Week in Review: July 3, 2020

What I’m Reading: One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London Confession: I was a one-time Bachelor super-fan. I used to throw watch parties, and organize Bachelor brackets. However, I have been bored to tears by the last few seasons, and didn’t even finish the last one (cue tiny violins). I may…

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What My Kids Are Reading: Rosie Revere, Engineer.

Writing has always been an important part of my life. When I was a kid, I kept a variety of journals (I was obsessed with Amelia’s Notebook and tried very hard, and unsuccessfully, to emulate it). As an adult, I mostly keep my writing in secret folders on my computer,…

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Road Tripping With Toddlers!

I remember the first road trip Dan and I took with our daughter, Margot. She was about four months old, and we were driving up to San Francisco (a 7 hour trip with a few pockets of traffic) to visit Dan’s family. Before we left, we reassured ourselves that “it…

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What My Kids Are Reading: You Are Special

I don’t think I will ever forget being picked last for kickball in the fifth grade. I remember exactly where I was standing on the blacktop, and who got picked before me (Becky, also not good at kickball), and how hot my face felt when I realized I was the…

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Montessori(ish): Toilet Awareness!

I hate diapers. Almost as much as I hate the diaper genie. (It’s designed to be not gross, and it is still. so. gross.) Since my husband and I have both started working from home, every suspiciously stinky diaper has turned into a VERY competitive game of “YOU’RE IT!” I…

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