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doing it wrong

Geeks, There seems to be a curse on the thinking mamas.  When it comes to motherhood, everyone I know (self included) endures waves of indecision, regret, self-doubt. It would seem that we all believe ourselves to be doing it wrong.  Worse, I think we might just imagine that our sisters…
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an article

Hello geeks!  Here is a link to an article I wrote for our pals at Tots to Teens. And some other interesting links … this is a website dedicated to kid’s health.  This particular wee bit is about children’s emotional wellbeing. Here is an abstract to some research from the…
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here, there & in between

Ladies and Gentlegeeks, A few links to warm your heart (or worry your mind …?) Behold a collection of fab parenting blogs, starting with this excellent post about trusting our children from Bonnie Harris.  This is a lovely piece about how Mamas “do nothing” all day (reminding me: time to…
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um … so …. I wrote an article …

today I received my Spring issue of OHbaby! magazine. Lots of good stuff in there, and a wee something I wrote and I am actually rather proud of, my geeky friends. next step on this new website thingo, I will learn to insert pictures. promise.
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I got the power! (in praise of electricity)

Sometimes, it’s tempting to romanticise all that is rustic.  I don’t know if it’s just that I am a momma who values simplicity in the lives of her children, or if it’s because I am a keen veggie gardener whose 1970’s upbringing included a reverence for self-sufficiency? Anyway, those gnarly…
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overanalysis paralysis

Gotta be careful, my geeky brothers & sisters.  I’m all a-flutter about the new website and I have been kind of staring at it for ages … poised.  So full of anticipation and humble-hearted that I wind up a great ball of inactivity!  Thus: let’s dive in and do what…
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