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We Have a Sink

Posted in girlWRITES, tagged contentment, Decisions, motherhood on January 23, 2012 | 10 Comments »

Source: Southern Living BigSIS and I had lunch together today while theBOY worked and lilBRO napped. I’m really going to miss lunching with her when I return to work next week. Some of our best conversations happen at lunch. Take today’s, for example. I finished before her (as usual), and turned [...]

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Need Some Get Up and Go?

Posted in girlWRITES, tagged Hello Mornings, motherhood on January 17, 2012 | 8 Comments »

I do not love mornings. I am not a get-up-and-go kind of girl. I like 8-9 hours of uninterrupted sleep. And after that perfect night of sleep, I like to lay in bed awake for at least 15 minutes to mentally prepare for the cold floor, the bright light and the chaos of the day [...]

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Growing Family

Posted in girlWRITES, tagged motherhood on January 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Image Source Unknown I planned to share a fun project today, but it’s a cold winter day and I feel like writing about my family instead. I hope you don’t mind. I haven’t shared much about our new family member and how he’s changed things. So here goes. First things first – he’s brought about [...]

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Randomness :: Time, Perspective & Life

Posted in girlWRITES, tagged If I Die Young, motherhood, Shine Bright Baby on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s another (slightly disturbing) glimpse at what I’m experiencing during my last weeks of pregnancy number two. Insert sample of theGIRL’s current thought life here: OH my! There are only five more weekends to get this place ready for another baby. Oh wait, five weeks is a really long time. But that’s really only 10 days when you [...]

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Motherhood: Perk #4

Posted in girlWRITES on May 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »

More than a year has passed since I wrote about the unexpected perks of being a mommy. But yesterday, on my way to pick up theBABY from the sitter’s house after a particularly annoying day at work, I finally discovered the fourth unexpected perk. You see, pre-baby, annoying days at work led to annoyed drives home, [...]

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Opinions, everybody has one.

Posted in girlWRITES, tagged motherhood on January 27, 2011 | 8 Comments »

When I was a little girl I wanted everyone to like me. I liked everyone, so naturally I expected them to like me back. I was such an innocent little thing, wasn’t I? In 3rd grade, I couldn’t understand why a 4th grader who I didn’t even know would make fun of my hair. At that age I didn’t [...]

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