The change in seasons, the end of Daylight Saving Time, and the final weeks of my pregnancy have combined forces to make me, basically, an exhausted grouch. I had a routine appointment with our midwife last week (and am headed to see our ob-gyn this…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Words, Week 4
I got completely swept up in this week’s prompts and the chance to focus on favorite childhood stories. We grew up in a house full of books, with parents who loved to read to us, so there was a lot to draw from. I zeroed…
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Today: Currently | September 2015
We’re more than half-way through September and my fellow old folks and I are left to wonder, Where has the time gone? I’ve been feeling a bit in limbo (but physically unable to actually limbo) lately. Part of me wants this third trimester and all its…
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Today: What’s in my Pocket, 2/24/14
I thought about putting together a Weekend According to Instagram post, but ever since Grace’s early arrival (and my coinciding early maternity leave), the weekends sort of feel like regular days. And the regular days feel sort of like weekend days. Mostly, the last three…
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Today: The old and the new… bookshelves.
I love my books nearly as much as I love reading. Which is a lot. When I came home from Minneapolis to find that Nick had ventured to IKEA alone and built a home for the entire rainbow of them, I was quite the happy…
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Today: The weekend according to Instagram XIII.
Lucky thirteen. The theme of this weekend was boob sweat the arrival of summer weather. I love the heat. My dog? He’s over it. The weekend according to Instagram XIII Friday (I’ve decided to start weekends a bit early and lead with Fridays) was Pen…
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Today: The weekend according to Instagram VII.
Welp, Monday again. Did anyone else struggle to drag themselves out of bed this morning? I love that it’ll now be light when I leave the office, but maaaaan… 5:45 AM certainly felt like 4:45 AM. And I am wondering if 8:15 is an acceptable…
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Today: Be a better listener.
I pride myself on being a good listener. Sometimes I think people on public transportation can sense that about me. Oh, and the RMV. People always think I am a good listener at the RMV. That’s how I end up on the wrong end of…
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Today: 12/12/12
We visited the Mayan ruins at Tulum a few years ago, and our trusty tour guide assured us the world is not going to end this year. So there. No more worrying. Today marks the first and last time I will see 12/12/12 on the calendar,…