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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, life, parenthood, Ursula K. Le Guin | Comments (1)

Body Love

March 25, 2014 – 3:00 pm

Children change your body. Time changes your body. Illness can change your body, too. Recently I’ve been struggling with these changes. Some I’ve been battling for a couple years. (When stressed, I eat. I have twin 3 year olds.) Some are more subtle. (I find myself buying boxes of hair dye more frequently.) And others […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged body image, body love, daughters, guttate psoriasis, self esteem, Sophie | Comments (0)

My “Closet”

January 9, 2013 – 12:21 am

When we moved into our old house the previous owners left behind an old (antique?) armoire in one of the two bedrooms. I loved it. And I thought it was so kind of them to leave it for us—until we realized, while moving into our current house, that the reason they didn’t take it with […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged armoire, attic, bedroom, closet, dresses, Edith Wharton, house, James, old house, Owen, twin beds | Comments (1)

Motherhood, In the Eyes of a Childless Craigslist Buyer

April 3, 2012 – 3:29 pm

As mentioned here, after months of searching, I finally found a decent patio set on Craigslist—for $50. Most patio sets are well worn, which is why the seller is selling it. But this family was moving, had no time or desire for negotiation, and just wanted it gone. I happened to be the first to […]

By kara | Posted in Things I Love | Also tagged 20something, andy, craigslist, patio table | Comments (9)

On Guilt

September 16, 2010 – 10:51 pm

The picture above is of a game, a lovely little game that Sophie loves to play called First Orchard (made by Haba). It was a day of no’s for her, an in-a-minute day, a I-just-have-to-feed/change/rock/take-care-of-Owen/James day. She set the game up, by herself, on our dining room window seat while I was feeding the boys. […]

By kara | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged andy, game, guilt, James, Owen, Sophie | Comments (8)

First Outing With All Three Alone

August 29, 2010 – 10:35 pm

Several weeks ago I decided I really, really, really wanted a cookie-dough Blast from Bruster’s. And, I thought, Sophie deserved a scoop of chocolate ice cream. But I was by myself, in the mini van, with all three kids, returning from a trip up north to visit family. I decided there was no way I […]

By kara | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged ice cream, James, Owen, Sophie | Comments (6)

Finding Time for Me, Specifically, My Hair

July 25, 2010 – 11:13 pm

I’m still terribly behind updating my blog but, to be fair, I’m terribly behind on everything right now, including laundry, thank-you notes (they’re coming, I swear) and, well, my hair. Up until yesterday, I had not had a haircut since early March—before we moved, before the boys were born, before I was put on bed […]

By kara | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged hair, time | Comments (3)
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