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January 31, 2011

Escape

I’ve had this reoccurring dream since childhood. I grew up on the water, with an expansive back yard lined by a seawall and a view of a mangrove-lined nature preserve. It looked a little like something out of Tarzan or Jurrasic Park. Some of my earliest nightmares involved dinosaurs ambling out of the marshes.

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December 28, 2010

and on and on and on

I had cramps this morning when I woke up. Before the sleep-fog fully lifted, I pressed my palm to my belly to feel for kicks. But it was just gas fluttering and my uterus twinging pre-menstrually and there was nothing particularly magical about those bodily functions. Not like the magic of carrying a baby [...]

October 12, 2010

Round Up

For the past two years, I’ve started to feel slightly more motivated in the fall. I’m hoping that momentum sticks around this year too. Right now I’m on about Code Beaker for stress with two huge freelance projects on my plate and two upcoming weddings (that I’m in.) Miraculously, I’ve only felt stressed and [...]