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Here’s a story about when things happen, here’s one about grief.
Here’s a story about the worries, and being pregnant after a miscarriage, and one about running and being sober.
Here is permission to pause and a reason to pause and how to write a love note, and the best gift for your one-year-old third baby who doesn’t need anything.
Here’s a story about trees.
Here’s one about change and another about the futility of making plans.
Here is a story about having two kids under two, one about things all nursing mothers need to hear, and one about deleting the term “natural birth” from your vocabulary.
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The good kind.
I’ve arranged the content here into categories so that you might discover something interesting that leads you to something else interesting, and then something else, and then something else… You get the picture.
Creativity + Memoir
Inspiration for creative living and true stories from my life.
Self Care + Movement
Meditation and mindfulness. Running and workouts.
Thoughts + Musings
Your guess is as good as mine 🤷♀️
Mental Health + Sobriety
Postpartum mood adjustment, anxiety, depression, and sober living.
Family + Kids
Adventures in parenting and marriage and fun activities to do with the kids.
Food + Favorites
Food, books, podcast and links to may favorite things on the internet.
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After Our Son Died My Husband Gave Me the Most Meaningful Gift of My Life (HuffPost)
The Kind of Dad with Big Enough Shoulders to Carry the Grief of our Whole Family- That’s My Husband (Scary Mommy)
My Christmas Tree is Covered in Frogs (Scary Mommy)
There Aren’t Enough Pictures (Love What Matters)
Dealing with Incomprehensible Grief (The Santa Barbara Independent)
Running in Place (The Santa Barbara Independent)
Running in Place: Isla Vista (The Santa Barbara Independent)
Running in Place: The End (The Santa Barbara Independent)