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Doulas and painting and salsa, oh my…

January 7, 2014July 2, 2015 by koji

We met with a potential doula today. I am still not 100% sold on the idea of a doula simply because it is another expense added to an already expensive process. However, I was absolutely…

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Pain Management

January 1, 2014July 2, 2015 by koji

It seems like the biggest debate in birth these days is pain management. It is an obsession. I guess now that we have the option of drugging the pain away we are suddenly faced with…

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SAHM Guilt

December 23, 2013July 2, 2015 by koji

 This article got me thinking about the role of the mother and especially society’s conception of the stay-at-home-mom. The article, and many like it, works off of two basic assumptions: People should cling to their individuality.…

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December 18, 2013July 2, 2015 by koji

I was wasting time on the internets and I decided to look for advice on how to pare down my overflowing closet. I figure that this whole pregnancy thing is a great time to get…

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Don’t Touch Me

December 17, 2013July 2, 2015 by koji

The other day Nikola and I were in the center. I went to wait in line for a breakfast roll while he looked up where we were supposed to be going on my tablet. When…

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Travel in Style

December 14, 2013July 2, 2015 by koji

I have been thinking a bit about travel recently, and the different types of travel people engage in. There are the short vacations, site-focused trips or people-focused trips, the around the world putzing, the summer…

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The Third Trimester

December 12, 2013July 2, 2015 by koji

Nikola and I decided before we got married that we wanted a kid, and soon. We weren’t sure exactly when we would start trying. Part of us wanted to be responsible- set up our life…

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A Never-ending Relationship

December 9, 2013July 2, 2015 by koji

Last night my husband and I were watching the L-Word. We were laying in bed and I all I could think was that every single character was absolutely insane. I had remembered some of them…

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Thanksgiving from Scratch

November 29, 2013July 2, 2015 by koji

This was the first year that I really made a Thanksgiving dinner. Although I love the idea of ritual and tradition I have never been much for holidays. Thanksgiving has always been another holiday with…

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The Travel Checklist

November 28, 2013July 2, 2015 by koji

I sometimes get sucked in by these little checklists: I have been to 30 I am not really sure why. When I was younger I used these common travel destinations as a jumping-off place for…

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