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By Charity Posted on March 18, 2011March 17, 2011

Pinch my kid and you’d better be ready to run.

While I’m highly unlikely to engage in physical violence, there are some things that get my adrenaline up and make me aware that I could, in fact, be violent should … Continue reading Pinch my kid and you’d better be ready to run.

Categories: Happiness Project, MotherhoodTags: kids, postaday2011, Saint Patrick's Day, violence
By Charity Posted on March 17, 2011December 31, 2011

You know you’re a crunchy mama when…

…you say to your spouse, “Honey, could you put the Ani DiFranco CD in for me? It’s under the Eddie Vedder Into the Wild CD on top of the homemade … Continue reading You know you’re a crunchy mama when…

Categories: You Know You're a Crunchy Mama...Tags: crunchy mama, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on March 16, 2011April 4, 2011

Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini My rating: 5 of 5 stars Both The Kite Runner and this book are absolutely beautiful books. Hosseini paints this lush and vivid … Continue reading Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Categories: Books, Happiness ProjectTags: A Thousand Splendid Suns, book review, Khaled Hosseini, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on March 16, 2011March 15, 2011

Pink Just Fits Better

I think my favorite resolution this month is the keeping track of cuteness resolution. Not only does it help me dwell on the positive parts of my days with the … Continue reading Pink Just Fits Better

Categories: Happiness Project, MotherhoodTags: Cuteness, kids, Motherhood, postaday2011, soccer
By Charity Posted on March 15, 2011

Get your butt on the mat. (via TouchstoneZ)

Too busy for a daily yoga practice? (I sure am.) But Z breaks it all down for us in this awesome post! A few weeks ago, Jenny inspired me to … Continue reading Get your butt on the mat. (via TouchstoneZ)

Categories: Happiness Project, MotherhoodTags: daily practice, kids, Motherhood, Yoga
By Charity Posted on March 15, 2011March 14, 2011

Relinquishing Ownership of my Kids’ Successes (and Failures)

My friend K came over today with her boys to play and hear my daughter play her flute. K is a flute teacher, but not my daughter’s flute teacher. She’s … Continue reading Relinquishing Ownership of my Kids’ Successes (and Failures)

Categories: Happiness Project, MotherhoodTags: Motherhood, Music, postaday2011, power struggles
By Charity Posted on March 14, 2011

What Do You Think About Daylight Saving Time?

From the comments I see on Facebook, Daylight Saving Time appears to be universally despised, at least by parents of school-aged children. We homeschool, and I still dislike DST. It … Continue reading What Do You Think About Daylight Saving Time?

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: Daylight Saving Time, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on March 13, 2011March 12, 2011

Week 32 Review: Bugs Can’t Tell Time

This week. It’s flown by. And now the weekend is almost over, made an hour shorter by the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. Time is just jumping along at a … Continue reading Week 32 Review: Bugs Can’t Tell Time

Categories: Happiness Project, MotherhoodTags: Daylight Saving Time, kids, Motherhood, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on March 13, 2011March 13, 2011

Book Review: Love the One You’re With by Emily Giffin

Love the One You’re With by Emily Giffin My rating: 2 of 5 stars I think maybe I just don’t like “Chick Lit”. I didn’t like the two books I … Continue reading Book Review: Love the One You’re With by Emily Giffin

Categories: Books, MarriageTags: book review, chicklit, Emily Giffin, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on March 12, 2011March 12, 2011

Introversion and the Virtual Community

My friend sent me a link to an article from 2002 entitled, “On the Internet, No One Knows I’m an Introvert”: Extroversion, Neuroticism, and Internet Interaction (Yair Amichai-Hamburger, Galit Wainapel, … Continue reading Introversion and the Virtual Community

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: Facebook, introversion, Online Communities, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on March 11, 2011March 11, 2011

The Practical Challenges of Bringing Fiction to Life

Today’s challenge from The Daily Post: If you could bring one fictional character to life for a day, who would you choose? My first thought was predictable: Mr Darcy. But really, … Continue reading The Practical Challenges of Bringing Fiction to Life

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: Barbara Kingsolver, Don Quixote, postaday2011, Pride and Prejudice, The Daily Post
By Charity Posted on March 10, 2011March 8, 2011

Where’s Tonight’s Post?

This would be an excellent opportunity to check out the great things happening on the blogs on my blog roll!

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: postaday2011, reading

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