Mid-Winter Update .:. Imbolc

February 1, 2010

Welcome February! We’re officially in the middle of winter–halfway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox: Imbolc.
This month seems so wide open. We’ve fully recovered from holiday craziness and are now turning our attentions to Spring. Stone will be launching his new business and we have a lot to [...]

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Photo Friday .:. Personal is Global

January 29, 2010

Personal transformation can and does have global effects.
As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us.
The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one.
~ Marianne Williamson ~

I love this quote and I love this picture. I came across both only in the past week and it was only [...]

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Terrifically Two!

January 25, 2010

This post is a complimentary piece to “8 Things I’ve Learned from My 2 Year Old” which is being featured over at Steady Mom today. Go check it out.
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It’s taken me a little while to get here.
When Koala was about 22 months old my world was turned upside [...]

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Photo Friday .:. Perspective

January 21, 2010

Perspective makes all the difference: it’s how we view the world around us, our children, our homes, our partners and it’s how we view ourselves within the larger picture.
Perspective is a gift. It can happen in one serendipitous moment where the world shifts, giving us a fresh set of eyes and a new sense [...]

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Pregnant Mama

January 16, 2010

I absolutely love being pregnant. I feel very good pregnant and I like how curvy and sexy my body fills out. I feel empowered and strong and able.
Perhaps my favorite thing about being pregnant is the added mindfulness that comes along with it. I rethink everything from my caffeine intake [...]

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Give-away .:. Spazzy Yarn

January 11, 2010

So remember way back when I was doing holiday give-aways and I promised one more for the crafty sort, but then I sort of never mentioned it again?
Well, I’m here to follow up on promises, even if they are a few weeks late, with the trust that you all understand how life has that funny [...]

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To Reprimand or To Let Be

January 6, 2010

Reprimand: to reprove severely, usually in a formal or official way.
Reprove: to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
(courtesy of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

We live in a society where it is an acceptable social norm to reprimand someone if you feel they have wronged you, another person, or society in general.
Stone and I [...]

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Holiday Recap

December 30, 2009

I’ve been a little under the weather which was the perfect opportunity to upload, edit and share my favorite holiday photos. We’ve been out of town visiting family for almost two weeks now! The last few days we’ve been laying low due to a nasty cough, but last week that we braved the [...]

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My favorite posts of 2009

December 30, 2009

Since I’m super sick and far away from home (waaaaah!) I put together something simple for you today. These are a few of my favorite posts from the year. I know I have some new readers so I wanted to pull them up and I had fun reading back and reflecting on my [...]

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Birth Activism

December 27, 2009

These last few weeks have been a blur of wonderfulness. I know I’ve hinted at the local birth activism I’ve been participating in, but I want to share where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing.
I usually fall asleep dreaming up blog posts and now I fall asleep dreaming of how social [...]

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