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Reality Is A Mirror (A Short Story On Manners)

A very interesting thing happened the other day. I was in my mother-in-law’s restaurant, helping my baby walk around, we had dinner, sang songs – you know, a regular evening. The restaurant guests were indulging in seafood and wine. At a certain point I was asked to one of the tables as an interpreter. The […]

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Why Do I Blog?

Today was pretty rough – my lovely baby didn’t want to sleep or play or do anything that wouldn’t require my attention. So I didn’t manage to do anything (no blogging, no promoting, no nothing). I shared my frustration with a family member (no names, sorry) and the response was: “well, what are we going […]

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A Vacation From Being A Mama

Is it even possible? To take time out as a mom? And I’m not a mom to just any infant – I’m a mom to a breastfed little girl with whom we often co-sleep. She misses her mama after about 2 hours of being away. But I made it work. We made it work. I […]

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Meditation For Mindful Mama

Welcome to the July Mindful Mama Carnival: Mindfulness and Nature This post was written for inclusion in the Mindful Mama Carnival hosted by Becoming Crunchy and TouchstoneZ. This month our participants have shared their experiences of mindfulness and the natural world. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other […]

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