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I don’t have a lot of time to post this week, due to connection issues (as in, I only have a sloooooooow one). But just to update on things, the trip out wasn’t horrible. The people in security were fairly helpful, telling me what I needed to do.
United didn’t allow me to pre-board, which sucked […]

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I’m doing some research for my upcoming trip. I really don’t think there will be any problems when I try to feed my son on the plane, but I want to be prepared just in case.
Unfortunately, United doesn’t have any posted policies on their site about allowing breastfeeding. I found some news stories from an […]

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I just did something I haven’t really done before. I just quit my job. And I don’t have another job lined up either, except for my writing.
I gave my notice at work today. I offered to continue to work until they can find someone to replace me. I’m not sure if they’ll take m up […]

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I got sucked into “Farmer Wants a Wife” on the CW network tonight. My interest was mostly in the fact that the guy is from Missouri (so am I, in case you didn’t know) and I wanted to see how he — and small town life — is portrayed.
I know it can be done. I […]

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The kid and I spent most of the afternoon under the a/c. It was a tremendous help.
I’m trying hard to relax about all the things going on - work and money. But I’m still stressing about what we’re going to do. We’re trying to work things out. The kid still needs his shots and we […]

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As the heat waves approach again, we decided to take drastic measures.
We went to Costco and bought a portable air conditioner. Because our windows slide horizontally, not vertically, a traditional window unit wouldn’t work. Fortunately, this one will. Unfortunately, we had to sit it on a corner of my desk, which is in front of […]

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Things have been slightly stressful here at casa de misspriss. We’ve had some financial setbacks that aren’t pretty. If I were actually working full-time, they would be tough, but we’d be back on our feet in a month, possibly two. Right now, it’s going to take much longer than that.
In addition to working outside the […]

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I’m at home with my boy every morning (mostly). I have the opportunity to watch the Today Show, I guess. I tried a few times but I always wind up changing the channel, wondering who their audience is. Because it certainly isn’t me. Really, what do they have to say to a 30-something mom with […]

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I’ve been thinking a lot about being a mom. Things at work have had me reconsidering my role as a wife, mother, and employee. But that’s really another post for later. It’s the mother thing I want to talk about.
You see, I’ve been a “second” mom for ten years. My stepdaughter already has a mom, […]

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Oh, now we have even more AWESOME news. But I am taking a page from Heather’s “Be Ye Not So Stupid” maxim and won’t say much except the latest developments? Are EVEN BETTER than before. Um, yeah.
So since I can’t talk about that right now because, “Hi people from work!” I’ll come back later because […]

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