Because “yes, and” so much more

I’ve been improvising, teaching improv and studying improv for over 15 years. I’ve been a parent for just over 2. I’m probably awful at both of them. One of the things I get giddy over is “applied improvisation;” essentially taking the elements of improv- the very ideas that made stars of Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, etc- and applying them to various elements of everyday life. It was always clear to me how beneficial improv could be in a team setting or in the business world. With the birth of my first child, though, I started to see how my improv training was entirely applicable to parenting.

This second time around, I’ve decided to blog my experience: the craziness of the first month, the daily silliness was a toddler, the early mornings with an infant, and everything in between. All along the way, connecting it back to improv and everything it’s taught me about being a slightly less awful parent.