Looking Back at 2012
Happy New Year, lovelies! I don’t feel like I’ve yet recovered from the holidays yet. We are still in vacation mode at our house, having just returned from Christmas celebrations with our families. Only one of our suitcases…
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Saturday Thoughts
I can’t remember ever being so sick in my life. I’ve had a horrible flu for four days now, and I’ve spent most of it in bed. And even in the midst of feeling so, so, so miserable,…
Fall Back
Daylight Savings Time used to be so much fun. Remember the pre-kid days, when you could actually use that extra hour for… sleep? I have been off my game all week. And I’m blaming Daylight Savings. The kids…
Learning to just BE
I have a tendency to look ahead. To make plans, playdates, lists, schedules, routines. When I’m doing one thing, I’m often thinking about what I need to do next. This is the way of motherhood, to some extent….
Some Weeks You Just Don’t Win [or why it’s okay not to]
Some weeks, babies wake up early from their naps every day. Mostly because of their older brothers. And you mis-trace the same pants pattern twice. In an hour. And the house is messier than it is clean. And…
On Motherhood
This afternoon, a dear friend stopped by my house for a visit. We chatted about her upcoming wedding plans, and I shared some things that have been going on with my kiddos. At one point, I said, “This…