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Making Babies
What better topic for Valentine’s Day, right?I came across this book for the first time last week, and I’m intrigued to read it. It’s called Brighton Baby: The Complete Guide to Preconception & Conception.It “celebrates the power of love as the intangible ‘blueprint of life.'”No, this does not mean that we are planning for Number Three. Life is perfectly full (and hard) with just two of them! I’m continuing to host my e-course about preparing your mind, body, and life for pregnancy, so I like to stay current on what’s happening with the research.The book looks dense (a little too dense), but here’s what… Read More -
On Turning 39
Last week marked my passage across the threshold of being 39. I had a wonderful day that was celebrated by my children (Henry made me a “wind-powered boat” out of a shoebox, a pinwheel, and duct tape, as well as four cards, so Tate started finding toys all around the house and giving them to me as gifts as you can see above), my colleagues, the children I tutor, my birthday buddy (we do a little exchange at school every year), and my partner Matt (he had warm cookies and cold milk delivered to me at work and wrote a poem for me).The tenor of my birthdays is very… Read More -
Sunday Supper Idea
By the end of this year, I want to be able to say that I feel “balanced, connected, full of vitality, and at peace.” While it’s definitely difficult to feel “at peace” given what’s happening in the United States right now (I can’t even imagine what I would feel if I were a person of color, LGBTQ, Muslim, or undocumented), I’m trying to work on the “connected” part.Matt and I are both introverted, so it feels easy to spend an entire weekend with just our little family. Yet at the same time, we enjoy other people and want to build deeper connections with our friends.That’s where “Sunday Supper”… Read More
