Why Yes, I Am . . . .

. . . . wearing my seven year old’s GAP hoodie. You got a problem with that? (photo courtesy of Gillian Martin) It actually started out with me being silly. There were a couple of teenagers over here and we were joking around. I put on Liam’s hoodie and was like, “hey, I could do [...]

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Another Thing I Learned the Hard Way

There’s being frugal, and there’s being smart, and when you’re a busy mom, sometimes the two don’t work together. Like in that moment when you decide to finish off your kid’s orange juice because you don’t want it to go to waste. So you pick it up and start guzzling down that orangy goodness, only [...]

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It’s All In The Start

On my knees, open hands, humble heart. That’s how I want to start out, but that’s not how I do start out. It’s one of those things I know I should do. One of those things that in conversation and reflection makes so much sense and there’s always a, “yes, I’m going to start doing [...]

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. . . . rhymes with Eliot

It really is Eliot’s fault. I started out so sweetly! I was scooping him up, planning cuddles and tickles, typical night time love-tank filling, when I put him on the changing table to change his diaper. I often make up songs when I’m changing him and this time was no exception. To the tune of [...]

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Dear 18 Year Old Me

This was a fun exercise in creativity. After you read mine, head over to Dear 18 Me and write yours. Do it today and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a $10 iTunes card! Dear 18 year old me, I (you) recently watched this episode of Star Trek (yeah, a day will come when [...]

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Rogue Gillian

Yay! I finished the skirt! It only took two more attempts to get the waistband right. Oy! I had quite a time getting any pictures too because Miss Gillian doesn’t want to have her picture taken, doesn’t really want to wear a shirt that matches the skirt, and doesn’t want to have her hair combed [...]

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Rogue Stitches

I’ve been dying to get some new posts up with pictures of all the projects I’ve recently been inspired to undertake. The problem is, that sadly, my actual skills are far eclipsed by my inspiration and enthusiasm, so most of the things I’ve been working on have turned out a horrible mess and I’ve either [...]

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