Monthly Archives: December 2011

Drink More Tea.

December 22nd, 2011

Being sick for five days has helped me remember how much I need to be drinking more tea, even when I’m not sick. I think this is going to be one of my New Year’s resolutions. This stuff on Kirtsy today is also persuading me to think more about the treats I consume. Did you [...]

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Merry Christmas Week.

December 20th, 2011

It’s the week before Christmas, and all thorough my mother in law’s house, I’m coughing and sneezing, and really just trying not to get everyone else sick. I’m not myself. My voice is almost gone. My head is stopped up. My face is swollen. I’m hopped up on cold medicine. And I’m borderline hibernating until [...]

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The Gifts We Give Each Other.

December 16th, 2011

It was exceptionally dreary as we made our way through the fog on our daily pre-dawn commute to school. The weather was grey, the morning was hectic, and I felt like someone was missing in the car, the way you do when you overachieve at miscarriage. The more we stopped and started, inching forward behind [...]

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Holiday Hack: Hauling Out the Holly.

December 16th, 2011

Okay, I think it’s technically not holly. From what I understand, Holly is sharp and hurts people (the plant, not Hugh Hefner’s ex girlfriend). I think this is technically garland. If you’ve ever spent time in London over the Holidays you may have noticed that almost every doorway is adorned with living pine draperies of [...]

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#11 in 2011. Babble Top 100 Mom Blogs

December 16th, 2011

Check it out. I’m beyond honored to be anywhere near this list. A. Please go check out all of these blogs listed on Babble’s Top 100 Mom Blogs. B. Thank you, Babble for making the effort to feature writers, photographers, and storytellers who just so happen to also be raising children. And talking about it. [...]

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Why do other clothes even exist?

December 12th, 2011

It’s a good question. Because no matter what else I purchase, all I want to wear is some combination that looks almost exactly like this. Well, that or yoga pants & a Beyonce t-shirt. 

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Curtis Stone is a Granola God.

December 12th, 2011

You may know that mornings are a whole nightmare thing around my house…for starters because they start so stupid early, but also because my child is the Gandhi of breakfast. Only he doesn’t quietly refuse to eat; he believes in protesting with volume. I hear that this is often a thing in other houses as [...]

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My Kingdom for These Shoes.

December 12th, 2011

This is all I want for Christmas. In a size 8 1/2. And they are seriously nowhere to be found in the whole wide world web. In other words, let it be known, the New Balance WR890 in crazytown rainbow orange are the Cabbage Patch Teddy Ruxpin Tickle Me Elmo of 2011…for people who dig orange shoes. I’m [...]

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The Holiday Cookie Exchange Party: Trays, Traditions & Taboo

December 5th, 2011

Every year, for as long as I can remember, I’ve attended a cookie exchange party. I’m not sure if this is a Texas thing, or a Southern thing… I thought it was just a Holiday thing that everyone does…but apparently, it’s not. Kind of like when you first learn that not everyone’s great uncle wears a [...]

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I Went to a Cookie Party & Came Back with an Even Better Recipe: Shrimp & Grits Tarts.

December 5th, 2011

This weekend, I went to a cookie exchange party at my sister-in-law’s (and brother’s) house. As happens at cookie exchange parties, I returned home with 12 new cookie recipes. But what I’ve been craving ever since is this slammin appetizer my SIL served. Like, honestly, it’s a little concerning how much I’ve thought about this [...]

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