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Rockin’ the suck
Wow, I have to share just how hard that actually was. So this morning I posted a selfie. A tired face, not smiling and said this in the caption: I am posting this because it’s been, quite frankly, a...
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Nine lies I told my daughters and why I told them
Nine lies I told my daughters and why I told them Your great-great-great grandmother was not an elephant You once asked me why our elbows have such thick wrinkly skin. While it is true that people...
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New flat, new zombie escape plan
This is a list of things that go through my head as we settle in to our new flat: 1. Where are the families with kids located? 2. Can I hear the neighbours through the walls? 3. Can the neighbours hear...
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Quilt project
Crochet. It is an addiction. Now that I am pretty fast and able to interpret most patterns mostly correctly, I just keep going and going. I made a couple of hats, one for me and three for other...
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Podcast Review: Radiolab
Radiolab (35 episodes and counting) There are a few things I credit with having “this changed my life” status (other than having my family). UTNE reader, NPR and Radiolab. I seriously believe that if...
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My favorite podcasts – Introduction
I love Podcasts. I listen to them all the time, mostly on my way to work and back home again. This gives me a solid 2+ hours of listening. So I consume podcasts quickly and am often on the hunt for new...
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Suffering
In honour of International Women’s day (or as they call in here in Switzerland, International day of struggle for women), these are my musings about the movie Suffragette. There are going to be...
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Today, a village
Having moved half-way across the world a year ago and still in the phase of building up friendships and connections, it’s not unusual for me to feel lonely. Not lonely as in, alone because there is...
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Stuffed toys have surprisingly deep thoughts
I learned a lesson last night. Way after bedtime, one of our kids came out saying “I don’t know why, but I don’t feel well”. Now 90% of the time, I would just usher the kid back to bed, but something...
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Wanna Watercolour?
As some of you know, I started teaching myself to paint with watercolours. In this post, I want to share some tips and lessons learned, but I also wanted to encourage you, yes you, that if you have...
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