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My life as an intercultural mom, a guest post by my best friend, the pictures of my wedding, and this essay about  my little boys are a good starting point. To get to know me, go here. If you like what you read, you might want to sign up to have posts emailed to you, or add Perpetually Nesting to your reader. As always, I think the best part about blogging is the conversation, so don’t be shy. Feel free to leave a comment or send me an email! Nice to meet you, too!

There’s a Toy Train Living In My Duvet

Posted on Jan 29th by Kate

Tired, drowsy, falling asleep downstairs. I become conscious long enough to recognize that my bed is the only good place for me to be. It's not much before daybreak. There's a lot going on these days, which are characterized by hard work and harder hours. Mostly good hard hours, but some surprisingly nasty surprises have been thrown in, too. That's the way it is, though, isn't it? I open my bedroom door, the warm yellow light…

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Filed under: 14 Months Apart, Family, Motherhood
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The Best Reason to Have Babies

Posted on Jan 19th by Kate

He sings in his bed at full volume for an hour before I barge in to kill the party. At the first crack of light at the opening door, he bolts upright. Standing in his crib (he's too big for a crib but he has no interest in a big boy bed), now holding the handles eyes shining in the dark. Mommy. I'm hungry. I need some dinner. You had dinner already. My bones are growing. I need some…

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Filed under: Motherhood
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Square Pegs, Round Holes and Maslow’s Hierarchy
Posted on Jan 12th

This manic time of life is brought to you by B vitamins, good espresso and hope for the future. I'm working myself silly. Not just at work, but elsewhere too. And it feels good, but…

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Filed under: Motherhood
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High School Angst: Dreams of Youth are the Truest
Posted on Jan 3rd

I'm still writing down my resolutions. There are a lot of them this year. In the meantime, I hope you'll head over to Aiming Low's Miss Unlimited and read my guest post about revisiting the…

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Filed under: Category 3, Uncategorized
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Here’s to Everything We Learned in 2011
Posted on Dec 31st

I'm sitting here, with a sore throat and an ominously crackling left ear in an empty house, working. Even though I'm pining for a hug from my boys (they are with their Dad…

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Filed under: Maternal Health, Motherhood, Parenting
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Reasons Aren’t Excuses
Posted on Dec 19th

Today I wasn't a nice person. I know this because the dishes aren't done, the monitor is next to me and the ten million projects I have planned are untouched. I haven't enjoyed today's moments and…

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Filed under: 14 Months Apart, Nesting, Parenting
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