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  • A collection of honest thoughts (maybe even TMI)

    “JUMP ROP”  by Annabel I have no good illustrations for this post, so we’ll just use A’s latest piece, since I happen to love it.   SO.  I will not sugarcoat:  the past week…

    December 17, 2016
  • Trunk Club Review, round 5!

    Here comes Trunk Club Review #5!  I have been using this service for over a year now, receiving one box every 3-4 months.  I have kept anywhere from 2 to 5 items, and at…

    December 10, 2016
  • weekend//weekly

    We had a really nice weekend.  Nothing crazy, but just enough action.  One play date, one (dropoff!) birthday party, one lovely date night (dinner & a movie), one typical Sunday dinner (we had family over for…

    December 5, 2016
  • Saturday musings (during Sesame Street)

    Good morning and happy Saturday!  I had wanted to check in the past 2 days but I have been passing out early.  Like 9 pm or before.  But I do feel incredibly rested this…

    December 3, 2016
  • Post-Thanksgiving

    The past few days just went by . . . really quickly. Thursday – Thanksgiving proper.  We had 2 family meals with many overlapping family members.  Gastronomically speaking, I would say this was one of…

    November 27, 2016
  • the little things I am thankful for

    (Because clearly family / health / having enough top the list.  But it’s fun to think of those less obvious things that still add a certain sparkle to the ordinary day.) 1) Awesome pens.…

    November 22, 2016
  • weekend and swirling thoughts

    This weekend included: Saturday: – Miami Book Fair!  Our kids are still too young for this to be a super-literary experience for Josh and me, but it was still a lot of fun.  (Until…

    November 21, 2016
  • emerging

    Hi. I feel like I’m crawling out from under a rock.  A toxic melange of factors (political, being on call with a lot of poorly-timed wakeups, and good ol’ hormones) basically put me in…

    November 16, 2016
  • a bizarre day

    Like many others, I woke up and was shocked this morning.  But I am trying to move on.  There’s nothing to do BUT move on and keep living, right?  And take this as motivation…

    November 9, 2016
  • weekly report

    Because we all need a break from the election and life is going to go on either way.  Right?  Right.Workouts:M – 6 relaxed miles, 9:57/mi average, HR 171, 81F because I ran in the afternoon…

    November 8, 2016