Of all the things I’ve attempted in life, motherhood has been the hardest. The two small human beings I call son and daughter have left me weeping on my knees on the bathroom floor…
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In 2017 I developed a passion for gardening. What started as a mild interest to cheer us up in the wet mountain monsoons has now turned into a full-on obsession. I’m at risk of…
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It’s been 3 weeks since I blogged… yikes! Consistency is not one of my gifting. I thrive on ideas, creativity, and have always leaned on family and friends who could help keep me organized.…
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Have you ever had something that you said you would never do? And then one day you wake up and you’re doing it and it’s not your favorite thing ever, but it’s OK? Well,…
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As a single girl of 28 I lived in Delhi for two years with roommates in a second story flat overlooking our neighborhood park. And here I am with a family of four shifting…
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Some of us find the holidays difficult. Some of us find it difficult when they’re over. Some of us find it hard to get with family while some of us find it hard to…
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This morning was a roll-out-of-bed-make-the-bed-and-just-keep-moving kind of morning. We had the Project Rescue Christmas party last night at my sister’s house (who happens to have not one, but TWO giant Christmas trees in her…
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My husband came home on Monday after 10 days! After 10 long days of flu, triple quarantine, an abscess that turned into a staff infection (and changed the shape of my nose), two trips…
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My living room is just glorious in afternoon sunlight. In the morning it’s a bluish cave, but as soon as that sun comes to the backside of the house and pours in, it warms…
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We’ve been at home for 2 nights, and that means I have brain-space to write. To the women who can roadtrip it (even living in campers) with your spawn for weeks or even months…
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The sun is not up yet and both kids have been up waaay too long, running around with inordinately loud stomping and asking for breakfast. I keep telling them, “No matter how early you…
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I followed peace home to our home sweet home after three long weeks of travel. Life on the road with two preschoolers is like controlled chaos, and as carefully as we plan and as…