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Book Recommendations
I have been on a hiatus from fiction reading for too long! Like, um, two years? Is that right? I think so. Two years ago in October, I attended the Houston B.I.R.T.H fair and then picked up a bunch of free books about conception and pregnancy from the public library sale. Since then, I’ve pretty much been reading only non-fiction.… Read MoreWhen I put out a request for recommendations, I really appreciated your responses! Now I’m looking for a more permanent solution to finding new books. I want to join a social networking site related to book sharing. So far, I’ve heard about Good Reads and Shelfari (from you all,
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A Resolution
My friend Jamie at my Random Acts of Kindness Birthday PartySeveral years ago (like ten?) I used to be kind of a fanatic about telling people all the nice things I thought about them behind their backs. I would get bothered any time I was with a group of people and they would say something like, “Our server is so nice!” I would respond with, “So why not tell her?” I would follow up with a mini-lecture about how frustrating it is that we think all kinds of nice things about people behind their backs but then don’t say it to their faces. (I know, I can be an… Read More -
The Dress!
So it’s finally finished! What a relief. I remembered that I’m not actually a big fan of following clothing patterns, and when they say “Beginner” they mean, “It’s easier than other, super-complicated patterns, but it’s still going to be almost impossible for you to figure out by yourself if you are truly a beginner.”… Read MoreThankfully, I was able to schedule three craft dates with my friend who has a baby around Henry’s age. It was fun to chat and sew (and watch our babies when they weren’t napping).
I’ve been wearing the dress almost constantly, like to a little, free Blind Pilot concert at a local music store (and–get this:
