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Babble Posts

04.24.12

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In case you missed them, here are some of my favorite recent posts over at Babble.com: 20 pretty hairstyles for long hair An easy and trendy DIY idea These are so cute, but pricey. Luckily you can WIN them! The

10 Things

04.19.12

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1. Noah’s first family portrait.   2. Wands. When Noah was a baby, I secretly wished that he’d have a childhood “thing.” Remember that laundry detergent commercial where that little boy wore a beanie hat everywhere — even to bed

Remember That Pet Peeve Of Mine?

04.18.12

A reader sent me this video — admittedly a pretty long time ago — and it’s worth a watch. Just to prove my point about that pregnancy/parenthood myth that bugs the heck out of me. BAM! There it is. Now,

15 Ways To Better Wifedom?

04.11.12

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As I alluded to in my last post, being a wife is a lot different than I had imagined — 22 years old, standing in the courthouse with my 8-month-pregnant belly bulging from my brown dress. Just as every little

A Reason to Wed

04.11.12

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We’ve now been married for 3 years and 4 months. Our son is 3-years-and-2-months-old. (Ahem.) I don’t say this so that you’ll assume we only got married because I was pregnant (partly true) or that I regret marrying him (not

More Tattoos for Moms

04.5.12

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I’ve been thinking about a second tattoo lately. Truthfully it’s been on my mind for years — I’ve always known that my next tattoo would be a quote of some sort — and rediscovering these poems got my wheels in motion. And

Poetic Truth

03.29.12

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“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give