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The Great Gender Debate

by Carolyn August 29, 2010
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ShareSince we’ve started telling people that we’re pregnant, I’ve noticed a trend in the questions people immediately ask, and I have to admit to being surprised. Very few people ask when we’re due/how far along we are (and for the record, I know that I am the one who is pregnant and that it’s not [...]

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Baby Names – We’re Gonna Have Problems!

by Carolyn August 21, 2010

ShareJ and I haven’t put much effort into thinking of baby names just yet (why waste our time thinking the perfect name when we don’t know the gender yet? I’ll focus my energy when I know what kind of name we’re going to need!) but we throw out names on occasion as we think of [...]

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Less Than One Week of Work Left – Then What?

by Carolyn August 17, 2010
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ShareWhen I made the decision to quit my job at the end of the summer, I hadn’t gotten pregnant yet and I had a lot of worries related to what I should do next. Should I get a job? Would it even be ethical to start a new job, knowing beforehand that I could be [...]

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No More Secrets – I’M PREGNANT!

by Carolyn August 11, 2010
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ShareI think the title says it all As of today, I am 9 weeks pregnant (I’m due March 14!) and let me tell you, keeping that a secret for as long as we have has been SO HARD! Thank you to those who respected my desire to not say anything until now, and to those [...]

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The 7 Link Challenge!

by Carolyn July 15, 2010
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ShareToday’s post on ProBlogger was a challenge to create a link list to 7 particular kinds of blog posts (hence the name, The 7 Link Challenge!) It sounded like fun, so here is my contribution to the pool! 1) Your first post – Welcome To The World, New Baby Blog This one was really hard [...]

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Smart vs Wise – Making Decisions and Big Changes (An Announcement!)

by Carolyn July 5, 2010
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ShareI’ve always tried to make the right decisions. I worked hard in school, got good grades, did well at my job, learned to make responsible financial choices and sacrifices and plan for my future. However, after 27 years of priding myself on being so smart, I’m only just now beginning to understand how terribly unwise [...]

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The Sun Is Evil! (Well, Kind Of)

by Carolyn June 27, 2010
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ShareFirst of all, I know that we need sun exposure to live, and without the sun, none of us would be here right now. Let’s just get that part out of the way, because I have no beef with the sun on those accounts. To understand where I’m coming from, you need to know two [...]

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Recipe Review – Refried Beans

by Carolyn June 24, 2010
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ShareMost of my lunches are eaten in the car, either as I drive or while I’m parked between clients, and so some kind of burrito/quesadilla mash-up is one of my staple food items. Luckily, if you buy the low or non-fat beans, they’re quite healthy, but why buy it when you can make it yourself? [...]

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A Potato . . . Tree?

by Carolyn June 18, 2010

ShareA few months ago we had an empty planter box, bad weather, and a potato that was too sprouted and yucky to do anything good with. So I figured, what the heck, why not combine it all and see what I get! I read up a little bit on growing potatoes (and learned that you’re [...]

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I’m Up And Running!

by Carolyn June 12, 2010

ShareSo I’ve moved all of my site from Blogger to WordPress finally (hooray! I am so excited!) I still have a lot of work to do on the site layout and design (I know, it’s pretty plain right now, but I’m working on it!) Please feel free to let me know about any links that [...]

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