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Christmas Wish List

November 20, 2011

Every year my family is supposed to finalize our Christmas lists by Thanksgiving. When I was coming up with mine, this is what came to mind: New tires for my car Our carpet replaced Hire me an electrician to fix the broken outlets in our house New blinds in our bedroom Exterminator services Cloth diapers But since that’s completely unsatisfying for the giver and receiver, instead I’m asking for these things: Keurig Elite – as much as I love my French Press regular coffee, I think I’d love the Keurig to save me time and give me more options. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides – It’s the next book for #twookclub, too popular to get from the library in…
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Christmas Wish List

November 20, 2011

Every year my family is supposed to finalize our Christmas lists by Thanksgiving. When I was coming up with mine, this is what came to mind: New tires for my car Our carpet replaced Hire me an electrician to fix the broken outlets in our house New blinds in our bedroom Exterminator services Cloth diapers But since that’s completely unsatisfying for the giver and receiver, instead I’m asking for these things: Keurig Elite – as much as I love my French Press regular coffee, I think I’d love the Keurig to save me time and give me more options. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides – It’s the next book for #twookclub, too popular to get from the library in…
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a day in the life of this working mom

November 16, 2011

1:00 AM – Meredith nurses, then back to sleep 5:00 AM – My alarm goes off. Meredith nurses again and I press snooze a few times. 5:27 AM – Time to get out of bed & get ready! Meredith is still sleeping so I get dressed and get breakfast prepared. 5:50 AM  – Get Meredith up and dressed. 6:00 AM – Say goodbye to David and make sure he gets out of bed. 6:07 AM – Leave the house! 6:10 AM – Drop Meredith at daycare and linger for a few minutes. 6:14 AM – Leave daycare and start the drive to work. 6:56 AM – Park at the remote lot and get on the train.7:08 AM – The train drops me off. 7:14 AM – Arrive at work…
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Weekend Activities, Self-Reflection, and Baby Hair Control

November 14, 2011

So I had a really good weekend. It was a perfect mix of productive and fun. I could have possibly used a bit more relaxing at home time, but you can’t win ’em all. I was so proud of all that I had accomplished on Saturday that I was bragging to David at the end of the day. Me, with smug satisfaction: …and I even showered, and shaved my legs, and plucked my eyebrows, and completely groomed myself! David: Honey, MOST people do that. Me, not quite so smug: Well, so do I, OBVIOUSLY. Just…not all the time. *** Because of some things that have happened lately I have been examining myself and how I handle conflict. I have come to…
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Weekend Activities, Self-Reflection, and Baby Hair Control

November 14, 2011

So I had a really good weekend. It was a perfect mix of productive and fun. I could have possibly used a bit more relaxing at home time, but you can’t win ’em all. I was so proud of all that I had accomplished on Saturday that I was bragging to David at the end of the day. Me, with smug satisfaction: …and I even showered, and shaved my legs, and plucked my eyebrows, and completely groomed myself! David: Honey, MOST people do that. Me, not quite so smug: Well, so do I, OBVIOUSLY. Just…not all the time. *** Because of some things that have happened lately I have been examining myself and how I handle conflict. I have come to…
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