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Birth Short Stories

Birth Short Stories

{Last month I put out the call for SHORT birth stories. I wanted to see what would happen if we were...

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2012 in a word

2012 in a word

Yesterday, I looked back. Today, I’m looking ahead. And there are big. HUGE. things staring back at...

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Looking Back

Looking Back

Last year at this time I was in the middle of my third trimester of a surprise pregnancy. I wanted to spend...

Natural Playroom Dreams

When my son was born, 6 years ago, our consumer culture was in the early stages of the move back to organic, natural...

Natural Playroom Dreams
posted on: Nov 4, 2011 | author: bluebirdmama

Personal Space for Moms

Personal space used to be a pretty big deal to me. In highschool, friends would tease me about how much an...

Personal Space for Moms
posted on: Oct 19, 2011 | author: bluebirdmama

TV Guilt

Lately I’ve been feeling considerable guilt and (mostly external) pressure to reduce the number of hours my...

TV Guilt
posted on: Sep 30, 2011 | author: bluebirdmama

Hand Picked

{This is an old draft from a couple of years ago that I never posted. But I like it so here it is today.} As we...

Hand Picked
posted on: Sep 27, 2011 | author: bluebirdmama
Worthy

Worthy

posted on: Sep 22, 2011 | author: bluebirdmama

Last week I found myself sitting on the floor sobbing. There were puzzles spread across the living room floor, laundry piled on every available...

Call for Birth Short Stories

Call for Birth Short Stories

posted on: Sep 4, 2011 | author: bluebirdmama

I love reading birth stories but sometimes I find them a little long. As someone who is still writing my 6 month old’s birth story, I recognize...

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