Two geeky girls’ guide to the first year of motherhood.
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The “people against dirty” who work at method posted a call for bathroom tours. Not really *on topic* for this blog, I know, but I jumped at the chance to show off my bathroom because it was part of a remodeling project that consumed my life for six months.
Since I bothered to put the pictures [...]
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It is with much joy (and a tiny bit of terror) that I announce to you that we are taking both the kids on a huge trans-Atlantic airplane in less than a month
Hooray! We are heading to Copenhagen to stay with a a dear college friend along with her tall husband and little son.
Oh dear! [...]
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I’m going to fail this challenge. And fail it hard. If I couldn’t/wouldn’t/didn’t do these tasks in the past (1,001) – (45) days, I’m sure as heck not going to complete them now.
Oh yes, I’m awesome and I can start a blog and publish a book, but I guess I can’t just do everything I [...]
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Holden’s preschool started reading “chapter books” before naptime at the beginning of the school year. I wasn’t familiar with the term, but as a college-educated woman, I figured it out soon enough. A chapter book is a book with chapters and maybe some pages with no pictures at all.
Whoa. Harry Potter, here we come.
Our children’s [...]
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We have a new toy. It’s a really cool construction-themed remote control thingy-doo, but that’s not what this post is about. It’s a love story.
Scarlett is really enjoying this toy. She is two-and- a-half. She loves stuffed animals and baby dolls, and recently told me a nerf bat was “beautiful” because it was hot pink with [...]
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In observance of Fearless Friday today, I was torn between two recent (and fearless) pledges. I could talk about my commitment to join the mominatrix in her sexual resolution. Lord knows that’s scary to admit in public. But, nah, Whitney talked about that yesterday!
So, instead, I announce my plan to fearlessly reclaim an athletic achievement [...]
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My boys stayed in their matching Christmas jammies all day on Friday. It was a first. We played with new toys and read books until it was time to go to bed again. One benefit is that transitions such as “getting ready in the morning” and “getting ready for bed” are noticeably smoother when nobody [...]
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Last night I went to a yoga class at the retail store lululemon. They don’t have THAT many locations, so I realize you may not have heard of this store. You have probably heard of yoga, though.
During the class we did a lot of putting intense pressure on the knuckles of our toes. It hurt [...]
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There is a book with a terrific title: How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (by the same ladies as Siblings Without Rivalry).
These books require homework though: deep thinking, talking to your partner, practicing on your kid, and observing the results.
As a modern mom, how could I [...]
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I was shopping in Target with Holden. We needed pajamas. He found some.
I loathed them: the licensed character, the polyester. Ick. Double Ick.
He was so very happy.
“Mommy, you like cool things and I like cool things”
So we bought them.
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This morning at preschool drop-off, I was helping Milo to remove his jacket (while providing him the illusion he was doing it “all by self!”) and a teacher (let’s call her Jill) noticed we have the same color hair.
Jill said, “I guess that’s proof that you don’t color your hair.” I laughed a little and [...]
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The Rookie Mom's Handbook: 250 Activities to Do with (and Without!) Your Baby
