Wednesday June 24, 2009 
Wednesday June 24, 2009 I have new mommy brain – and I’m not even the mommy, I’m the grandmother. I can’t focus, I find myself staring into space, I jump when I hear the baby make a sound. A fly buzzing across the room can occupy me for mindless minutes. In fact, finding the energy to sit down and write this post has required Herculean strength. Sleep deprivation will do that to you…
This is week three in London for me, helping Carolyn and Lucas out while Juan Carlos is in Asia on business. It’s been a wonderful time for me – and I hope for Carolyn, too, bonding over this child together.
But it does remind me that there’s a reason women go through menopause – this is work for the young, not the old. And I’ve already lost enough brain cells to martinis and age without sleep deprivation yanking away a few more.
True confessions. Compounding mommy brain is Bejeweled Blitz addiction. This is a really stupid game on Facebook that I have become obsessed with – and it’s not a pretty sight. It was bad enough when I was hooked on Scramble or Pathwords – I could at least pretend that I was sort of using my brain. But Bejeweled Blitz truly has no redeeming intellectual properties. I’m a monkey staring at the screen, desperately trying to beat my last score in the 60-second play window. NOT a good use of time. And I suspect it’s giving me carpal tunnel syndrome, to boot…. I find it utterly irresistible.
I am trying to redeem myself by reading about English history and visiting the big historic spots while I’m here – Windsor Castle (fabulous), Stonehenge ( we managed to miss the huge crowds on the day of summer solstice – thank God), Hampton Court….But even so… I don’t feel like the sharpest knife in the drawer these days, because my edge is a bit dulled.
Next week, I return at last to Los Angeles. I can’t wait to see Scott, hug the Boo, catch up with friends and colleagues and sleep in my own bed. But I have to tell you, this I’m going to miss a ton:
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