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Jan 16, 2012, 9:35 am
Hi, beloved readers. And accidental blog-finders (those are the best.) I don't blog a lot. So, when I do, I try to go for a "Silent Bob" kind of angle.
It's hard, when you're in the thick of something, to really step back and appreciate what it is. But I've discovered something.. something amazin... Comment - Like
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Dec 11, 2011, 6:24 pm
Such a long road to get here
Let it go (surrender)
Don't judge it later
I want to remember this day
You're a baby! It's exciting and new
We got all of the things, the emotions
We got all the bling, and the blue
You ripped my iPod out of my hand at 13 months
And I knew.
You challenge me. You push m... Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2011, 2:19 pm
Whoa, is that Fingers&Paws on my Google Reader / FB News Feed /(fill in blog reader here)? Why, yes.
I had a flash of brilliance on the treadmill today. You are about to read it, and you'll leave breathless, amazed, and exhausted, like you just read a novel.
Maybe not. But I had the oppo... Comment - Like
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Mar 21, 2011, 7:18 pm
I'm grabbing it.. the one minute I have. It's so important to me at this moment to write (with whatever time I have. Or lack thereof.)
I realized something important about myself today. Kind of simple, really. I realized: I am compelled to write when I am unhappy. I am compelled to take photog... Comment - Like
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Feb 2, 2011, 3:12 pm
They say it's all prioritization, this thing called life. How do we do it, as Moms? How do we keep them fed, and entertained, and educated, and confident? And shuttle them to preschool and playgroups, but make it home in time to nap? How we have dinner ready for everyone at the same time, but ha... Comment - Like
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Dec 19, 2010, 11:09 pm
I am still here. I'm no longer standing at the 'Y'. I am too busy to blog (who isn't?) and have written this post 1,000 times. In my head.
Promise, I really have. I blog every day, as I make and eat my breakfast. Shoo the dogs away from the fallen Cheerio's. I just don't always get it down on s... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2010, 2:30 pm
Today I want to talk to you about the "emergency key word." If you're a parent, you get it. You need no further explanation. Skip paragraph two and read on.
The Emergency Key Word is something, as protective Moms and Dads, we all cling to as insurance. It's one word, or maybe two together, that... Comment - Like
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Sep 24, 2010, 2:56 pm
My blogging strike is over! At last! You may have noticed that I have not been blogging for about a month. (Or, maybe you haven't.)
I have been striking against the inequity and injustice in the blogging world. The glaring reality that Mom-bloggers are now growing at a faster pace than any ot... Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2010, 9:46 pm
I've been thinking lately a lot about connectedness. Being and staying connected to those we love, used to love, hated to love, or love to hate. It used to be a simple phone call, or a Christmas card (or letter) received out the blue. Right? Like from the next door neighbor 10 years ago that you... Comment - Like
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Jul 16, 2010, 3:14 pm
Measurement is a funny thing.
For example, how do you measure waiting? Not time, but waiting. And love? And how in the world would you measure vacation success?
I'll tell you how. An easy way to tell if a vacation is a huge smashing success, is by how much time is spent in Emergency Medical car... Comment - Like
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Jul 5, 2010, 10:11 pm
Remember that fish (Nory?) from "Finding Nemo"? The one that couldn't remember anything?
"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming... Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..." This is my theme music this week.
When I was out in the neighborhood for a run this weekend, in between dashes to the sha... Comment - Like
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Jun 26, 2010, 10:32 pm
Fascinating.
I approached the Giant food store, recycled bags in hand, free as a lark with no larklings. As I approached, heading towards the front door, something struck my eye that was fascinating. A woman.. girl... lady? An ageless female, who had clearly and very recently purchased quite a l... Comment - Like
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Jun 10, 2010, 9:21 pm
I know there are so many blogs to read and so little time. But I had such a revelatory moment today that I had to share.
Six or seven years ago, I was in an elevator. I was in a high-flootin' finance job, up to the 8th floor in a somewhat respectable high-rise building, in the somewhat-respectable... Comment - Like
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Jun 4, 2010, 2:22 pm
I know. Seriously. What could I possibly write about time that is new, different, innovative, obscure? We'll see. Keep in mind, there's no guarantee in the blogosphere.
