Monthly Archives: March 2006

Housework days two & two point five

I am finding tracking the housecleaning a bit tricky because one of the skills we’ve acquired (striven to acquire, actually) is just to do tiny bits of things as we go along, so wipe down the front hall tiles where … Continue reading

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Housework hours day one (to now)

Today was kind of a minimal day. Unless I vaccuum before bed. :) Housework Cleaned toilet & sink – 5 min Tidied up – 15 min Garbage/recycling out – 10 min Laundry – 25 min Kitchen clean-up (x2, total) – … Continue reading

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Mommy blog talk

Two things going on in the blogosphere (DRINK! < -- the internet jargon drinking game) that have been making me think. One is this post here on women’s weight gain in marriage. I it saw via Tertia’s blog but really … Continue reading

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What’s up & resolutions

So… after my post about Emily, and not being able to sleep while on vacation, I of course came down with Noah’s cold. Rather brutally. The Briars was a nice spot to have a cold, although it sort of put … Continue reading

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Is “yuppie” still in use?

Update soon. :) However. I have almost bought a car (we’re hammering out details with the owner) for myself. It is a 2001, black, power sunroof, a/c, automatic, cruise control equipped, 165 hp 1.9 litre turbo… … Volvo station wagon. … Continue reading

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This too is true

4:24 am After nursing Noah at 3-ish, I can’t get back to sleep. I watched him breathe in my arms, this 17 lb 6 month old body of his cradled against mine, my arms full at last of baby. And … Continue reading

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From the Briars

Whirlpools/hot tubs are fabulous. I sat in one and texted and read the New Yorker and then I went and had curry from the lunch buffet. Then I sat in a sitting room with a fireplace and old, comfortable, turn … Continue reading

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Quickies

Noah caught a cold and it’s a little scary, this first illness. He’s doing ok, but gah baby goobers. And fear. There’s been this irrational fear something would happen this week, Emily’s week. And so it would have been nice … Continue reading

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Catching up

I meant to say more about that post of the Ferrett’s, but eek, time flew. I might be able to today though, because today’s catch up and relax day, except for going to the doctor’s. [Yes, tit woes. I feel … Continue reading

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Good stuff

This is a great post. (It kind of reminds me of this poster which I also really like.)

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