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If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck... Then...
Today I checked the voicemail on my land line. This hardly seems blog-worthy, except that it was the first time I'd checked the messages on my land line, ever. And by ever I mean, never before. As in...
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Race Report: Superior Stocking Run 5k
Saturday Dan and I ran a local 5k. This was the third time I've attempted to beat him in a 5k (first in 2009, and again in 2010). I guess three times is a charm. Spoiler alert: I did it! I finally beat...
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Etiquette question
When you meet someone at a party for the first time and you're holding a baby and they're holding a baby, what is the polite way to make introductions? Are you like "And who is this little guy/gal?"...
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The Unofficial YAY! List of Cool Things About a Five Hour Flight Delay With A...
I'm tired of hearing about how hard life with a baby is. Yes, of course it's hard, but it's also awesome, and people need to not be inundated with horror stories about all the ways in which your life...
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The year behind and the Year ahead.. Self-improvement, Trips, Projects, and...
Do you have any goals/resolutions for 2013? As I mentioned in my last post, I am trying to practice more gratitude. That means not complaining and being more patient. Like, I need to not be pissed off...
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What if they say my duck is wet because it's wet?
I've been thinking about an offhand comment my cousin made about my blog. I don't get to see this cousin as often as I'd like, due to geographical issues. She checks up on me via my ramblings on...
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Manic, in a Good Way
Hi. I'm overdue for a post... I aim for a post a week. What can I tell you? Earlier this week, I started a post about sleep training but it's in Purgatory for Blog Posts (aka "Drafts"). We had the...
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Our trip to Hawaii...
...was amazing! I've run into people lately who are like "We haven't taken any vacations since we had kids." I guess I can see why one might not jump at the chance to take a vacation with travel-mates...
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True Story: I Met My Husband At a Bar
On this day five years ago, I lived with two roommates I found on Craigslist. I had packed my Jetta and driven cross country, alone, except for the company of my GPS just two weeks prior. I was...
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My First Radio Interview
Long time, no post, I know... Sorry! We had my parents in town and then birthday festivities for Sweet Pea's first, and also I was busy with fame and stuff. Yeah, FAME. Well, fame-ish. My Listen To...
View ArticleHanging out in an empty house that isn't mine
My friend and I organized a weekend evening babysitting trade. The beauty of this arrangement is not simply the free babysitting, which alone would be enough of a win. It is also that while I am...
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Placenta Pills: Not Just For Grossing Out Your Friends and Family
Weaning's a bitch. (Sorry, subtle isn't my thing). Back when Sweet Pea was a teeny tiny potato-like little thing, I read this article about weaning and depression and I tucked it away somewhere in my...
View ArticleThere's No Room For Fear in a Burley Trailer
I thought I had put my fear of road biking behind me. My long-time readers (hi Mom!) may be sitting here like What you talkin' bout Willis, but there was a time, long before I started blogging when I...
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Books and Stuff
I was sitting down to write this post when Dan called to ask me a question. And by "sitting down to write this post" I mean checking to see how many pageviews my last post had acquired while shoving...
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My New Mascara
This morning I went for a run in the snow. My friend and hoped the bike path would be plowed but it wasn't yet. It felt like running on sand. My calves were burning by about the fourth mile. But it...
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Home Alone
Last weekend I came home from my run to find my house looking like a drunk midget had burglarized it. I'm used to this, as I live with a 13 month old who is into everything within her wingspan. I...
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A Day In the Life
5:35 Awaken to the faint sound of "eh-eh-eh." hope it will go away. "Eh-Eh-Eh" escalates to full blown crying.5:38 Nurse baby. Consider staying awake after nursing to run. Reject ridiculous idea.5:55...
View ArticleWhat's the Deal with Park Etiquette?
What's the deal with park etiquette? I am familiar with gym etiquette, road cycling etiquette, wedding etiquette and driving etiquette. Though I am not saying I necessarily follow the driving...
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If I could live anywhere, I'd live...
...in a peaceful, vibrant, low-stress place known as the present. I'm not sure what's keeping me from relocating. It's not the property taxes, real estate prices, or the school systems. In fact, I...
View ArticleGrateful
I was all ready to write about the trauma of trying to find the perfect outfit for the Listen To Your Mother Show. But then I heard what happened at the finish line of the Boston Marathon and blogging...
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