is not the sole perview of the female.

That article made me appreciate anew how much emotional work my husband does in our marriage. I mean, I knew that about him when I married him, but it's good to be reminded.