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My son is almost 3 years old. He understands that when you get a booboo, a kiss on a bumped noggin' or scraped knee can make it "All better!" Before I was married or had my son, I wondered how I

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Even though I deal with anxiety, and I love crocheting, I'm not someone who finds working on a project therapeutic or relaxing. But so far I'm really enjoying building up this skirt of tiny stitches in fingering weight yarn. Maybe

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Mother's Day was last month, and the influx of posts on Facebook and Instagram about mothers and mothering got me thinking about my early days postpartum. I've struggled with anxiety most of my life, but postpartum anxiety, and depression, are

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A few things that stood out this April: 1. I finished one garment design and currently have the pattern out for testing, and have made good headway on my next design (see swatches above). 2. We had lots of rain and a

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For about the past month, my husband and I have had plans to get various home and yard work done on the weekend, but for several weekends it rained after a sunny week, and this weekend our son has had

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A few things that stood out this March: 1. I turned 28 and had some feelings. (Warning, though, some of it has to do with postpartum anxiety and depression.) 2. I finished a new summer crop top design and I'm so pleased

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When I was younger, being in your thirties didn't seem old to me. I remember reading a book where a thirty-something character said it was more about your mentality, and that made sense to me. But here I am at

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A few things that stood out this February: 1. We passed around a few sinus infections again - I even lost my voice for a few days - so there were lots of Kleenex used and cups of hot tea drank

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We've had warm, breezy weather her the past few days after weeks of cold and rain, and some have called it spring, but I'm not holding my breath; we've had blizzards and ice storms at the end of March before.

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A few things that stood out this January: 1. We had a few icy days this month. Not as bad as some in years past, but there was enough on the roads that school was cancelled for several days, and my