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Category Archives: kids
And just like that….
I had carefully scheduled my meetings around this morning’s fifth grade promotion ceremony. Our youngest daughter’s second to last day in our neighborhood school. As planned, I logged off my morning meetings promptly at 10 a.m. to dash over to … Continue reading
Posted in advice, everyday life, family, friendship, kids, lessons learned, love, marriage, parenthood, women
Tagged being a mom, family, kids, lessonslearned, life, momlife, parenthood, parenting, writing
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Soliloquy on going back to school during a pandemic: There are no words and that’s okay
Girls, Before you started kindergarten I wrote you each a letter. I wanted to capture how I felt on the eve of your entrance into a new world. I know too much about schools and schooling and I wondered how … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, everyday life, family, kids, lessons learned, parenthood, personal, summer, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged back to school, kids, pandemic, parenthood, parenting
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It’s 2020. Like right now.
For many years, I stuck to strict goals. I called them resolutions but they were SMART goals and I tracked my adherence to those goals religiously. I didn’t use apps or fancy journaling. I just counted. And at the end … Continue reading
Posted in everyday life, family, kids, lessons learned, new year's eve, resolutions, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged blogging, life, new years resolutions, reflections, writing
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Snuggling: A Parenting Practice
Snuggling has become one of the most meaningful (and accidental) parenting practices I never meant to adopt. For me, every day starts and ends with snuggling. It’s perhaps the most intimate and meaningful part of my relationship with my daughters. … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, everyday life, family, kids, lessons learned, motherhood, parenthood, personal, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged kids, motherhood, mothers day, parenthood, parenting
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December 2018, check.
The final countdown is over. I’m flummoxed at the pace of the year, especially this last month. We saw family, spent time out-of-town, and celebrated holidays. Most Decembers are shiny and bright and this one did not disappoint. I checked … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, community, everyday life, kids, lessons learned, new year's eve, personal, resolutions
Tagged exercise, hiking, life, new years resolution, writing
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October 2018, check. (Double check)
October was an entire year rolled up into one month. When I look back on 2018, October may be my best month, yet. Too many things and so many more things happened. The list: Exercise (make room for one non-WIP … Continue reading
Posted in academia, advice, blogging, everyday life, family, friendship, kids, lessons learned, parenthood, Uncategorized, work, writing
Tagged blogging, exercise, graduate school, life with kids, los angeles, reading
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September 2018, check.
My mind has taken years to unwind from an academic calendar. It’s Q4. Not the start of school or a few weeks into the semester. We’re in the final 92 days of 2018 and I am ready to take on … Continue reading
Posted in advice, blogging, everyday life, family, kids, lessons learned, love, marriage, new year's eve, parenthood, personal, resolutions, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged bootcamp, hiking, new years resolutions, renaissance faire
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August 2018, check.
I never think summer is over when August is over. In the northeast, it’s hot well into October and sometimes we get a few sunny skies in November, too. It’s a cruel change of heart around Thanksgiving but I can … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, exercise, family, new years resolutions
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July 2018, check.
July was madness. It was joyful and thrilling and relaxing and amazing. We were a family of three, then four again then five. We celebrated a 7th birthday, picked up our oldest from her first month away at camp, hosted … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, bootcamp, new years resolutions
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June 2018, check.
June is always the end of something. No matter how much we try to make it about summer kickoff and the start of something fun, it always feel melancholy to me. Melancholy and sunny. We saw the end of lots … Continue reading
Posted in advice, community, everyday life, family, kids, lessons learned, marriage, parenthood, personal, resolutions, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged new years resolutions, smart goals, summertime, working out
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