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“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know.” – Ernest Hemingway

This quote is one I heard more times than I count, while studying under my English Professor/mentor/Hemingway scholar in my last two years of Undergrad. It came into my head tonight, as I was mulling over some of the current goings on in my life. You see, as I write to you, on here, daily, I ...

3 facts

about Halloween in my family: 1) My sister sent me this photo of her costume. She and her friends are dressing as the 7 deadly sins, and quite ironically (obv), she went as gluttony. Pretty sweet, right? I know. I crack myself up, too. 2) My immediate family members and I have spent a good portion of the ...

It is she.

I am special... I am a teacher, which, in many cases, means that I am sort of a professional mom. I wipe away tears, wipe away boogies, kiss boo boos and fall in love, each and every day at work. I am special... I have been working with children "professionally" for the past 13 years (which is half of my life), and can safely say that ...

true love’s sis

This evening, not long after dinnertime, and just after bathtime, and right before bedtime, the baby and I squeezed in a little video-chat time with my baby sis. You see, before the baby could bring herself to fall asleep, she needed "True Love's Kiss" from her favorite Aunt, which, around these parts, is a special smooch that is reserved for only ...

“Congrats, Daddy!”

I know I've been a little quiet. Please excuse my absence. You see, I was celebrating Yom Kippur. I was mourning the end of my maternity leave. I was going back to work. But, it's all good. And I will share more about it. But, I have a baby to squeeze. I missed out on, approximately, 2,398 kisses today, and I must make up ...

Hot Shots, Part Deux

Yesterday, my daughter had her 4-month-old check-up. This meant getting her weight, measuring the circumference of her head, having the doctors and nurses ooh and ahh over her cuteness, and, of course shots. Now, I went into the appointment feeling like an old pro. We had been through this before. Except, this time, it was a different nurse. So, when I asked her if she ...

20 things that are not so easy to do, while holding a baby

filing nails writing a letter pumping preparing a fruit salad sterilizing bottles feeding the dogs doing sit-ups braiding a challah (I haven't actually tried this one, but it's an educated guess) sending a text message or, actually, writing a text message trying on shoes making a smoothie folding laundry putting on mascara picking up 8lb Yorkshire Terrier eating sushi putting the fitted sheet on a king bed (but really, is that ...

sister from another mister

My daughter has taken to grasping onto things. Today, during yoga, it was my ponytail. Which made for quite the interesting Cat/Cow situation. She’s very tactile, And loves to feel things, to grab things, to hold things and to touch things at all times. But, nothing compares to her most favorite object to grab, My beloved Twinkle necklace. Interestingly enough, little does ...

The Story of Us–Chapter 3

So, back to the day I cut him off, It took a few weeks, but my mom and I remembered something very interesting about that psychologist’s driveway. When she used to drive me to my therapy appointments, there was always this cute older guy from my school who went in before me. He drove a white car with ...