Category Archives: family

Baby Blues

Posted on August 12, 2011 by arizela

I have house guests. Lots of them. Actually, there are three households currently residing in my single-family home. Hubby, son, 3 puppies, cat, and me Sister and her German Shepherd Niece, niece’s boyfriend, and daughter That’s a lot of bodies. … Continue reading →

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Reflecting Theme

Posted on August 3, 2011 by arizela

I recently had the privilege of helping my niece through a very difficult birth. There were a number of fairly major (life threatening) complications and my training as a doula (professional childbirth assistant) and a nurse came in handy pretty … Continue reading →

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The Good Life

Posted on July 19, 2011 by arizela

I followed a link from Twitter (thanks, @JustineMusk) tonight to a blog post called How to Cure Deep Procrastination. It poses what seems like a very simple solution to curing real, problem-inducing procrastination, like the kind that gets people bad … Continue reading →

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Monkeys and Kids and Bears, Oh My

Posted on May 16, 2011 by arizela

The kiddo and I headed out last week to a school field trip. The day was lovely despite reports of pending rain, and we spent almost 6 hours roaming around the local zoo. Kiddo’s stress fractured right foot didn’t slow … Continue reading →

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Yes, I am not dead

Posted on May 9, 2011 by arizela

So it’s been a busy couple of months since last I tossed a post up. I have a new roommate (Hi, B!) who also happens to be my aunt/adopted-sister. We’re getting along great, though she’s getting that look from me … Continue reading →

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