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52 weeks of simple joy
If there’s something I believe wholeheartedly, it’s that there is always something for which to be grateful. In 2013 I dedicated myself to taking a self-portrait every day. Truthfully, I’m glad that...
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Simple joy photo project, week two: Matilda and the labyrinth
Week 2. Meandering Joy. When Matilda and I play chess, here’s what happens. We set up the pieces as you would expect. Line our opposing pawns in a row. Stand the king, queen, rook, bishop, what have...
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Simple joy week 3: Leo and the swish
Week 3: Vicarious Joy. My oldest, Leo. He is inquisitive. Smart, sensitive, and mostly serious. He keeps to himself a lot of times. He’s a homebody who only tolerates change when the how and why of it...
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Simple Joy week 4: bringing back the sexy
Week 4. Joyful surrender. Joyful surrender. Sounds like a chocolate bar. Or a lingerie line. Joyful surrender. Something tempting, seductive and sexy. Not at all where I’m going with this post, this...
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Simple Joy week 5: easy, breezy, beautiful
Ever since I got a grip on my feelings toward this winter, life has been just a tad sweeter. I’m taking the days as they come. It’s really working out. The weather. My carousel of feelings. My kids. My...
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A baby, a birth, some butter
Week 6. Dreamy Joy. I had a dream. Earlier last week. In which I gave birth to Cupcake. Mitchell and I were out driving around the Cherokee Park loop. Swirling around the park like a pen would sketch a...
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simple joy week 7: puddles welcome here
Week 7. Unexpected Joy. As we emerged from the park and headed up Eastern Parkway I watched on the periphery as man on a mountain bike intentionally veered into a puddle. He didn’t just veer into it...
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simple joy week 8: a walrus and her roots
Week 8. Sturdy Joy. Dang girl. You been lifting? Mitchell had meant to stop me as I walked past him. He’d put his hand around my arm in passing. But it stayed. And now he was holding onto my bicep. I...
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There was a power surge at Walmart and I walked away with 3 life lessons
Walmart was the last stop on my errand run that morning. Mabel, my almost five month old, had about had it with me and all the ins and out of places we’d already been. I’d hoped to wrap her snuggly to...
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15 Things I’m doing in 2015 to stay centered
2014 was quite the year. I had a baby. That brought our family count up to three boys and TWO girls. Holy mutha. Three boys and two girls. I have three sons and two daughters. Almost eight months it’s...
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