Tag: motherhood
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Reading to the Kids – Island of the Blue Dolphins
The kids and I are about halfway through reading the book Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell. This was one of my favorite books when I was a kid and I wanted to share it with my kids. While they are all pretty much old enough to read it themselves, I enjoy hearing…
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Hair Dye Mom Salon
The third time is a charm they say but in this case the third time means I’m becoming a regular stylist for my kids. With Picture Day scheduled for Monday, the kids decided they wanted to color their hair. This is the third time I’ve colored Farah’s hair so I’m starting to learn little tricks…
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Recent Reads
Below are some recent books I’ve read. I get a lot of recommendations from podcasts, like 10% Happier with Dan Harris and soon to be defunct Tell Me Something True with Laura McKowen, and Quitted with Holly Whitaker and Emily McDowell. I listen to a lot of sober podcasts so I think that influences my…
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Sunday Funday
I had an awesome day today when I stop to think about it. I’m always feeling rushed around to take care of the kids needs and my own but I crammed in some good stuff today. I started with my usual Sunday morning running club outing where I logged 4+ miles and enjoyed coffee with…
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Write a Little Every Day Approach
I’ve been creating on this blog since July 30th, 2020. I’m trying to write a little bit everyday. I think it helps me to get my feelings out on the page, share a little bit about myself and my interests, and exercises my brain a bit. I would like for the blog to share open…
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Morning Smoothie Wardrobe Ensemble
I thought I’d share the photo below of me and my morning smoothie. I make a morning smoothie every day but today my almost 10- year old daughter pointed out that my smoothie matched my outfit! I was flying through the morning and probably wouldn’t have noticed If she hadn’t pointed it out. I got…
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Back to School Night
Back to School Night brought the whole family to the school building tonight. Coincidentally,the HBO show The Wire was filmed in their school building in central Baltimore. Since we have three kids we often have to be in two places at once. I’m still feeling pretty zonked from all the information each teacher provided. I…
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Too Tired
I tried to think about a topic to write about today but realized that I’m just too tired to write. I also realized that in and of itself is an adequate topic. It’s okay to be tired and have nothing to write about. Still, I intend to write a little everyday to exercise my writing…
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Ideal Day
This would be my ideal work day, or a close variation of it. Sleep 7-8 hours Blue light Hot beverage Meditate – 10 minutes Pray – 5 minutes Journal – 5 minutes Exercise – 1 hour Shower Smoothie Take the kids to school Commute Work Eat a salad Walk at lunch Errands Work Pick kids…
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Sleepyhead Mistake
I showed up to the gym this morning in my pajamas bottoms! I was half asleep (or maybe more than half) but when I showed up to meet my trainer and realized I was still wearing my rainbow boxer shorts I had slept in! The bottoms even had a slight ruffle trim and a light…
Charm Citizen 