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Morning coffee, windows open, peeling apples for a tart…such sweet simple joy… It’s good to be absorbed and completely distracted by some sort of project.  I often prefer that feeling.  I like to forget about the time, tune out what’s happening around me, and just focus on the task at hand. It doesn’t happen often.  [...]

And FINALLY, after the Lewisville fiasco, we have our new car! It’s so cute and bright blue! Our little Toyota Yaris… Love this: http://missedconnectionsny.blogspot.com/ I am so content, surrounded by bright crayons and so many bits of paper. I am calmed by wide, clear expanses of clean space or field. Spent a rainy morning at [...]

A few more of my daily thoughts, activities and observations: Every time I  read a birth story, I think birth is even more beautiful and amazing…and am even more convinced I never want to give birth myself. Chris and I hung up our awesome art prints…I’ve missed them. Poptart snack.  Don’t worry.  They’re ORGANIC poptarts. [...]

A little over a year ago, I moved away from my childhood home state to be with my sweet partner, who is in graduate school, and begin the next phase of my life.  In doing so, I began sorting through books, clothes, old letters, photos, knick knacks, etc., to determine what to take along.  As [...]