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An Undomestic’s Guide to Nesting

Early on in my pregnancy, a woman styling my hair told me I would become so obsessed with preparing a clean home for my baby that I would be on my hands and knees scrubbing the floor with a toothbrush and then pulling  out the ladder to dust the chandeliers.  I...

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Name the Grandparents

You all did such a good job with the baby name suggestions, that I'm hoping you will be as helpful with grandparent names. Here's why: My dad recently announced he wants the baby to call him "The Boss" or perhaps simply, "Boss".  While the baby won't be talking...

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Italia, I miss you

I failed.  Yesterday my exhaustion reached levels of such epic proportions that I  simply didn't have the physical capacity to drag myself to my laptop to type a post for this silly post a day challenge.  Had I tried, anything I wrote would have been completely...

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One Month To Go

Oct 17th.  That means one month till Baby is supposed to arrive. Shall we take bets on when she'll actually show up? I'm guessing late.  Because that's just my luck.  Mentally, I'm totally fine if Baby takes her time.  Physically, get her out of me! So, what do you...

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Rue La La Thinks I’m Dead: Part II

I recently posted that an impulse purchase of a pair of Botkier leather peep-toe ankle booties sent me into a downward shopping spiral.  It's true.  That purchase opened the floodgates and released months of pent-up shopping energy!  I was doomed. Suddenly, no...

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