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Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014
We rang in the new year with a kitchen counter between us, friends on each side, & pink champagne in our glasses & our little boy tucked into bed at Grandma’s house. Full of birthday cake...
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Currently I Am…
appreciating Doug’s TWO job offers last week! reading The Boleyn Inheritance. I bought this book over a year ago after finishing The Other Boleyn Girl & never got around to reading it. So far, so...
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Snow morning.
He sat on the edge of the counter, legs swinging as I stirred the cocoa on the stove. I stared as he tipped the red mug to drain his hot chocolate. With a giggle, he asked if he could eat all the...
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Blame the endorphins & the snow.
Lately I’ve been overwhelmed with life in the best way, the kind where I fall into bed at the end of the day & wonder how is this me? how is this reality? & why will it all end one day? I’ve...
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Easier than learning an actual cartwheel. Trust me, I can do both.
On Saturday morning I poured a cup of coffee, sat down to the kitchen table with toast & eggs. Harry watched cartoons as I took a bite of toast & scrawled “Groceries” on a fresh page of my...
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Hi. Remember me? I used to write here almost daily.
It’s been over a month since my last post. I wish we could catch up in person, like how Liz & I chatted for an hour over lattes in Austin just two weeks ago. Pour a cup of coffee, maybe go for a...
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My dining room may be fabulous but the plumbing sucks.
Last night I helped Harrison out of the shower & turned off the water. (He was mad because he likes to turn off the water but you know, sometimes I forget & act on habit like all moms.) I...
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Building Forts & Imagination
When I was a little girl, I was a princess locked in a tower & Indiana Jones looking for treasure & a girl living in a tent all within our yellow playroom. On Saturday mornings, my older...
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The Reluctant Runner
I love the sound of running shoes, the muffled hit of rubber when my stride is just right & I often run without headphones just to hear it & my sweat seems to drop with my breath. I love...
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How to Use Pinterest Without Going Insane
I am a huge fan of Pinterest, if you couldn’t tell by the 3,350 pins I’ve drooled over in the past year or even the blog posts I’ve written on Pinterest strategy for business. For years I catalogued...
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Lately with Tuck.
It started this winter, our girl looking stiff as she stood up after a nap on the floor. We noticed she didn’t hop up on the couch or bed with ease anymore & so we started her on glucosamine pills...
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Courtney.
“Kim? Kim, it’s Beth Anne. What happened?” My voice caught on the phone with my college roommate, Kim. We hadn’t spoken on the phone in 8 years & she was the first person I called when I saw the...
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Prepping for Summer at the Pool
It’s May. MAY! How did that happen? Where did the spring go? Why are the yearly dues for the pool already…well, due? I’m sitting in my living room & the chestnut tree in our front yard bloomed...
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There is something about mothers.
When I was a little girl, my favorite days were the ones when my mother came to school. For lunch or a class party or a play…I thought she was beautiful & she’d wear her perfume & lipstick...
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Legos & Work & Life
Harry is the master of Legos. He’s putting together 200+ piece sets alone & it’s just amazing to watch. Like one day, we were worried he wasn’t going to point on time & now he’s building a...
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House Tour: The Living Room
When we were house hunting, we had a list of things we absolutely wanted in our new home: linen closet 4 bedrooms laundry/mud room two family spaces The two family spaces broke down to needing a place...
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What to expect when getting fit for running shoes.
(disclaimer: not an expert. but just wanting to encourage anyone who swears they’re too fat to run or can’t run or are too intimidated to use “real” running gear - it’ll be okay. you can do it!) At...
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My dining room may be fabulous but the plumbing sucks.
Last night I helped Harrison out of the shower & turned off the water. (He was mad because he likes to turn off the water but you know, sometimes I forget & act on habit like all moms.) I...
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Hi. Remember me? I used to write here almost daily.
It’s been over a month since my last post. I wish we could catch up in person, like how Liz & I chatted for an hour over lattes in Austin just two weeks ago. Pour a cup of coffee, maybe go for a...
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Marley-ish & me.
It’s winter-cold in North Carolina & while it feels like a heat-wave to our northern neighbors, we’re wearing wool coats & gloves & watching for black ice on the bridges. The constant...
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