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I Believe in Barack Obama. Also, Healthy Man Parts. 3 Nov 2012 | 05:55 am
I must admit that I’ve been a little bit out of it this election season. Consumed by a million work things. Consumed by a million emotional things. And in the moments where info graphics and statistic...
The Power of One Mom: My Mom 19 Oct 2012 | 06:52 pm
This time last week I had just started to pack for Ethiopia. And while I was rifling through my cosmetics drawer, looking for travel sized samples, at the very last minute I grabbed a Clinique lipstic...
Button Pusher 2 Oct 2012 | 11:16 pm
On the plane ride home from Vegas on Sunday, I was seated next to a man who repeatedly pushed my buttons. Some examples: 1. Our takeoff was delayed because Air Force One was landing. To which the man...
Vulnerability and Strength 13 Sep 2012 | 06:23 pm
This past weekend I was reminded of how vulnerability can reflect strength. This may seem counter-intuitive. After all, aren’t we taught to be tough? That revealing your fears and weaknesses makes yo...
8 Fears, 8 Hopes 6 Sep 2012 | 06:25 pm
To my sweet Laurel, Eight years ago today we began our journey together. Never in a million years could I have imagined that life would be what it is today. Never in a million years could I have imag...
Not Waiting for Maybe 5 May 2012 | 06:03 am
I have no idea whether I’m done growing babies. If up to Jon, I’m pretty sure the answer would be that we’re done (perhaps emphatically so after last night’s teething-induced lack of sleep). However, ...
In the Window 16 Apr 2012 | 06:00 am
On Friday Laurel and I went wedding dress shopping at Camilla’s with my sister Sharon. Laurel adores sketching fashion and dressing fancy so she was in heaven. And I felt so happy, not only because th...
Hands 10 Apr 2012 | 04:26 am
What a good Friday it was. We didn’t go to the garden store (hostas aren’t available yet) but we dyed eggs, made cake (instead of cupcakes since we didn’t have any paper liners…we made two single laye...
A Good Friday 6 Apr 2012 | 08:31 am
One of the things that was very hard for me to get used to when Laurel started public school (after her year-round day care) was the juggling and stress associated with school vacations. And the perio...
This Time Last Year 16 Mar 2012 | 01:15 am
If this were 2011, I would be going into labor this afternoon. Sitting here in my office right this second, it’s hard to imagine that I looked like this: And that, if this were 2011, it wouldn’t be u...
