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  • links & things

    Want to know how to feel grown up? Purchase a dishwasher.  Seriously, I think I JUST became a Real Adult. Lovely links lately . . . ☆ Finance/budgeting/investing is not something I know much…

    April 10, 2014
  • waiting to be done

    I often find myself caught in the thought pattern below: “When I just finish X, Y, and Z, I’ll let myself relax and enjoy.” I often write out a list for the day, and…

    April 8, 2014
  • 22 @ 2

    22 facts about Annabel at 2 years old 1.  She can talk.  As in, we’ll have a conversation, she speaks in complete sentences, and she’s able to tell me things I didn’t already know.  She…

    April 7, 2014
  • annabel is 2!

    cause for celebration Somehow, 2 years have passed since Miss Annabel came into the world.  I already forget what it was like before she was here — she has changed me and shaped our…

    April 6, 2014
  • workout report

    1.  I’m running again! As I mentioned previously, I have no grand plans to start doing long distances for quite some time.  However, I am really enjoying running again.   I am back up…

    April 4, 2014
  • make-a-wish: march/april blog proceeds donation

    one of my favorite patients from duke — S — is a 10 year old girl with a brain tumor.  i cared for her during fellowship, after she had her first tumor resected and…

    April 2, 2014
  • april goals + other things

    don’t laugh at me . . . I know.  What was i thinking?  A yearlong multifaceted ‘project‘ with a not-yet-2-year-old and baby #2 due in February?  You were all very sweet for not laughing…

    April 1, 2014
  • ~1 month out, part 3: from the HEART

    Dear Cameron,  Well.  Here we are.  I have a confession to make, so let’s just get right to it: before you were born, I didn’t really think about you that much.   In the…

    March 28, 2014
  • happenings

    Cameron update Still freaking cute. Still eating every 2.5 – 3 hours overnight (which is wayyyy better than 2!). Currently, he’s IN THE ZONE.  Thank you to those of you who encouraged this purchase.  I…

    March 25, 2014
  • ~1 month out, part 2: MIND

    So by “mind”, I don’t really mean deep thoughts and feelings — I’m having plenty of those, but we’ll save those for part 3 (HEART).  This is more about logistics.  Details.  What it’s really…

    March 21, 2014