But here's what struck me: In no other time in life than after having children, does time forever change. It speeds up, it sl... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2010, 2:52 pm
I really don't have time to post now. Naps are being gentled tugged away from my little guys... I should be doing prep work for the cookout I'm hosting. But I just really need to write this post. And I think I'll be glad later.
In the College of Arts and Sciences, we were treated to a whole neat ... Comment - Like
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May 15, 2010, 10:49 am
As the moon waxes and wanes, so goes my impulse to write. I feel sudden urges, much like my toddler who is learning how it feels when he has to "go". And I do believe this is a learned behavior, a skill, he is developing.
Take yesterday. On a generous whim, I decided to let him make the decision ... Comment - Like
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May 4, 2010, 3:24 pm
Life is so unfair sometimes. No, really, it's the clock that's unfair. I do not have time to post, yet it's all I want to do at times, write. Lunch is unfinished. Naps are over. I still have applesauce on my shoulder.
So the question really becomes, for me: Does not blogging kill brain cells?... Comment - Like
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Apr 25, 2010, 3:03 pm
I figured it was time for a fun story. Well, it's a story. And .. I'll make it fun.
And a word of warning. I just finished Catcher in the Rye for the first time in my life. It's my new lifelong favorite and he is my new hero, Holden. I'll try to limit the references, but can't be held responsib... Comment - Like
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Apr 15, 2010, 10:51 pm
Three years ago today, we lost a dear friend of ours to a tragic and sudden car accident.
Just a moment. And all the world changed, forever.
I'd like to observe a moment of silence, virtually and reality. (No comments here please.)
We miss you Rachel. Comment - Like
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Apr 6, 2010, 9:43 pm
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, sometimes life is funny. There are ups and there are downs. Everyone has periods of self-pity. Self-doubt. Self-reliance. Periods where it seems like life is easy street and there can be no easier way to live, and periods where it becomes difficult ... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2010, 1:41 pm
I'm averaging just a post a week now, with kids taking over daily life, and photoblogging pulling me in another direction. But the written word keeps calling as well.
Having children is overwhelming, for so many reasons. They become our world, and ours theirs, and, rather than re-creating another ... Comment - Like
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Mar 4, 2010, 8:57 pm
Ugh. This life thing is really getting in the way of blogging. Anyone else feeling that pain?
The other day, when I was released to the wild for a blissful 2.5 hours for a lunch downtown in Northwest D.C., I got to ride home. All... by... myself. So, I cranked the radio (of course.) Sang like n... Comment - Like
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Feb 26, 2010, 2:44 pm
If Calculus is the study of change, then toddlers are the study of discovery.
A little while ago, my Mom introduced my toddler to a website that helps preschoolers learn their ABCs, "Starfall". He loved it and asked for it often every time he caught sight of anyone's laptop. Many times I found mys... Comment - Like
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Feb 22, 2010, 1:59 pm
Everyone that has a toddler knows the challenges of having a toddler.
And everyone that has a toddler knows the joy. The question is always, does the joy become the bridge over Challenges River? Can you learn to love something as simple as say, discovering you have pockets?
On Sunday, we went fo... Comment - Like
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Feb 16, 2010, 12:46 pm
I've been thinking a lot lately about what life was like before I had kids.
I'm having a lot of trouble.
Did it exist? Was I really like these 20-somethings I see frittering away their time at Starbucks, and the bookstore, and on their iPhones, on blogs? (I realize I sound like I'm 100.) I'm sur... Comment - Like
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Feb 10, 2010, 6:13 pm
Ok, strap in for this post. Try to follow my logic.
It's commonly known that toddlers revert to what is familiar when faced with an uncertain situation. Something scary. Or the Unknown. My toddler is the perfect example of this. When he isn't feeling well, like this morning, and I move, for ex... Comment - Like
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Feb 3, 2010, 2:39 pm
They say using your brain, as you get older, helps your brain. Makes sense.
Improves memory, mental agility, yadda yadda.
I'm here to say that blogging, when taken as directed, greatly improves memory and brain function. Why? Because all day long, when you have a tremendously epiphanous thought, ... Comment - Like
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