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March 29, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Okay. Annoying pregnant women are a major problem. More and more I am finding search terms to my site come from people Google "annoying pregnant woman", "annoying pregnant friends", ... (
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March 27, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Please note: this post contains affiliate links to many (not all) of the products I recommend. I am not compensated by the brands themselves in any way and I believe I am making ... (
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March 15, 2012 at 2:18 pm
I'm pregnant again. As such I'm reliving a lot of the experiences and decisions I made the first time around.
My first pregnancy resulted in a c-section. A c-section that ... (
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January 22, 2012 at 9:01 pm
I have been racking my brain, trying to figure out why, oh WHY my finances seem to be in worse and worse shape. I have felt this slow, insidious drain from my pocketbook, yet ... (
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November 15, 2011 at 8:49 am
I'm kind of ashamed to admit it, but my food expenses have spiraled out of control. I think it started as soon as I had my first child. I decided we all needed to eat better to ... (
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November 13, 2011 at 10:02 pm
I was checking out the common search terms that bring people to my site and discovered there were more than a few searching for things like this:
I did, at one point, write ... (
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September 10, 2011 at 12:27 pm
photo by Melissa Bowman Photography & Creative Design
(and no, I don't know if this snake does the tail-wag thing. It's just a cool snake picture.)
In the animal kingdom, ... (
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August 31, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Usually when I can't stop thinking about something, it's time for me to write about it. That's what happened when I read this NPR article on parenting and I woke up still thinking ... (
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August 25, 2011 at 8:05 am
I’m a neat freak.
Anyone who has known me or lived with me for even a short period of time (sorry college roommates) is likely laughing in hysterics at that sentence. My outward ... (
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July 28, 2011 at 10:14 am
Photo by krupp
I am pretty excited about this recipe - which I adapted from "Kale Crisp" recipe on the delightful blog We Like It Raw. And while I'm one of those "no seriously, ... (
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May 4, 2011 at 9:30 am
Since I wrote my last post, I decided it would be a good idea to time myself doing everything. This has been illustrative. While my goal was originally to go about my day ... (
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April 28, 2011 at 9:31 am
Note to readers: While this post is about the concept of comparative advantage and the time management hurdles of a part-time working mother, the issues brought up are not ... (
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March 26, 2011 at 3:43 pm
The Organic Paradox
I found the research article, "Organic Paradox," by Debra Van Kamp to be interesting because it's rare to read a piece of criticism about the organic food ... (
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February 24, 2011 at 8:37 am
There is a lot of Support Planned Parenthood talk online as if it is synonymous with The Only Possible Way to Support Women's Reproductive Health. I'm not going to get deep ... (
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February 21, 2011 at 10:38 am
It was my understanding laws were created to attempt to protect people from forces from which they cannot reasonably protect themselves. But it seems some people have a hard time ... (
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February 15, 2011 at 4:00 am
Zotero: The Next-Generation Research Tool ... (
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February 7, 2011 at 7:46 pm
photo by bcmom
I love chocolate chip cookies. And despite the fact that I spent two solid years of my life on a strict sugar and grain free diet, my favorite thing about going ... (
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February 7, 2011 at 9:39 am
photo by cote
Cloth diapering is not for everyone. Nor do I believe it will single-handedly save the planet. Prior to having my baby, I had all the same objections I hear from ... (
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January 23, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Anyone is free to copy and distribute this graphic. I made it.
While I have been pro-life for a few years, I used to be pro-choice. I thought it might be helpful for someone to ... (
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January 2, 2011 at 7:20 pm
I just learned baby powder containing talc is not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics because it presents a danger upon inhalation and can also contain asbestos contaminants. ... (
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December 31, 2010 at 8:29 pm
This study on gender differences in sleep interruptions from U of M is interesting, and I wondered how I compared to the women in the study, as well as my own reasons for what ... (
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December 31, 2010 at 9:27 am
It’s amazing that you can love someone as much as you love your child. There is something outrageously special about it. I don’t know. It feels like this contract you have ... (
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December 22, 2010 at 11:08 am
I have total blogger anxiety. I haven't posted in forever, and what's more, I'm not sure I even want to. My desire to blog is inversely related to how many people I know also know ... (
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October 20, 2010 at 10:39 am
An uncluttered life would be nice. A life where I am certain that the things I own, I love, and need. A life where excess was not everywhere. A life where I have enough and I ... (
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October 17, 2010 at 4:53 pm
My husband has a cold. You would think this rather common state would leave someone feeling perhaps a bit of sympathy for the sick person, but other than that, they would ... (
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