About

So far, I think I’ll write about food, allergies, motherhood, and family related things. I am a rambler by nature so I want to focus on sharing information and ideas versus standing on a soapbox. My qualifications are experiences and I hope to give back a little.

The name of the blog is how our 3 1/2 year old daughter, E, used to say “oh my goodness!” We also have a 1 1/2 year old son, R. We have yet to test him (he has what we think are tomato and apricot allergies) but my daughter has extensive allergies (oats, soy, wheat, milk, eggs, sesame seeds, peanuts, tree nuts, dogs, grapes, and some melons) plus we were vegetarians to begin with. My husband and I met in law school so we’re both lawyers in Nevada (I also have an inactive bar license in Oregon). We eat allergen free for the most part but as most food allergy folks know, it is hard to be 100% safe.  Aside from being an attorney and writing here I am also a volunteer reviewer at Veg Books.

I love fancy pens and pencils, comic books (my all time favorite series is The Fantastic Four), reading, sketching (I especially am fascinated by figure drawing), design & typography, and those perfect spring days where the sun is out, the sky is clear, and it would be just about too warm if it were not for a hint of a cool breeze.  My favorite music (great songs in parentheses) is by Morrissey (“Seasick, Yet Still Docked”) & The Smiths (“There Is A Light…”), Keane (“Somewhere Only We Know”), Imogen Heap (“The Walk”) & Frou Frou (“Let Go”), Vienna Teng (“Gravity”), and Eiffel 65 (“Blue”) to name a few.

A word about my Amazon affiliate links. The way the program works is that if you buy something within 24 hours of clicking the link to Amazon, a percentage is given to my account as a commission of sorts. This is achieved with a cookie on your computer. I love to shop on Amazon and their prices are usually good but I certainly think you should always shop around a little. If you added a specific linked item to your cart and bought it within 89 days, I’d also get a commission but just from that item’s sale. I have no expectations from any of this, I just liked the idea of using the option since I use amazon to keep track of books I’d like to check out from the library when I read about them on other blogs. I want to be as transparent as possible about these links so I mark them when they appear.

My photos and words are mine and copyrighted. Please do not use or repost them without attribution and/or permission.

I can be reached via email at tk0421 at gmail dot com or twitter @homawoodrum.

Best,

Homa (hsw)

(updated last May 11, 2012)