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The End of NaBloPoMo!

November 30, 2011
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Ahhh, yes. The end of an entire month of blogging each and every day (okay, except for the first couple days), and it has not been an easy process. There were nights when I just wanted to freaking go to bed, days when the kiddo wanted to steal the keyboard from me and eat it [...]

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My Black Friday Nightmare, or The Importance of Having the Find My iPhone App

November 25, 2011
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My sister and I have made our own tradition of Black Friday shopping, camping out at Target starting at 8pm and waiting out the cold until the doors open. It’s a minor rush, but it’s a fun way to really kick off the Christmas season, looking for gifts for everyone. So this year, true to [...]

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Spelling Bee Protests: When Anti-Intellectualism Has Gone Too Far

November 8, 2011

Years and years ago, I did a bunch of spelling bees. In fact, I was in the spelling bee every year from fourth through eighth grade. I get twitchy when people misspell common words in their blogs, tweets or Facebook posts. Yes, I know, I’m a little bit obsessive, but it’s a conveyance of language [...]

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Pure Imagination

October 5, 2011

I knew Steve Jobs wasn’t well, but I didn’t realize his days were coming to an end. Then I heard the news today and I had a hard time not getting emotional over a man with whom I have virtually no connection. But that’s the thing. I may have never met Steve Jobs in person, [...]

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Thoughts on Pregnancy, Week 3: Get Real About Nutrition and Health

September 10, 2011

A friend of a friend just found out that she’s pregnant, so our mutual friend reached out to me to shed some light on what to expect and how to start planning for her new arrival. Originally, this was a single, obscenely long post, so I’ve decided to make it into a 4 week series [...]

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Thoughts on Pregnancy, Week 1: Do Your Homework

August 27, 2011

A friend reached out to me to talk with an expecting friend of her’s and shed some light on what to expect and how to start planning for her new arrival. I realized that this could really help other soon-to-be-parents as well. Originally, this was a single, obscenely long email, so I’ve decided to make [...]

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