mandy trichell

August 3, 2009

This is Mandy Trichell and she is one of my favorite people because she is honest and real. She is strong and vulnerable and she never gives up. She is a mom of 3 and a woman who understands her own needs and an identity outside of motherhood. She is so giving, courageous, resourceful, and [...]

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YUM

August 1, 2009

I LOVE a dirty little foot. I am equally fascinated and repulsed by feet. There is an urge inside me that wants to eat this dirty little foot- the way some pregnant women want to eat dirt or powdered laundry detergent.

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two dew

July 29, 2009

My husband’s To Do List:
Milk y Movies (buy milk & return movies)
Quaff Control (haircuts for himself and Nash)
Roach War (exterminate)
Auto Bath (wash car)
Textile Cleanse (wash clothes)
Otes Restraint (puppy with broken leg confinement)

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boys, girls and BOYS

July 28, 2009

Nash, my son, almost 21 months, is clearly almost two. I try not to buy into things like “terrible twos” (mostly because I really think it’s 3 that sucks) and “PMS” and girls are this way and boys are that way and women wash the dishes while men take out the trash- but I think [...]

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thievery

July 25, 2009

It’s one pm, time for nap, says mama to her baby. Just like all the other days in the past 21 months: change diaper, have some milk, turn on fan, get cozy, go night-night.
So all of that went down EXCEPT the night-night part.
We think we have at least two hours to ourselves, like usual.
We drop [...]

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breaking tradition

July 23, 2009

I want my kids to like me when they grow up. That’s why I hypnotize them on a regular basis.
But really, I want them to want to talk to me, not feel obligated or guilty. It’s so hard to imagine that I wouldn’t have a good relationship with them when they are grown.
I suppose [...]

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“independence” day

July 4, 2009

On Fourth of July, the day I like to think of as Lee Greenwood Day- I mean I just can’t help it, I know it’s supposed to be more meaningful than that but I thought about Lee Greenwood more yesterday than I did my husband- and he was in my sight all day. That’s how [...]

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foot phobic and fancy free

June 4, 2009

I’ve decided to be fancy. Just a little.
The other day I went to Neiman’s (I think that’s how you spell it) and had a big, eye-opening experience. I walk in wearing my not even very cute workout gear and head straight for the Jo Malone counter, because that’s the ONLY reason I was there. [...]

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