I'm almost two years into motherhood, two years into what I now understand is Matrescence. My little guy turns two in October, and it's only now that I feel like I have the mental capacity and bandwidth to even conjure a creative thought. For two years my creativity went somewhere else entirely, into the endless problem solving that motherhood brings. What should he eat? What should I eat? Did I shower? Did I brush my teeth today? Has he pooped today? When is his next nap? Wh
