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    Crafting Dates

    Photo (and tutorial!) courtesy design*sponge

    My friend Katie and I are planning another crafting date. I find that crafting is so much more fun with friends. We’ve only had two crafting dates so far, one to make holiday presents and another one in January (I made a purse and she started working on a quilt).

    I should keep an ongoing list in my writer’s notebook of everything I want to make, so I could just consult the list instead of trying to think of a project every time. I started one awhile ago, but then I finished that journal and forgot to transfer the list to my new writer’s notebook.… Read More

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    Another E-Course

    I’m thinking about signing up for another e-course. This one is about how to grow your creative business. The artist who runs it, Kelly Rae, looks super-cool. I don’t really consider my blogs to be a “creative business”, but it would be lovely to meet more kindred spirits online. The cost is $99 for five weeks. The timing would work perfectly, since it starts a couple days after school gets out for the summer and ends before Matt and I leave for our summer vacation. Ya-hoo!

    Here’s what the course topics are:

    * Weeks one and two will focus on creating an effective online presence via blogs, websites,
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    Calling a Midwife


    Ohmygoodness. I’m about to call a woman who might potentially turn out to be our midwife. I e-mailed her last night to ask the following questions:

    1. Can my husband and I set up a time to meet with you to talk about birthing at home versus birthing at a birthing center? I am leaning toward the home option, but we would feel more informed if we at least toured the birthing center and explored that option.
    2. As part of my pre-conception phase, I am going to visit my general physician for a yearly check-up. Are there tests I should request in preparation for conception? Are there questions I should be
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