A moment of clarity with Emerson

September 13, 2012

I’ve been wondering lately, apropos of nothing, whether or not I’m successful enough. And not getting any clear answers. In some ways, yes. Very. In others, my life is pretty damn pedestrian.
And then I thought of my (sadly late) Aunt Susan and how she defined success.
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent [...]

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Why I Kicked My Baby Book to the Curb

September 4, 2012

I’m not a scrapbooker or journal-writer by nature. I have so many friends who are great at it, but I suuuuuuck. Same thing with baby books. Just didn’t get the gene.
I realized that part of my problem with the baby book was that it was a book. In a different room. While I am in [...]

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How To Get More Done in Your Day :: or, how to eat Monday for breakfast

August 27, 2012

Alright, Penelopes. We are going to make MINCEMEAT of our day today. We are going to eat fricking Monday for breakfast.
As we lay our pretty little heads on our pillows tonight, we are going to sigh happily. Why? Because we have more on our “Done” list than on our “To Do” list.
Please note that this [...]

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Assignment: send some love- right now, super fast

August 20, 2012

The other day, my husband texted me out of the blue. Just a simple “I love you.” Nothing more.
It gave me such a nice little jolt and changed my mood from a reasonably good one to a great one. I felt more productive, more generous to my work colleagues, more willing to be kind to [...]

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It’s the little things: the power of the storage solution

August 15, 2012

A few weeks ago, my incredibly generous sister (love you, Melinda!) gave us yet another bag of toys for Jackson. This one was a garbage bag full of those big Duplo blocks. I thanked her and put them away waiting for the perfect time to introduce Jackson to them. But every time I looked at [...]

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I secretly like some of my weekend chores

August 10, 2012

I know I’m supposed to complain about the various chores I have to do on the weekends, when I’d rather be reading or knitting or lying in the sun. And sometimes, I’m not feeling like vacuuming or dusting, to be sure.
But I get great satisfaction doing the “stocking up” chores. I like to grocery shop, [...]

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My 80’s Kitchen Gets a Major Makeover

August 8, 2012

When my husband and I moved into our home a year and a half ago, I knew I loved the spaciousness and smart layout of the kitchen, but I was positive that the 80’s look of the space had to go, as quickly as possible. I’d seriously lay awake at night listening to the dirt [...]

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