There are big organizational changes at my work coming…today, I think? I’m worried that it might very well be layoffs. Yesterday was, for a lot of reasons I’d rather not re-write, very weird. Suffice to say that I had an unsettling conversation with the executive assistant to the SVP of the dept and it led […]

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This weekend was not for the faint of heart. Whatever was in the air…or if I didn’t know better…PMSing…caused an eruption of emotions. 3 major fights b/t Aaron and I in 24 hours…and yet also some of the most productive “relationship talk” we’ve had in a long time. I think the low point was having […]

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I am in the habit of getting up before the rest of my family. It’s nice to have some time to myself. This morning was a bit earlier than usual, as Ari was having some kind of crying/bad dream around 5 am. I didn’t end up going in, but only because she had quieted down […]

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Ari’s first day of school was a great success. She even came home in the same pants/undies, so no accidents all day! I was so happy I could burst. I got up early this morning to start my work day, as I was working from home and planning on some substantial gaps in my day […]

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I just snuck in to Ari’s room to watch her sleep. It’s something I do periodically, because there is something so peaceful about watching my little girl dream. She starts school tomorrow, so…not such a little girl anymore. As most parents, I suppose I am less ready for this than she is. She can pee […]

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If you weren’t around, I’d never remember how ridiculous it was to be a teenager, sometimes. I managed to blog obsessively (thanks to LiveJournal) from age 16 to about 20-21.  I have continued blogging since that time, albeit much less frequently.  Really, it’s true that the less there is going on in life the more […]

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