I read Ghost in the House, the new book about maternal depression, last month. I read it voraciously, not exactly in one sitting, what mother can say that of any book, what with young kids around the house. I kept at it. The book pulled me in, entranced me, and oddly, one might say, for a book on depression, it energized me and revitalized my sense of being a mother. Ghost is being reviewed around the mom-blogosphere lately, and here's a particularly wonderful reading of the book by Heather of Dooce.

While working on the blogroll and resource links, I had to add Craig's List, because Moms-in-the-Know know that it's the best place to find a babysitter. My pal Mary clued me in after my baby was born, when I, the former-stay-at-home-mom asked myself, is four weeks too early to hire a babysitter? The answer is no, and Craig's List is the place to find someone to fit exactly the hours you want, whether it's full time, or as in my case, a few odd hours strewn over the week. If the no-frills site is hard to follow, just go to Craigs List, click your city or town, click on community, then childcare. Follow the directions to post, and because posts scroll down, if you don't find someone in a few days, post something new. That's what I did. I realized I hadn't posted exactly the hours I needed. Once I fixed it, the babysitting goddess brought me the fabulous young woman who is now baby Amelia's babysitter. And the deity this working-at-home mom most worships is indeed, the babysitting goddess.