Author: Calamity Jane
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Bread Evangelizing
I was on my way to the Whole Wallet, errr, Foods the other day to stock up on ingredients for another baking day, when I ran into one of the meetup mamas. As soon as I said “baking day” she got a gleam in her eye and said, “Do you bake your own bread?” When…
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A Typical Day
Ever wonder what everyone else does with their day? Here’s our Today, a typical day for us of late. Not so typically, I got a full hour to myself this morning, before the toddler woke up. I used it to write a blog that got sucked away into the internet version of the sock-black-hole. Goddamn…
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Grant Me The Serenity
Nothing in this world takes patience like motherhood, Holy Smokes! Now that I have two, I’m getting quite the test. Each day is a new opportunity to learn…. (That last bit was not through an angelic smile, but more like gritted teeth) It’s a rollercoaster, for sure. Motherhood has been twice as joyful and rewarding…
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Is Your Toilet Running?
Maybe everybody already knows this, but just in case, it seems worth a quickie post. I’m no handyman, but I can fix a few simple household problems, and it’s good for us housewifely types to pool our knowledge on this front. I woke up this morning to the sound of the toilet running*. Like it…
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Homebirth: The Ultimate DIY
It just occured to me this morning, as I was waking up. On my new DIY housewife blog, hadn’t I better post about homebirth?!?! How much more DIY can you get than creating and giving birth to a new soul in the world? Nothing on this earth is like birthing a baby. Nothing else is…
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