Before I forget (and I probably will) two strong potential titles for my memoir are Jump to Recipe and Buy Now, as I am ALWAYS ALWAYS wanting to do domestic and pastoral things, whimsical and …
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humans vs. ideas
At the risk of sounding VERY VERY OBVIOUS I think the hardest part of character-driven writing is writing about human beings instead of ideas. So often I’ll be crafting something and realize, I’m thinking about …
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Candy
Us to Joe: Do you want some candy! Joe: No Us to Joe: C’mon! it’s candy! Joe:…No Us to Joe: You’re gonna love it! Candy’s awesome! Joe: …Cars? Us: JUST EAT YOUR CANDY Joe: NO …
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catalytic convertor
The other night, Mo and I woke up at 4 AM to the sound of someone sawing his catalytic converter off his car, and then peeling off into the night. (Please note that I JUST …
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it hurts
The absolute VERY WORST part of Joe’s recent case of hand foot and mouth is in fact NOT that his fingers and toes are now peeling off like snake skin, but that he learned to …
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I am a good person (?)
I felt like a very, VERY good person and planet steward when I ordered myself a bunch of reusable straws, but then I realized that I Amazon Primed them, which basically cancels out any goodness? …
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Clingy
I don’t know whether to celebrate or lament this, so here’s just a cold, hard fact: Every other mother: Bedtime is so hard, they won’t go to sleep unless I cuddle and sing to them, …
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Happy anniversary
I think the longer you’ve been married, the further your anniversary day gets from anything moderately celebratory. A scene from this morning: Husband: Did you feed the cat? Wife: No, I’m getting Joe his waffle …
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hand and foot and mouth and heart
Joe caught hand foot and mouth at day care, and his PERFECT PRECIOUS little hands and feet and face are covered in painful red blisters and bumps and I look at him trying to pull …
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Pregnancy Test
If you’re wondering if you’re pregnant, but aren’t close to a Walgreens / don’t have 18.99 to spare, one thing you can do is just think about Circus Peanuts, the weirdly banana flavored peanut shaped …