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  • lying low // 2014 highlights

    Hi!  I haven’t disappeared; I’ve just been on call.  And taking a little mini-break from posting to do such all-important things as: * set up my 2015 Hobonichi * work on our Kon-Mari-ing. * reflect…

    December 28, 2014
  • things I am legitimately excited about

    1) The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.  Okay, admittedly I just had to do a counterpoint to Laura’s post ðŸ™‚  Seriously, though, I read the book a couple of weeks ago and did find that the ideas…

    December 18, 2014
  • time poor

    I have so much:  2 beautiful thriving children, a job I enjoy (and that I feel is meaningful), a happy marriage, a charming house in a lovely neighborhood.  I don’t even have to endure…

    December 15, 2014
  • goings on

    1) C is sick again.  For the past 3 days he’s been running fevers of untoward proportions with no other discernible symptoms.  (other than extreme pitifulness during the fevers themselves.)  While I am certified…

    December 9, 2014
  • Self-Care: What does it mean to you?

    Mark’s Daily Apple posted a great piece yesterday about self-care.  My favorite part: “More than anything, self-care as I see it is less than a list of behaviors and more a mindset that you’re going to…

    December 5, 2014
  • Apparently I can’t stay away

    I’m back.  That wasn’t such a long break, huh?   Goings on: Thanksgiving was a lot of fun.  My parents are here for the first time to experience the wonders of a sunny 70+…

    December 1, 2014
  • weekend / break

    Book fair. Long run. Barre class. Family dinner out. Lots of time on the floor: C’s 9 month visit: 60% length / 80% weight / 100% amazing (also hep B + flu #2)  …

    November 25, 2014
  • day in the life: 11.19.14

    4:50a (yes 4:50): alarm goes off.  10 minutes of staring into the blue light of my phone to wake up (why not?) and then a little pre-run snack/espresso and blog reading/email session. 5:30a headed out…

    November 20, 2014
  • 23 minutes [tidbits]

    I want to write nicely edited, fleshed-out posts.  But those are impossible to write in the tiny block of time I have pre-run in the morning, and I’m never in much of a writing…

    November 18, 2014
  • 5 on friday – 1 day late

    1) Podcasts of the week:  I listen to a lot of podcasts on my commute.  This past week’s highlights were: * Freakonomics: Why do people keep having children? * Sound Opinions: Broken Bells * Michael Hyatt: My top ten favorite books…

    November 16, 2014