Category Archives: Ramblings

  1. Looking Up

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    February 24, 2017 by themommahen

    I used to spend a lot of time worrying about staying in the moment, not getting distracted and enjoying the here and now. I think I’ve gotten better. Maybe too good, because now I’m realizing that the here and now is slipping into the past, and the future is sneaking up on me while I languish in the present.

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  2. A Parent’s Performance Review

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    October 8, 2013 by themommahen

    I have two meals in the oven right now, getting ready to cook a batch of pancakes to stick in …
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  3. Can We Agree to Disagree?

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    May 30, 2013 by themommahen

    I don’t watch The Voice, but I couldn’t miss hearing about it everywhere I looked today. Apparently, Adam Levine of …
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  4. Boston In My Mind

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    April 20, 2013 by themommahen

        I’m from North Carolina, born and raised for 18 years of my life, but like so many others, …
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  5. Voices in my head

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    December 15, 2012 by themommahen

    “You put out, like, 17 status updates on Facebook today,” marveled The Husband. I couldn’t help it. I didn’t mean …
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  6. Are We Done?

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    November 29, 2012 by themommahen

    I don’t know how people decide to quit having babies. Yes, I have friends and know people who have examples …
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    Category: Pregnancy, Ramblings | Tags: , , ,

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