About This Site

written by mihow on November 11th, 2007

My name is Michele. I’m a 33-year-old graphic designer. I live in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I recently gave up the full time gig to become a stay-at-home mom. When I’m not busy entertaining my son, I’m designing logos like this one or Web sites like this one. I am married to a programmer named TobyJoe. He’s super talented and works for a killer design studio called The Barbarian Group. I married my best friend and one of the biggest nerds I know.

This Web site spans my life in New York City directly following my experience on September 11th, 2001, how I met my husband, our elopement to Niagara Falls, my pregnancy, and the birth of my son.

I write about living in New York City, how much of a dork I was as a kid, my pregnancy, and motherhood. I also write a weekly column about my cat called Tuesdays with Murray.

CONTACT

Please feel free to contact me at mihow @ mihow.com. I enjoy getting email. I read everything I receive and I do try and write everyone back. I welcome comments as well (as long as you’re kind). Constructive criticism is always welcome but don’t be a chump. A lot of the best information found on this site come from the comments people leave.

If you have questions, please see the FAQ section of this Web site first. If you don’t see your question there, then feel free to email me.

Here are some of my favorite posts for both content and comments.

Mind the Heart (San Francisco’s scary underground.)

The L Word (A hipster fight on the infamously bad L Train.)

Bodies: The Exhibition. A Review (Just what it is. Totally unfiltered.)

Our Hole (A letter to Mr. Nagin.)

The Hobo Nest (A bum built a nest in our backyard.)

BCC + YOU = BFF (The most important post I’ve ever written.)

Old Bones (A Story about booze.)

An Incurable and Necessary Sorrow. (Woke up sad.)

Being in Love (Songs: Ohia. A stranger at Starbucks.)

Incentives (My age and the weight its gained me.)

Three Drunk Coroners (About death and conversations you’re not supposed to have.)

Genetic Testing: Simply Put (Genetic testing during early pregnancy.)

Dear Live Music Show (I am getting way too old for this shit.)