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Category: personal

  • around here // this week

    >I put out our one and only fall decoration, this little pumpkin that Meredith “painted.” I’m not saying that I’m not into holiday decorations, because I am. It’s just that we don’t have many. They’re the kind of thing that you have to acquire over time. Maybe this is the year that I’ll shop the sales after Thanksgiving.

    >Switched my purse out for this messenger bag my husband got me one year. Even though it’s still in the 80’s every day here, this feels a little more like fall.

    >Enjoying the heck out of this quirky little novel, Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer. And oh! I cooked dinner one night this week, and we all three sat down to eat as a family. That’s one of my biggest goals as a wife and mother and hopefully it starts happening on a regular basis by the time Meredith is three. :)

    >Had a freakishly easy week at work. I’m kind of scared to even say so, for fear of what next week will be like.

    >One of my favorite patients was here every day this week and he and his wife brought us delicious muffins.

    >Started the snail mail challenge! I’m going to send one piece of regular mail every day in November. I’m glad to have an excuse to use the note cards I’ve been hoarding, and I hope to brighten a few people’s days.

    Have a happy weekend!

  • our little fishie

    Is there anything better than babies in costumes? I submit that there is not. I’ve been eagerly checking my Instagram feed over and over just to take in all the cuteness.

    Halloween evening was somewhat hectic for us, but it worked out. My mother-in-law picked up Meredith from daycare and took her to visit David’s grandmother in the nursing home — in costume of course. She said that Meredith was being a huge show-off in it because everyone was giving her such a good reaction. It took them twenty minutes just to get to Gigi’s room because all the old ladies had to coo over her.

    For trick-or-treating we all met at my brother-in-law’s house. My only regrets of the evening are that we didn’t have time to see my parents, and we were unable to get a picture of all four of the cousins together.  (That one was kind of a pipe dream anyway.) We walked down a short street and back, and of course Meredith had no idea what was going on but she was happy to be outside. She just did her own thing and even tried to enter a few houses to explore.

    The best part was just watching her toddle with her head down in concentration, as she does. If a fish could walk, it would probably look just like that.

  • on the road

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    Right now we are nine hours into what should normally be a ten hour road trip, but we are turning it into something like twelve or thirteen. All of my strategies for driving this far with a 15-month-old toddler only get me so far as she has decided not to nap any more than usual. It will be good to arrive.

    We’re spending the week with some of my best friends, meeting babies & showing ours off, visiting my alma mater, and just generally enjoying fall in the Midwest. I am so excited. And so grateful to David for bearing with me.

    When I come back to real life next Monday the blog will be in full swing again. Thanks for hanging around as I got my bearings; I feel refreshed and excited about what’s in store for this space.

  • Currently

    Hey, I have a new blog design. It’s simple & clean. It has my handwriting. It has a pretty pink. I like it. My blogging life is slowly but surely getting to where I want it to be.

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    Time // 10:45 a.m.
    Place // at home on the couch
    Eating // dark chocolate m&m’s
    Drinking // had some coffee, now wanting some water
    Watching // nothing because I’m trying to FOCUS. Last night though I got Meredith to bed early and I turned on my recording of Dancing With the Stars. I barely paid attention to it & I really don’t have the time to devote to it anymore. I guess I’m over that show for now.
    Reading // The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I like a lot of things about it, but it’s starting to drag a little and I think it should’ve been shorter.
    Wanting // Meredith to stop getting sick. She spent last night throwing up again and has been having diarrhea (again).
    Thinking // about what could be causing her recurring sickness
    Creating // blog posts
    Hoping // the weather stays cool(er) like it is this morning
    Needing // to take more pictures
    Anticipating // our vacation to visit friends in a couple of weeks

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    So yeah, we’re stuck at home with Meredith today after a whole lot of throwing up in the middle of the night. It’s weird because she seems perfectly fine and doesn’t cry or anything. I was on duty all morning and now David is taking his turn. He decided to take her for a drive at his own risk, because she might spew in the car. But I have some moments of quiet at home right now, and then when the Texans game starts I’m going to take over for him again.

    Very happy about the new blog design. Still working on the old posts, categories, and preparing new posts. I’m hoping to get back to regular updating again after our vacation, so – end of October maybe.

    Enjoy the rest of the weekend. :)

  • Friday Things

    I’m home today because last night, after a lovely evening at my in-laws’ house for dinner where I got to read uninterrupted for something like thirty minutes and Meredith played outside, and after she fell asleep all cuddled up to me in bed, Meredith lost her dinner four times all over the sheets, herself, and me. Then this morning after a 3:30 a.m. nursing session she repeated the experience. Something new for the baby book! Meredith’s first vomit!

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    In the blog revamp arena, I’ve been going back through my archives from the beginning to edit and update old posts. A few thoughts:

    >I like me from 5 years ago. And I miss my friends & roommates from that time a LOT.

    >It’s soooo weird to read about about David as my boyfriend. Feels like we’ve been married forEVER.

    >I would write posts with, like, one sentence in them. Obviously this was before Twitter.

    >The focus of my writing has changed a ton, just like I have changed. I like where it’s headed now, but back then I used to put more effort into writing about everyday stuff. Sometimes it was boring, but sometimes it was really funny or insightful.

    Also, I’m super excited that I hooked my brother, the actual web designer, into coming over in a couple weeks to redo my design. Either he felt guilty when he read my last post, or he shuddered to think about the outcome of me designing my own blog. Anyway, it isn’t going to happen unless I’m there in person supervising and forcing him to work, so I got him on the calendar!

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    Things I’m succeeding at lately: work (i.e. being a great nurse and not getting overwhelmed there), getting lots of sleep, brainstorming creative ideas, keeping in touch with friends, spending time with family, not spending extra money even though I really really want to, reading, keeping the house basically clean and decluttered.

    Things that aren’t going so well: cooking, carving out child-free time with David, finding time to work on anything creative, social media, taking pictures, eating healthy, any kind of exercising, my spiritual discipline.

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    Meredith is taking an epic nap right now so maybe I can use what’s left of it to AT LEAST do a little something fun.