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Plans for Festivizing Our Home (Next Year)
Matt cutting down the last Christmas tree we had (in 2006)I am determined to be more festive next year. Don’t get me wrong; Matt and I aren’t entirely scrooges this year. We’re going to nine holiday parties this season (including a hayride and a Winter Solstice party). It’s just that our home doesn’t feel particularly celebratory.
It occurred to me that if we’re going to create a more decorated domicile next season, then we should probably start planning now. Everything related to the holidays will be on major sale starting December 26.
Usually, I am not one to buy things in advance. For example, I can’t bring myself to … Read More
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Reducing Nasty Chemicals in My Life
Reading the recent New York Times article about working on marriage (well, I have to confess I’m only on page five), has reminded me that Matt and I want to solidify our marriage before we jump into the sea of parenthood.We started the process by taking a marriage class back in August, but we haven’t done much since then. We’ve been trying to enroll in therapy together for a while, but we haven’t gotten around to finding someone.
It’s so easy to skip straight to the baby stuff. I only meant to read a book or two about preparing one’s body for conception, but I quickly realized that pretty … Read More
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Oh, Christmas Tree
I feel like a delinquent blogger.I have no beautiful advent calendar projects to share and no decorations to speak of.
Honestly, Matt and I haven’t done a single festive thing around our own house (although we are going to an inordinate number of holiday parties at other people’s houses this year–does that count?).
Like I said a few days ago, I miscalculated the amount of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. Matt and I should have done some holiday festification around our home the weekend after Thanksgiving. That way, we would have had three full weeks to enjoy it before heading off for the holidays.
But now it … Read More
