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Work & Passions

Nurturing or ambition: do moms have to choose?

May 11, 2012

Ever since I can remember, I’ve been a nurturer. Some of my earliest memories involve cradling baby dolls and placing injured animals in shoeboxes so I could (usually unsuccessfully) nurse them back to health. I always loved babies, from the time I was a baby myself. And I always knew I would be a mother, [...]

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My ‘pre-mothering’ travel routine: what’s wrong with prepping your family before you hit the road?

May 2, 2012

I mentioned my “pre-mothering” pre-trip rituals in Monday’s post, but it turns out I had a lot more to say on the subject: As I usually do before a trip, I’ve spent much of the last few days doing what I jokingly refer to as “pre-mothering:” stocking the house with snacks and reasonably healthy convenience [...]

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Time to grow: your garden, your ideas, your writing…

March 15, 2012

With the absolutely beautiful weather we’re having this week, spring, renewal, and growth are on my mind. How about you? Are you feeling eager to get your hands in the dirt, or roll up your sleeves and tackle some dreams that are ready to thaw out after the winter chill? I’ve got a few cool [...]

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I am a mother. But first, I was just me.

March 7, 2012

I’ve been thinking all day about a blog post written by my friend Kyran Pittman, an amazing writer, memoirist and mother of three. In the post Kyran explores the idea of what keeps us going as we age, as the people we have loved and lived for – both our children and others – grow [...]

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Mindful Monday: ask for help (and get really specific)

February 27, 2012

While I was away, I worked steadily on some projects that had gotten a little backed up. Sprawled out on a hotel bed in the quiet, just my laptop and me – no kids’ schedules to consider or  worries about a napping toddler waking up at just the wrong moment – I got a lot [...]

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loving ‘em and leaving ‘em

February 24, 2012

Wednesday morning, I left for Nashville. Almost-three-year-old Clara took my leaving in stride. “I don’t want you to go, Mommy,” she’d said the night before. “I know, but I won’t be gone long.” “Oh! You come back soon?” she asked in hopeful voice, snuggling up to me. “Yes, very soon. I always come back,” I reminded [...]

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mini-resolution: drop a few things from my to-do list

February 4, 2012

In the nearly four weeks since I began my series of mini-resolutions, I’ve made dozens of small, simple steps to improve my home, nurture my family, care for myself, and support my work and passions. Today is my last day of mini-resolutions, inspired by a post I wrote almost exactly one year ago called “Do [...]

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