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  • health - personal

    Do You Hear What I Hear?

    Song Lyric of the Day: The sweet surrender of silence forces me to live alone / Locked and loaded, where the hell is peace of mind? / I wait on you inside the bottom of the deep blue sea MISSIO / “Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea“* For almost as…

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    Pumping As a Hobby

    Song Lyric of the Day: Pump it, pump it, pump it Technotronic / “Pump Up the Jam“ With Sebastian I succeeded where I did not with Coraline: breastfeeding. As such, I then had to pump A LOT to keep up with a growing baby. Pumping became my hobby. I was…

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    Getting My Ish Together

    Song Lyric of the Day: Ooh woo, I’m a rebel just for kicks, now / I been feeling it since 1966, now /Might’ve had your fill, but you feel it still /Ooh woo, I’m a rebel just for kicks, now / Let me kick it like it’s 1986, now Portugal.…

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    The Grinch Not Ready for Christmas

    Song Lyric of the Day: You’ve gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure / Cruel to be kind, it’s a very good sign / Cruel to be kind, means that I love you baby Nick Lowe / “Cruel to Be Kind“ I’m having a lot of trouble…

  • blogging - personal

    Epiphany Revisited

    Song Lyric of the Day: I wish I knew you when I was young / We could’ve got so high / Now we’re here it’s been so long / Two strangers in the bright lights / Oh I hope you don’t mind / We can share my mood yeah The…

  • personal - pregnancy

    The Son’ll Come Out Tomorrow

    Song Lyric of the Day: Tomorrow, tomorrow I love ya tomorrow / You’re always a day away Aileen Quinn / “Tomorrow“ Tomorrow is the big day: We finally get to meet Little Dude. I will be 39 weeks and 1 day into my pregnancy when he is delivered via C-section.…

  • health - personal - pregnancy

    Fun With Gestational Diabetes

    Song Lyric of the Day: I want candy / I want candy Bow Wow Wow / “I Want Candy“ I had gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with Coraline. Apparently age and ethnicity play into the likelihood of developing it during pregnancy. And while one of my OBs tried to…

  • baby - personal - pregnancy

    30 Weeks

    Song Lyric of the Day: You don’t need direction, you know which way to go / And I don’t want to hold you back, I just want to watch you grow Carole King / “Child of Mine“ A few months ago I had started a 30 Day Blog Challenge. I…

  • dogs - personal - pet loss

    One Year Gone

    Song Lyric of the Day: Oh the tree of life is growing / Where the spirit never dies / And the bright light of salvation / Shines in dark and empty skies Bob Dylan / “Death Is Not the End“ Today is the day after my birthday. Which means that…

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    If I Had a Million Dollars

    Song Lyric of the Day: We’re paying with love tonight / It’s not about the money money money / We don’t need your money money money / We just wanna make the world dance / Forget about the price tag Jessie J / “Price Tag“ As of tonight this week’s…