Forget 9-to-5. Mothering knows no schedule—and often it feels more like 5-to-9 and everything in between. In this series, we look at the hectic, messy, sometimes beautiful, often frustrating enterprise of being a mother—and maintaining a life of your own. Consider it a “day in the life” for the forgotten hours. Today, we’re following along with writer Sarah Hoover, whose book The Motherload, is out now. Read earlier installments of 5-to-9 here.
6:30 p.m.
I launched my book, The Motherload, this week with a signing hosted by McNally Jackson and a talk with Busy Philipps…and a party at Socialista. I was very nervous and my dad forgot the beta blocker he promised me, but Busy waltzed in with a bottle of wine AND a wine opener, because as a mother of two she thinks of everything, which is literally what The Motherload is about.
Here I am showing Busy pics of my kids. I have a strong “no FaceTiming the children while out giving book talks” policy because those little lawyers use it as a chance to negotiate things like “how much TV can we watch?” And “what time are you coming hommmmeee.”