Category Archives: navel gazing

starting the year off by living my uu principles

happy new year!  some of you reading this have been following my blog for quite a while now, and i am so flattered that you have stuck with me over all this time! i, of course, began this year with … Continue reading

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Super quick update

Just want to say I got home from my first night of class and everyone is sleeping peacefully! Impressive work mr p! More on the class tomorrow!!

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how to have a crunchier period

ok boys, fair warning, this post might not be for you.  i won’t be a bit offended if you click away to another blog at this point, because it is time for a little girl talk. we all grow up … Continue reading

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a sight for sore eyes

ok, i admit it, i have been grumping around here all morning.  i was feeling tired and a little put upon by having to host a birthday party at the tail end of a month that has been kicking my…well, … Continue reading

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to dye, or not to dye

i am one of those lucky ladies who deals with premature gray.  of course i go back and forth between caring and not giving a flip. i am not going to lie, part of me gets VERY put out when … Continue reading

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churn churn churn

some of you know that i have been in and out of the doc’s office the last few months.  this hasn’t been the best experience for me, since juggling the kids and the finances makes this kind of thing difficult. … Continue reading

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approach avoidance

sorry i have been mia, it has been kind of crazy around here and i haven’t been feeling my best.  i am thinking that this is a good place to vent?  feel free to skip the next paragraph if you … Continue reading

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when retail therapy backfires

shame is a weird and powerful feeling.  it can be paralyzing or energizing.  it can generate self-loathing, and kick-start a quest for reform.  what is most often, is secret.  shame is about those things about ourselves that we hide from … Continue reading

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choking on zeros

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a sense of self

well, i had grand intentions for a post on self-portraiture today. it was going to be chock full of interesting art-historical details and inspiring examples of self-portraits by some of my favorite photographers. unfortunately life intervened, squirticus had no interest … Continue reading

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