My Grown Up Christmas List

I was driving to work this morning listening to the radio, and I heard this song for the first time this holiday season.
It’s always been one of my absolute favorites, but this year it seemed to take on a higher sense of reality for me as I shift in to the next chapter of my [...]

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Christmas Consternation

Even though it’s a little too early in my book to deck the halls with boughs of holly, the stores and commercials on TV are doing exactly what they set out to do: get me and the rest of the world in the Christmas spirit.
Which splits me in half between excitement and dread.
 
Excited about the [...]

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What REALLY Matters

I had a mini melt-down last night when I had ten things going at once, and Mikey came home and wanted to go for a family walk – which I LOVE, btw, normally. But in this instant I became suddenly overwhelmed with everything else I’m trying to do and I got upset. A walk seemed [...]

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Life at Ludicrous Speed

I feel like someone suddenly pressed the fast forward button on my life and left me no time to get anything done. Not only for myself, but around the house as well.
 
Avery wants to be held all the time, and will only sit down for about 10-15 minutes (if I’m lucky) and watch a little [...]

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Calling It Quits With Cosmo

Dear Cosmopolitan Magazine:
 
Let me start off by stating that I’ve been a loyal subscriber for years. Since my late teens/early twenties, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed flipping through the crazy confessions, the true-life drama stories and how to mix and match the latest items for the coming season.
 
However, within the last year or so I’ve found Cosmo [...]

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Weathering the Storm

And so it continued last night…
 
I got home and Mom headed out for job orientation (she starts her night job next week.) I walked into the house and was so glad to be home. Avery was taking a little nap, so I had time to run around the house and do some of the things [...]

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Kinda Fuh-Reaky.

Leafing through the September/October issue of All You Magazine, I came across the horoscope page.
I’ve never put stock in horoscopes, but sometimes I read them for fun.
I don’t think I’ve ever read a truer horoscope, or felt it applied to me more than this one did.
Change is continuing to come to us. Good things are [...]

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I’m going to actually DO something.

Okay. I’m going to do it. I’ve finally resolved to do the one thing I always dreamed of doing, my whole life.  I’m going to write a book.
 I’m sitting here at work, pissed off that I’m actually sitting here and having to do this stupid job. I’m operating on complete autopilot because I’m still pining [...]

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Gunnar Doesn’t Care About Being Fat.

I can’t believe it. After ten weeks, I’m back into my size 4 pants. With the exception of a couple extra pounds in my thighs and butt, you can’t even tell I ever had a baby, especially a baby who’s only ten weeks old. I have no stretch marks, and I’ve been in a bikini [...]

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Top Ten Things I can’t wait to do in approximately three weeks.

10. Have a brand new, cuddly, beautiful little girl to care for.
 
9. Have Regis and Kelly and Rachael Ray shows on in the mornings. I DVR these, but it’s so hard to find the time to watch them. It’ll be nice to have them on in the background.
 
8. Have labor and delivery and the whole [...]

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