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The kindness of strangers (warning: lots of puke ahead) When I first set started this phase of temporary single parenthood, I said to myself, “3 months. 3 months as a single parent I can do.” I was...
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There is no time like the present to make big changes. Paleo/Primal Me: I’ve gone Primal. And today is the third day of my Whole30 (and oh boy am I craving some damn honey in my damn tea. I had …...
View ArticleFall, Finds, and the last days of blue eyeshadow
My brain is foggy. Tonight. Oh, tonight. It’s (only) Thursday night and there is a cricket somewhere in this apartment. The sliding glass door is open to the night air and just the fact that I am...
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A morning with the early risers. Today Today was huge for us. It may not sound like much to other parents, but for us it was groundbreaking. My family has moved a lot in the last 2 years. New beds,...
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While I work up the nerve to post what I’ve been thinking about trauma and about what we’ve learned, I thought I would share something funny! This is a video of the reason having 2 little ones can be...
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What does it take to get a couple hours to myself? Wet, cold weather. Kids and mom stir crazy in the small apartment. Passing a pleasant day by playing in the car, making grocery shopping a big event...
View Articlereasons to be happy
1. You. Thank you so much! Within a couple of hours of publishing the last post, Hope for Sophie, this site drove over 30 visitors to Sophie’s campaign and raised over $1600. The campaign to help...
View ArticleSufyan Turned 5!
My Sufyan is 5. 5! 5… 5? Can he really be five already? A recent Sufyan quote: “Just follow me, Mama. I’m a robot. I have flashlight eyes so you won’t need a light.” And when referring to Pop...
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Onomatopoeic and just plain silly Laila dictionary: Clobzers: my kitchen tongs. And when she is using them, she is “clobzing”. As in, “What are you doing, Laila?” “I’m just clobzing, Mama.”...
View ArticleHealth update and Gratitude
(Currently I am sitting in the lobby of a pulmonary unit in a hospital, waiting to experience a “methacholine” challenge. I am looking forward to getting out of this waiting room, because like all...
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