A Little Raw.
So, I want to try and write about it, but at the same time, I want to just go through it alone so no one knows how I weak I am. How hard this is. But I have found it incredibly helpful and therapeutic to read about others’ experiences (like Jonna, Michelle, and Kathleen), so I here IRead the whole post >>
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I found out last Monday that my 8.5 week old pregnancy was not viable. The ultrasound tech was silent as she performed the ultrasound. I lay in dark silence, knowing that it wasn’t good. The sac measured 10 days behind. I was sure of when I ovulated. I waited 25 minutes in an empty examRead the whole post >>
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Time is weird. In some ways, I feel like this was just yesterday: I remember being at home alone with Gabe for the first time. He was three days old. Mike was at class and it was just me and this tiny little person. I wasn’t sure what to do with him, exactly, aside fromRead the whole post >>
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Right on April 1st, a slew of monthly goals posts appeared in my reader. I’m late, as per usual! [March Update] Say hi to people in the elevator. Probably one of my favorite goals ever. It was hard sometimes, when I just wanted to stare at the ground or avoid awkward conversation in some way insteadRead the whole post >>
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So, I started a blog post last night that turned out to be so “woe is me I want to mope about nothing in particular.” It turns out I already wrote that post almost exactly two years ago. Perhaps I should write in my journal about feeling melancholic, not share it with the entire world (and a whole lotRead the whole post >>
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Hi all! Just popping in share another recent design – this time something in print! I spend most of my time working with digital design – websites, ebooks, newsletters, and blogs, so it’s always fun change of pace to do something in print. In preparation for her latest book’s release, Why Can’t I Be You (13-word review:Read the whole post >>
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This morning. 1. I’m trying really hard not to complain about the weather, but failing. I even looked up cities within an 7-8 hour drive from here to see if anywhere was going to be sunny or warm this weekend. Sadly, I came up empty-handed. Even North Carolina will be cold and rainy. No spontaneous road trip for us. WompRead the whole post >>
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How about a little WordPress nerd talk for today? Over the past few years, I’ve designed dozens of blogs and websites using WordPress as a content management system. For the first few years, I tested out a variety of themes, including both free ones and premium ones. However, I’ve landed on the Genesis framework andRead the whole post >>
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I had five days off over Presidents Day weekend. “Let’s dooooo something!” I whined to Mike. Mike only had two days off. So instead of flying to a beach for five days (which is rather expensive over Presidents Day, it turns out), we decided to drive 45 minutes up to Cleveland and spend the weekendRead the whole post >>
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This is an ad. Needy – Chris Brogan // “But creatives, of which I am one, have this need not simply to create, but to share. And honestly, we don’t need to share. We need the feedback. We need to hear someone tell us that what we’ve said is smart, or that what we’ve baked isRead the whole post >>
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