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On Writing: A Haiku While Folding Laundry

Laundry-inspired creative writing, who would have ever thought? Over the past month I have found myself really stuck to get words down on the page. My usual morning writing rituals have completely stalled. I have not been able to muster…

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On Writing: Stains On the White Couch

One of the first things people always say when they walk into our house for the first time is how crazy we are to have a white couch with two toddlers and a slew of pets. I always assure them…

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Life As We Know It

I am determined to post this before my small window of me-time is up for the day. It’s been a minute since I published anything in here. I don’t want you to think it’s because I haven’t had a million…

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Sanity Savers (Part 1): Little Kid Ideas

I have been talking over the past few days with different mama-friends of mine about what kinds of sanity savers are helping us manage our time with our littles at home in the midst of this global crisis. It’s a…

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On Writing: WATER (A Prompt)

I twist the knobs for the water to start and adjust to the hottest setting. It surges out like a cascade of emotional release. Cold at first, then slowly beginning to steam. I peel the clothing from my body. Shedding…

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March Goals 2020

Hello! Welcome to another goals post for my monthly goal-setting series. If this is your first visit here, thanks for joining me! Back in July of 2019 I decided to start setting three specific goals for myself each month. My…

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On Writing: 40 Days of Writing the Everyday

Here I find myself again hoping to share more thoughts on writing with you. I have to admit, despite my best intentions to use this occasionally as a free-writing space, it’s much easier said than done! Sharing what I’m writing…

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Sunshine, Rainbows, and Gratitude

Monday morning our youngest woke up with a fever. I suspected something was up when he was acting a little more subdued than usual. Most mornings both of our boys cause quite a ruckus in their room between waking and…

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Mama + Son Adventures

I took my littlest out on a Mama-son adventure yesterday afternoon to get ice cream. We had such a fun time hanging out spending quality 1-on-1 time together. I’ve been trying to block off some time each week to take…

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