Category Archives: stuff to ponder

Practice, makes practice.

When I was a little girl, I used to play a game. I had a pretty vivid imagination and always seemed to think up these amazing things with visual maps and images, and in the midst my racing thoughts, all … Continue reading

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The universal skillet.

Last week I had a massage. If anything equated with the pains of labor with my second child, it was this massage. I employed every breathing technique, every visualization, every relaxation method I could think of just to get through … Continue reading

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The art of whispering.

On Saturday, my almost-five-year-old tried to be quiet. And sneaky. And a secret keeper. He sat at the kitchen table, spooning up his honey-sweetened yogurt and cereal combo, and I could see his little wheels working. His thoughts are like … Continue reading

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Walk as though your feet are kissing the Earth.

Day 4, Prenatal Intensive. I’ve taken a couple of days to digest the experience of the intensive. And I suppose there should be a preface to this post with a little background information. I’m a wrestler. I’ve wrestled a lot … Continue reading

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Rockstars know that life is beautiful.

A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled upon a blog that will soon force me to buy stock in every facial tissue company in the universe. It’s not just the story that’s a tear jerker; it’s that every post is … Continue reading

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Sunshine and stars.

On our way home from lunch today, we passed a church being built. My four-year-old-sage-of-life son asked, “Mom, God’s in there, right?” As I opened my mouth to tackle this question, he followed up with a quick, ” ‘Cause He’s … Continue reading

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Ode To My Electric Toothbrush.

A few nights ago as I rifled through the bathroom cabinet looking for the “good” toothpaste (not the baking-soda-blech one, but Tom’s of Maine cinnamon-clove. Oh yeah.), I spied my electric toothbrush. Dare I say that we had a moment? … Continue reading

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Yes or nope.

About two years ago, our then near three-year-old had this hilarious habit of asking questions and then immediately asking, “Yes? Or nope?” And we could really get him going with it. If he forgot to ask yes-or-nope, we would ask … Continue reading

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How to order coffee, and the art of non-attachment.

My husband refuses to speak Starbucks. While I found it frustrating at first, since I am fluent and enjoy practicing my language skills, it’s now kind of funny. My drink: a grande-soy-no water-chai. His drink: a grande-triple-nonfat-latte. When my husband … Continue reading

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Kula.

I’m reading, well re-reading actually, a trilogy about three sisters from Ireland. The stories are by no means a literary work of genius: they are simple works of fiction and stories of being found by love. (Go figure, my favorite … Continue reading

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