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The SHU Box

  • catching up

    I’m still not quite caught up from my vacation, but I’m getting there.  This week*, our nanny took A&C  home with her on Wednesday afternoon, and is bringing them back this morning.  The arrangement…

    August 21, 2015
  • NC vacation report!

    aaaaaaaaand . . . I’m back! The short version:  It was generally great. The long: NOT every bit of it was great.  There were meltdowns (both kids) and some tense moments.  There was plenty…

    August 18, 2015
  • (i need a) V A C A T I O N

    It’s here, and I have to say — I’m more than ready. I sort of disappeared this past week due to a combination of call, sleep deprivation, and generalized angst.  Also anxiety.  I don’t…

    August 10, 2015
  • Mood / Archiving photos and videos

    I’m in such a mood today.  Ugh.  I will blame said mood on: – hormones – no AM workout (it was a planned rest day, so no run or barre this AM.  I swear…

    July 30, 2015
  • Ideas for using my FB-free time …

    Inspired by some thought-provoking posts as of late: * Ana’s post-vacation thoughts (I especially relate to her #4 and #5)* Laura’s no-childcare day in the life (I am exhausted just reading it)* MMD’s discussion of fitting things you love…

    July 28, 2015
  • Weekend, unplugged

    I’ve been off of Facebook for a week*.  I also spent under 40 minutes total on my phone this weekend (17 minutes Saturday and 18 minutes on Sunday) — and most of those minutes…

    July 27, 2015
  • 5 things I am loving now: Summer ’15

    1.  This CC cream by Peter Thomas Roth.  I never put anything on my face (not foundation, not moisturizer, not SPF) until now, and I love this stuff.  It’s hideously overpriced BUT currently on sale at Sephora…

    July 21, 2015
  • Weekend

    Ahhhhhh.  We had a great family weekend.  And I almost just wrote that I didn’t want it to end, but actually — it was perfect just as it was.  Maybe one more day would…

    July 20, 2015
  • By request: BLOGROLL

    A quick scroll through my reader: Below are all of the blogs that a) I read regularly and b) post frequently.  There are probably many other blogs in each category that I would enjoy,…

    July 17, 2015
  • Thoughts

    I’ve been wanting to write more posts lately, but somehow keep getting sucked into other things instead — and not necessarily positive or productive things, either.  And I keep ruminating over various blog-related questions. …

    July 16, 2015