Author Archives: Megan Jooste

The time has come!

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“The time has come,” the Walrus said,“To talk of many things…” So I’m a Mom, now. As you may or may not have guessed. And it turns out that motherhood is an incredible, challenging, super-hard, super-awesome, all-consuming thing. I’ve been writing more and more about it, as you may or may not have seen.  This […]

Sans Map

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Having a child unfortunately doesn’t come with a roadmap. If it did, I feel it would resemble a plate of spaghetti. The beginning is almost too easy –  the little critters sleep for almost 20 hours a day, for crying out loud. Feed them, burp them, change them, bundle them up, and let them do […]

The Year of the iPhone

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(iPhone photo taken at the Mummer’s Parade in Center City, Philadelphia, today) Perhaps you read the blog post a few weeks ago about how my daughter probably thinks my iPhone is an actual extension of my body. Since her birth, I’ve used the iPhone to track feedings, sift through forums to help decipher why my […]

Parenthood is a Constant and Continual War of Attrition

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Jooste Household, Philadelphia, PA December 2013 BAM! Another binky hits the floor in protest. The sound echoes through the apartment and hits my eardrum like a sledgehammer. This is a new game: throw the binky on the floor, mom or dad comes in to retrieve it, clean it, and replace it. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Eventually, […]

Joy: A Snapshot

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South 13th Street, Philadelphia “Miracle on 13th Street” December, 2013 I took this while caroling with friends in South Philadelphia the other night and did almost no post-processing on it. I simply love this shot: the joy in this woman’s face as we showed up at her doorstep, rung the bell, and commenced “Jingle Bells” […]