From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Like A Dim Mirror

March 31, 2009

Yesterday I took this picture out my living room window. At first I thought the sun was pretty, but the more I looked I identified with it. Yes, I could even relate to a window.
The finger prints, the smudges, like looking in a dim mirror of myself. Bright spots, but things askew, strewn about. Foggy, [...]

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Sane Fitness, Sane Mama

March 27, 2009

I recently started a new eating plan (refuse to call it a *diet*), and have been counting points like a fiend. I’ve been working out, and feeling good, and really truly proud of myself for doing this. As mothers we can so often get into that rut of the daily grind and forget that doing [...]

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Welcome To The Ultimate Blog Party

March 19, 2009

Welcome to the party! I’m so glad you came. I’m Arianne, and I am bad at small talk. Want to just come on in? There’s a door prize, so keep reading…
I live in Chicago-land but am a California girl at heart. Chicago is wooing me, big time, but I’ll always have a bit of hippy-ness [...]

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Home Again

March 19, 2009

After a whirlwind of travel, talking and walking, I’m home from SxSW. It was quite the experience, with tons of hipsters, loads of interesting conversation, and even some drama thrown in here and there.
While I compile thoughts and experiences, I’d love it if you’d take some time to give my wonderful guest posters some love…
Desiree [...]

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A Guest Post: Birthday Presence

March 17, 2009

(While Arianne is “working hard” at SXSW, I’m here playing “Human Bookmark.” Seriously, it’s possible I got the better end of the deal, having the chance to connect with some of Arianne’s fabulous readers. I got to wondering about thinking and creating — about living in both my head and my heart — and wanted [...]

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A Guest Post: Precious Incovenience

March 16, 2009

When I was pregnant, I truly had no idea how my life would change when I became a mother. My head knew things would be different, but in terms of putting it into practice, I had no idea what I was in for. No idea that with a baby, toddler, or both in [...]

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A Guest Post: Fear

March 15, 2009

photo by Tudor Costache

I have an unusual reaction to fear: it pisses me off. It is the the feeling that I hate the most; more than pain, sadness, boredom.
As a child, I spent a lot of time being afraid. Part of that was growing up in an unstable environment. Part was having a fearful [...]

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A Guest Post: Modern Beauty

March 14, 2009

I was very excited to guest post for the lovely Arianne. Let me introduce myself. A self proclaimed Lookiloo, I am Desiree and I love homes. Interiors, exteriors it really doesn’t matter. I brake for open houses. My “day” job is the quintessential Lookiloo job. I am a photographer for real estate agents.

This past week [...]