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April Progress Report: 18 for 2018
The first item I published to this blog was my 18 for 2018 list, which was inspired by Gretchen Rubin and Liz Craft’s lists that they shared on the Happier podcast.…
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Thoughts on Honesty in Blogging
On Thursday I published a post that was simply a run-down of my mom’s last day on earth. It was told from my perspective – just a “day in the…
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My Last Day of Her Life
I wrote this five years ago and published it on my first blog, which focused almost exclusively on processing the events of my mom’s illness and my grief after her…
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April
I’ve brainstormed on paper and typed a number of flowery intro paragraphs to this post, but why try to put lipstick on a pig? My mom died seven years ago…
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Musings on How Childhood Frugality Impacts Adulthood
One of my favorite new podcasts is Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard. Every Monday, he publishes a two-hour interview with someone different – so far, all Hollywood folk. I loved…
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Liebster Award 2018
I am super-flattered to have been nominated for the Liebster Award by Kelly at Corner of Happy. (I highly suggest checking out her site. Kelly is so genuine, a great…
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Our Love Story
Eight years ago today, I did something life-changing. I married him. This handsome guy was in my Spoken Word class during our first year of college. After about a year…
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Celebrating Mr. One-derful
It’s hard to believe my sweet little guy is already more than a year old. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital. I’ve learned…
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A Story About a Boy and a Sock and a Parent Fail
Tonight I ran to the grocery, leaving my husband at home with the kiddos. I returned, announcing as I walked in that I had presents for everyone. I grabbed a…
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A Gentle Approach
My daughter is 4. She is 35 pounds of pure sunlight. I love her so strongly and so deeply that it’s frightening. She also drives me batshit crazy. Not all…
