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  • transitions

    breathing. or trying to, anyway. our house isn’t ready to move into – but we’re going to anyway. [apparently the plumbing will be done tomorrow.  we hope.] every seems to take 2x as longer…

    August 8, 2013
  • i live here

    so, moving is weird. to those of you who warned me just how stressful plunking yourself down in a new state is: yeah, you’re right.  and this applies even though i’ve been surrounded with…

    August 1, 2013
  • shameless plug

    i’ve been steering away from product reviews and sponsored posts over the past year or so. i did enjoy writing for the blogher/Huggies campaign, which was great because the content was ad-free [had nothing to…

    July 29, 2013
  • updates from the deeper south

    1) we made it!  my M-I-L [bebe] was worried that you all would be worried if i stayed silent for too long, so i thought i’d just lay it out there:  we’re here!  3:30 am…

    July 27, 2013
  • the state of things

    today was spent, in part, cleaning out our apartment. because we are flying out in 5 days, and our movers are coming to pack and take everything [well, almost everything] away in approximately 36…

    July 20, 2013
  • 3:

    things i am very grateful for having josh back at home the healing powers of saltines hydrocortisone ointment [mosquito bites!] fun things we did this weekend had a professional photo session done [mostly annabel…

    July 16, 2013
  • looking forward to: our move

    [i promised no more complaining, so let’s focus on the positive!] the move! we leave in 2 weeks.  2 WEEKS!  NC has been my home for the last 11 years — the only ‘adult’…

    July 12, 2013
  • weekend / blog thoughts

    sometimes i think i’m my own worst enemy when it comes to blogging. i truly love doing it, and i usually have SOMETHING to say.  yet i struggle feeling like i have to put…

    July 7, 2013
  • the details

    well, a summary because at 7:31 pm, my bedtime is fast approaching. oh MY i forgot how much i dislike the first trimester.  last time, i had stars in my eyes — i had…

    July 2, 2013