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  • So much to say these days —

    — and so little time to post it.  Well, the time exists, but I’m choosing to run, sleep, read, and do other things with it instead.  However, I want to write, too! A list of…

    November 12, 2014
  • paleo FAQ: 2+ months in

    I decided to ‘go paleo’ on August 30, sort of as an experiment.  I figured that I would stick with the guidelines for a month and then reassess.  As it turns out, I found…

    November 11, 2014
  • back!

    I know it’s been a long time since my last post!  To sum it up, over the past 2 weeks, * Annabel got sick with a cold * I got sick (again) with a…

    November 9, 2014
  • weekend (mostly) unplugged

    Wonderful weekend.  I am tired from 13 miles of running and many hours of child lifting/chasing/playing.  Josh was on call, but somehow there was a great balance of family time, me time, and social…

    October 27, 2014
  • Ditching the Distraction: Day 1 Status Report

    WELL.  It has been one day, almost two.  I don’t have much to report yet.  But so far things are going well.  I decided to track both email checks AND social media/blog perusal, though…

    October 23, 2014
  • Ditching the Distraction: the Accountability Approach

    SO.  I discussed the other day about how an email pact with a friend was instrumental in helping me ditch an internet time waster.  It worked so well that Ana and I have decided to start a…

    October 21, 2014
  • abstaining versus moderating revisited

    I’ve talked about Gretchen Rubin’s concepts of abstaining vs moderating before (here and here).  I have to admit that I always turned my nose up a little bit at the idea of abstaining, though.  My bias…

    October 15, 2014
  • date weekend in SC

    We traveled to Newberry, SC for a wedding this weekend.  A close family friend — one of Josh’s childhood playmates — was getting married, and so 6 of us (Josh’s parents, sister/brother-in-law, plus us)…

    October 14, 2014
  • 5 for Friday again

    1) NOT multitasking feels so wonderful.  But it is very challenging as a parent (particularly with 2 little ones, and I cannot even imagine handling more!) 2) On that note, I want to start…

    October 10, 2014
  • wardrobe rejuvenation situation: October update

    Last month, I decided that I was ready for some official wardrobe remediation.  The whole having babies thing really threw my closet for a loop.  SO I decided that I would give myself a…

    October 8, 2014