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  • resolutions

    bring it on, 2013! for january: focusing on 1) AM routine 2) studying 3) flossing.  because someday — someday — this one will stick.  i hope. details to come!  what are you resolving for 2013?…

    December 31, 2012
  • up for grabs:

    none of these really worked for me, but maybe they will for you . . . leftover herbal lactation aids up for grabs — i’m happy to send them to anyone who might benefit.…

    December 31, 2012
  • nap notes, volume 291

    or thereabouts it’s a mixed-bag sort of weekend:  i’ve got a cold — and just like omdg, i have to say i am TIRED of being sick.  it seems like someone is always under the…

    December 30, 2012
  • date night: home edition

    we’re actually headed out to a real out-of-the-home date night in a few minutes — a double date at a newish restaurant in raleigh [mandolin — i’ll let you know how it is!].  but i am happy…

    December 30, 2012
  • 2012 playlist

    musical traditions the tradition is only a year old, but i like it — so i’m keeping it.  rituals have to start somewhere, after all. at the end of 2011, i made up a…

    December 28, 2012
  • reflections

    sooo, annabel began projectile vomiting on 12/20.  nearly a week later, i think she’s finally healthy.  she left a trail of sick adults in her wake [me, then josh, then both my parents in…

    December 26, 2012
  • mind dump: guilt, motherhood, pumping, and gold stars

    hi. i’m in a bit of a mood tonight.  i shouldn’t be:  i arrived home to a sparkling home [that i didn’t clean] and a slow cooker wafting nice smells into the kitchen. sooo convenient! …

    December 20, 2012
  • little tidbits

    a bit of catch up ✔ annabel is sick.  not terribly sick, but she has her first official ear infection [yes, i took her to the pediatrician and no, i didn’t look in her…

    December 19, 2012
  • thoughts

    december always puts me in a reflective mood, but the tragedy on friday brought things to an entirely new level.  heartache.  anger.  confusion [why and HOW can these things happen!?].  disgust.  and a reminder…

    December 18, 2012
  • thoughts on self-care, part 2: rituals

    [part 1:  the basics] checking in hi.  so a couple of weeks ago, i wrote the above treatise on goals to help me feel a little bit less tired and a little bit more…

    December 13, 2012