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    Impossibly necessary

    We’re… what? 12 days away from Christmas? While I’ve had the urge to make ALL the things this holiday season, today has been the “oh shit” moment where I realize that I have 12 days to do it all in. Which is, really, more like 3 days considering during the…

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    The cut.

    In the last 12 months I’ve cut my hair twice. That’s it. That doesn’t count, of course, the occasional bang trim I gave myself. Once in November, and once again in May. For the last few weeks I’ve toyed with the idea of another cut. At first I told myself…

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    The new routine

    The last week has been a blur. It involved a lot of list making, a lot of scrambling to pack lunch, bags, set out clothes each evening, hurriedly fixing dinner, doing laundry as much as possible and taking care of baby all before collapsing into bed exhausted. I went back…

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    Hitting Reset

    I’m way overdue for this. I’m giving myself a break, what with the adjusting to motherhood and all, but I can and need to do better. I’m down to one final week of maternity leave before I go back to work and it seems like a good time. I’m taking…

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    In it for the long run

    New running shoes: check. New workout pants that fit my postpartum body: check. Mentally ready to get back into running: you bet! I’m sorely out of shape, and I’m tired, but I’m making this happen. I miss running. I miss knowing that I’m doing something I could never do in…

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    Slowly adjusting

            I’m just over 3 weeks in on this motherhood thing and I still feel lost. I’m assuming that’s normal for a first-time mom? I’m not even “on my own,” yet, either, as the husband is still working from home in the mornings to help me out. I…