Category Archives: self

being a mama

It is late and I am rocking sweet Jackson. He asks for so little, really. He just wants to be fed, held, and loved. So little to ask of life. Sometimes I wonder what is harder: to be the center … Continue reading

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Yum

 Oh summer, how I love you.  I love you and your fruit!  I am obsessed with watermelon right now. It’s so good and I can’t get enough!    

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Life in the dork lane

you can tell how I felt about this…  

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Ankle update

The cast is off! I can’t walk on my ankle for two more weeks, but I can move it a bit. The stitches were removed and I can get the incisions wet and everything! There were twelve stitches on the … Continue reading

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Ankle update: prayers answered!!

Though I was given no hope for this possibility (I was told it was a 1% chance), I kept praying that I could be walking before baby O2 comes…and today’s surgery gave me the improbable answer that I should be! … Continue reading

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Verse of the day, broken ankle edition

i have to share this…I have a Bible app, and this was the daily verse on the day before I broke my ankle: “We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Well, there wasn’t … Continue reading

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The ankle incident

Monday afternoon the strangest thing happened. I stepped out of my front door and fell, I’m not even sure why, and rolled my ankle on the way down pretty badly. It felt disgusting. The end result was that my ankle … Continue reading

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Dapper Day 2014

Dapper Day is an unofficial Disneyland celebration day in which people dress up, usually vintage, and go to the park. It started to honor Walt Disney’s original concept drawings of Disneyland and how he imagined guests dressing. It has expanded … Continue reading

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Happy birthday to me!

I am thirty years old today. It’s hard to believe. I don’t feel thirty…or I don’t know what thirty feels like perhaps. In any case, I had a lovely weekend and I am already having a great day. I am … Continue reading

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The Lush experience

So obviously I really like Lush products. They are handmade, all natural, and they work and smell fantastic. I especially love their fun bath bombs, but I think they confuse some people. So here’s one in action: This little gift … Continue reading

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