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on the road

October 15, 2012

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…
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Currently

September 30, 2012

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. *** 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…
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Currently

September 30, 2012

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. *** 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…
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Friday Things

September 21, 2012

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! *** 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…
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Messy House Tour

September 8, 2012

This morning I let Meredith run wild in the house because I just could not deal. Usually I clean up as she goes but today I just left it all and decided to shoot a video of the mess she made. It actually wasn’t as bad as expected.