Yesterday Nathaniel invited me into his room to play with him. “Let’s play bad guy and good guy, Mommy! No, wait, you be Wonder Woman and I’ll be the Human Torch, no wait…” At some point I threw in, “Hey, do you want to play a game...
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The theme of the third issue of Bunch Magazine is one of my favorites: time. It includes an article by Billy Tangredi where he says, “You will reminisce about this time just as you do your twenties, your teenage years and your childhood, and yet you are...
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Three years ago I was a contributor to a motherhood blog called Get Born. In the first post that I wrote for the site I explored my darkest fear – losing my son. I won’t go too much into the backstory that fuels this fear (you can see the photo above and read...
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A couple of weeks ago the Adventure Club drove over to West Seattle and hopped on a ferry to explore Vashon Island. Even though it’s super close to Seattle, it was our first visit. This is the trip that I mentioned in the post about experiencing flow. We were...
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I don’t cook. I don’t bake. If it were up to me, we’d be eating Boca burgers and yams every night (which were my go-to single lady foods), or maybe grilled cheese and tomato soup (from a box). My husband, as you may remember, is an excellent baker....
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One of my favorite things to do during December is to walk around and look at the holiday decorations in downtown Seattle. For starters there’s a big Christmas tree in Westlake Center, a carousel that benefits Treehouse, and a gingerbread village display in the...
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My friends at Equals asked me to contribute an essay to their gratitude issue this week, and this is something that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. It’s weird to say that I’m grateful that my first pregnancy resulted in a miscarriage, but if...
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I am so lucky. My child enjoys going to art museums! You should see him. He walks around inspecting everything and asks questions. Most of the questions these days are centered around, “Why is she naked?” “Because the human body is beautiful and...
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It’s been awhile since I’ve shared a family trip or Nathanielisms, so I thought I’d give you a double dose today! Last Saturday we spent the day in Port Townsend. Have you been there? It’s so cute and quaint. There are lots of little shops,...
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