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August 24, 2012

I’ve been in reading/book cataloguing/organizing mode. This is my to-read shelf, and here’s what’s on it. Time // 1:45 p.m. Place // on break at work Eating // for lunch we were brought a delicious chicken in a creamy sauce over rice Drinking // afternoon coffee (my caffeine addiction has taken itself up a notch) Watching // nothing since the Olympics ended Reading // Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (for book club, on the Kindle) and Dinner: A Love Story by Jenny Rosenthal (from the library) Wanting // to finish cataloging our book collection and make the library into a happy place Thinking // about painting our front door Creating // a cross stitch I’ve been working on for ages, and fiddling around with hand illustrating a new blog header myself Hoping //…
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August 13, 2012

I had such a fun weekend. Meredith walked. On Saturday it was just three steps and I didn’t know when she’d repeat it, but on Sunday she took off and I knew it was the real deal. Seeing the exhilarated smile on her face makes me so happy; I know it’s the natural course of development but I have never felt so proud. We played together a lot over the weekend, which I am enjoying more and more. She is doing purposeful things with her toys now instead of just throwing them or eating them. She is interacting with me better and showing such joy. And as a follow up to my last post, we started a bedtime routine with her…
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fun.

August 13, 2012

I had such a fun weekend. Meredith walked. On Saturday it was just three steps and I didn’t know when she’d repeat it, but on Sunday she took off and I knew it was the real deal. Seeing the exhilarated smile on her face makes me so happy; I know it’s the natural course of development but I have never felt so proud. We played together a lot over the weekend, which I am enjoying more and more. She is doing purposeful things with her toys now instead of just throwing them or eating them. She is interacting with me better and showing such joy. And as a follow up to my last post, we started a bedtime routine with her…
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Currently

August 3, 2012

Meredith has to wear shoes now at daycare because she’s going to walk any day now! I am secretly happy they are making her wear them because they are adorable. Time // 7:01 p.m. Place // My parents’ house Eating // Fried chicken and ice cream Drinking // Water Watching // US Women’s Olympic soccer Reading // The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Wanting // To decorate our bedroom Thinking // About how I can get exercise I enjoy back into my life Creating // Daily videos for VEDA Hoping // To make some connections at our new church soon Needing // Help revamping my blog Anticipating // A weekend with no plans at all

Currently

August 3, 2012

Meredith has to wear shoes now at daycare because she’s going to walk any day now! I am secretly happy they are making her wear them because they are adorable. Time // 7:01 p.m. Place // My parents’ house Eating // Fried chicken and ice cream Drinking // Water Watching // US Women’s Olympic soccer Reading // The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Wanting // To decorate our bedroom Thinking // About how I can get exercise I enjoy back into my life Creating // Daily videos for VEDA Hoping // To make some connections at our new church soon Needing // Help revamping my blog Anticipating // A weekend with no plans at all