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Seeking the Bigness in the Everyday

January 27, 2015 – 11:05 am

I find comfort in the cyclical nature of life. I enjoy the changing of the seasons and the familiar promises they bring, the rhythm that accompanies the turning of the calendar page, the knowing that with the unknowing future there will always be some sameness—weather, holidays, birthdays, school seasons, work seasons, sports seasons, the coming […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged cooking, housekeeping, motherhood, parenthood, Ursula K. Le Guin | Comments (1)

Reclaiming My Bedroom—My Messy Beautiful

April 30, 2014 – 9:56 pm

Glennon Melton of Momastery recently asked writers to post an essay about their messy, beautiful lives to celebrate the paperback release of her book Carry On, Warrior. I realize she’s using “messy” in reference to life’s big things—parenting, work, marriage, friendship, health. But I decided to take a literal spin on the project and write […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged beautiful, bedroom, clean, fold, Glennon Melton, house, laundry, mess, messy, Momastery, reclaim, tired | Comments (9)

The Garland.

February 3, 2014 – 8:50 pm

It’s February. Our Christmas garland is still hanging on our front porch. Ever see the Everybody Loves Raymond episode titled “Baggage” (season 7)? In it, Ray and Debra return from a weekend trip and temporarily leave their suitcase on the staircase landing. Weeks pass with them both refusing to carry it the rest of the […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged andy, argument, christmas, Everybody Loves Raymond, fight, garland, Joan Didion, marriage, porch | Comments (3)

An Extra 24 Hours, Please

March 20, 2013 – 10:46 am

I think I saw on Facebook or on a blog or in an article or something somewhere about someone lamenting that people don’t tell the truth online. That lives are depicted as rosy perfect when, in reality, things are often messy (sometimes a happy mess, yes, but messy nonetheless). This is just one of the […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged freelance, overwhelmed, parenthood, piles, time, truth | Comments (3)

Sometimes

March 2, 2013 – 8:55 pm

My orchid is blooming. It was a Valentine’s Day gift from Andy last year. We only do cards for Valentine’s Day, so it was unexpected, as are all good surprises. And it’s the first time an orchid I’ve owned has ever re-bloomed without me killing it first. Per the instructions, I put a couple ice […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged bloom, good, optimism, orchid, pessimism, sheenagh pugh, skeptical, valentine's day | Comments (1)

Today

December 16, 2012 – 11:59 am

Last night, tired of folding laundry, I sat down on the floor of my bedroom, back against my bed, opened my laptop and looked. I looked at the pictures of those who lost their lives at Sandy Hook and I cried heavy, messy tears. I don’t know what’s right. I don’t know if it’s right […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged concert, Ferrari's Little Italy, friends, grief, library, mangan, Newtown CT, OLOG, Richard Lewis, Sandy Hook, Sophie | Comments (2)

My Kitchen Salon

December 4, 2012 – 12:07 am

We often make bread in the bread machine. And mix milk and whipping cream together to make our own half-and-half. And we try, we really try, to never eat out but by never I mean at least once a week at around 6pm we look at each other, exhausted, and we look at the kids, […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged andy, gray, hair, kitchen, mitchell's, older, salon | Comments (2)

Moments and Phases

July 3, 2012 – 11:52 pm

his week, Sophie and I have had a tough week. Every “no” has been met with a “but.” Every request has come out as a demand. “Please” and “thank you” have all been but forgotten. One day she was whining so much I truly wondered if her whine voice was her new normal voice. I […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged James, moments, Owen, parenthood, phases, Sophie | Comments (2)

In the Time it Took the Water to Boil

February 22, 2012 – 7:12 pm

Andy came home. Both front doors were locked and I had no idea he was standing on the porch, on this blustery February day, peering through the window, trying to convince the children which way to turn the dead bolt. All three kids finally came running and screaming into the kitchen, where I was making […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged andy, moments, parenthood, spaghetti | Comments (4)

The Woman Staring Back At Me

February 19, 2012 – 1:26 am

I’m writing this having just washed my face with the Olay Professional Pro-X Advanced Cleaning System, which I’m sure required a lot of people and a lot of money to name but basically it’s a brush for your face that spins thanks to batteries (and it’s wonderful). And then, I liberally applied Olay’s Wrinkle Smoothing […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged 33, birthday, future, getting older, wrinkle cream | Comments (1)
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