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Being a single mom

“No worries.”

February 5, 2009

That’s what the man from the plane told me.  He hadn’t waited too long to call. On Wednesday morning I found a blinking voice mail on my office phone. I never get calls at work (I’m a writer) so I knew it was him.  “Hi, it’s (man yet to be named) from the plane. I [...]

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Little shop of horrors.

January 25, 2009

A girl has to get her hair cut.  Especially when she’s leaving on a fun weekend escapade in six days (more on that later). Unable to find a sitter, I decided earlier this week (thanks to my Twitter peeps) to just take Benjamin to the salon with me. The place, right down the street from [...]

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Old Man Winter

January 21, 2009

Please, please go away.  We’ve been in some kind of a deep freeze for weeks now and I made the big mistake of checking the weather forecast today — and it’s not good. This cold snap isn’t going anywhere. Which means I have to spend another weekend inside with little Benjamin.  I’m running on fumes, [...]

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Seeing clearly.

January 5, 2009

I’ve been caught up in life.  It happens.  But lately it hasn’t really been my life I’ve been caught up in.  —– First there’s that Matt guy – one of the most incredible people I’ve ever met. There’s a reason why his blog has touched the hearts of hundreds and thousands… he is the real [...]

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A note from the war zone:

December 22, 2008

Benjamin has a severe flu – puking, puking and puking. We had to go to the grocery store today. Had to… there were things we needed like saltines, popsicles and sorbert ice cream. He nearly puked in the cart. I made this video after we got home and he passed out. (Thought you all would [...]

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Better than vitamins.

October 29, 2008

Read two of the most inspiring blog posts I’ve found by single mothers recently.

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My worst enemy…

October 27, 2008

The grocery store. Forget the skyrocketing grocery prices that make me clench my jaw and actually tighten my grip on the shopping cart handle- the grocery store is my enemy anyway. It’s the ultimate test of my will and my skills as a single mother. It’s such an odd place too. All of these people, [...]

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Single Mom Relaxation 101

September 28, 2008

I’m trying to do it all and it’s catching up with me. Something has to give. Can’t be Benjamin. Can’t be my job. Can’t be my home. Actually, I can’t drop anything. So it seems I need to add something to make everything else easier. Like yoga class for example, or maybe Pilates. But as [...]

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Single Mom Rules to Live By? Ideas?

September 12, 2008

I need your help. I’m working on a piece for a new web site (top secret) but it’s for single moms. I want to make a list of the top 10 rules a single mother should live by.  I realized it would be rather audacious for me to write them all.. so give me some [...]

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Beam me up, Scottie: To Denmark Please!

August 8, 2008

Two weeks from today – I’ll be here. With this guy… And now it’s starting to set in. I haven’t let myself think about it. I try not to get excited about things. Instead, I stay cool, calm … and then just a few days before it happens – I freak out.

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