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Razzle. Dazzle.
Decorating small spaces. Baking for my husband. Becoming a city girl and figuring out my new home. And being the best mama I can be to my lil Boston baby girl!
Plus many things that I love or make me think.
by Ginny G.
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Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be critical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.
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npr:
that back seat is pretty crazy!
Got a Girl Crush On: Emily Finch, mother of 6 with no car and 1 incredible bike
Call her crazy. Call her a Portland stereotype—although she claims she doesn’t do it to save the world—“I cancel out my bike riding every day with all the other terrible things I do,” she admits. “I don’t compost, I stink at vegetable gardening”.
But, Emily (34) traded in her SUV for a bakfiets (a traditional Dutch cargo tricycle) to haul her brood of six (ages 2 to 11).
In three years, Emily estimates she’s spent about $135 dollars maintaining her bike.
It also saves her money on exercise equipment or a gym membership. She’s lost 25 pounds since she got the bike in 2009 and says she never thought she’d get back to her pre-birth weight after having six kids. When I asked her why she doesn’t get an electric-assist system, she replied with a big smile, “Because I like chocolate!”
Talk about a POWER-FREAKIN-HOUSE!
Moms are incredible!
Yes! And they are all wearing their helmets.
—Daisy
That’s awesome.
THE BIG PICTURE
Extraordinary Microscope Photographs
The Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition honors the world’s most extraordinary microscope images and videos of biological subjects.
For Tay!!
Dear Baby: Unbridled Joy & Light.
Photo: Sharing her ice cream drips with our dog Bailey on a hot afternoon.
Watching my daughter interact with the world has made me hyper aware to just how much we are affected and molded by our interactions with others. Everly is at the age where everyone is a friend. She…
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xeno
n. the smallest measurable unit of human connection, typically exchanged between passing strangers—a flirtatious glance, a sympathetic nod, a shared laugh about some odd coincidence—moments that are fleeting and random but still contain powerful emotional nutrients that can alleviate the symptoms of feeling alone.
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Audrey’s only 15 mos., but I’ve already decided that the theme of her 2nd bday is Lollipops & Big Bows! This cake should suffice!
The Color Run in action! Ahhh!
Liz, let’s get cheap strollers & do this in Denver!!!
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Anthony sent this to me today in reference to my mother. It made me cry while I was feeding Eleanor cottage cheese. Motherhood!
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I love Walt so.
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Kate Moss closing out the Louis Vuitton S/S 2012 presentation in Paris.
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