March 2013
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Giggle Girl
As you all know, I try to attend yoga class twice a week. My yoga classes are held at a gym– a regular gym with rows of treadmills and ellipticals, a basketball and racquetball court, and even a “Cardio Cinema” (Basically, it’s a movie theater that substitutes cardio machines for seats. Ingenious.). The good thing… Continue reading
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My Boy Band of Bloggers
It’s Friday night and I have two things on my mind: guilt and boys. Boys because I am surrounded by three of them here, and tomorrow that number increases to four. Nope, not pregnant and going into labor; rather, my brother is dropping off my sweet little nephew for the weekend. Guilt because it’s Friday… Continue reading
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I Feel Pretty!
It’s awards season in Blogtropolis! I’ve just been honored with the “Beautiful Blogger Award” by the lovely Factory Maid. If you have a minute to check out her blog, you’ll find it worth your time. The Factory Maid is an adorable Brazilian-born twenty-something, who unfortunately struggled with eating disorders and an unstable childhood and young… Continue reading
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Bonkers at Bingo
In addition to tuition for JC’s enrollment in private school, my husband and I are required to accumulate thirty “service points” per year. The school offers many options for obtaining points, but the best “bang for your buck” points-wise, for working parents at least, is to work Bingo. Yes, Bingo. “We” (by that I mean,… Continue reading
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M. the Ripper
As I’ve mentioned previously, my son M. has autism. I’m in Holland instead of Italy, and life is definitely interesting here. One of M.’s challenges with living in our world concerns his sensory processing. Here’s my parental, non-medically trained, limited knowledge on the subject: With typical people, when we invoke our senses by seeing, hearing,… Continue reading
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The Isle of Man
Remember way back to this post when we looked at the blank world map together and I promised to educate myself about our world, while dragging you all along with me? Well, here we are. My first lesson. Anyone been to the Isle of Man? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? [See that? I’m shying away from this… Continue reading
Waiting on a Word 