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Feb
6
Posted by shanta.
Well for anyone actually following this month of learning, you will know that I didn’t post anything yesterday which means that I needed to write about two things I learned today.
I actually did learn something yesterday, I just wasn’t in the mood to write.
Yesterday I learned:
When you happen to lose good friends out of your life…they are replaced with better ones. That is all I am going to say on that one for today.
Today I learned two things about cleaning…
First …
Feb
6
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Craig: why are those apples there?
Shanta: I thought you could make something with them
Craig: they’re crapples?
Shanta: LOL, yes, they’re crapples…
Feb
4
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I don’t think I learned anything new today. But I did come to a realization.
People are mean. They don’t realize it but they are – we are.
I got a comment on my Facebook today that annoyed me. As I ponder why it would bother me – who cares what anyone thinks? I normally don’t…
I realized that it’s because it’s easy to be snarky, mean, sarcastic as we sit behind the screen of our computers and not really consider that there …
Feb
3
Posted by shanta.
I didn’t blog yesterday because I brought the kids to a homeschool activity and I had to work last night, only getting home after midnight. And, I didn’t learn anything new yesterday.
So today I am going to write about two new things I learned.
The first is about the 4th chakra.
I’ve heard about chakras but have never actually read about them in detail. Today I was doing some research for a friend about a symptom she has and read …
Feb
1
Posted by shanta.
Well I am happy that the new word I learned today is something I can relate to my entire life but is especially helpful for me during those difficult parenting moments and will be helpful as I discuss newborn care as a doula.
The new word I learned today was (drum roll please): ENTRAINMENT
and I quote:
“Entrainment is a universal phenomenon, and it begins at the moment of conception. A baby’s rhythms begin to entrain with cosmic rhythms through the physiology of …
Feb
1
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Just over a week ago I had a major outbreak of hives all over my body. At the worse moment about 80% of my body was covered in huge red welts and I was ITCHY. Hives are always a wake up call for me to be more aware of stresses I may not be dealing with or even quite aware of yet. This time was no different but the severity of the attack was beyond anything I have ever experience, …
Jan
29
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So I’ve been gone. Not really gone, just not taking the time to update.
2009 ended with my first birth as a doula, a great holiday season and high hopes for the upcoming year. It also ended with us being on “baby watch” as we like to call it. There was a bottle of wine involved – consumed by me (yes the whole thing). There was protection involved – that was used properly the first time…not the second. There were many …
Dec
29
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In a few days the year 2009 will come to a close and in the next breath 2010 will be speeding away with all it’s planned and unknown adventures. It’s a time I look forward to every year. I like to see the personal goals I have met or am positively moving toward and I continue to look for the areas that I can improve. While I take time to reflect, review and revise periodically during the year – this …
Dec
10
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We have had cable for most of our married years. The last time we didn’t was about 8 years ago…
I like tv. I would almost say I love tv. I don’t care that they write shows at a 4th grade level or that many of the story lines are predictable – I love it. I like juicy characters like Gregory House and living vicariously through the beautiful teenagers on 90210. My prada mom likes this escape. There was a time …
Dec
7
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Growing up my dad would always say “I believe in Santa” which really bothered me. If he would have said I believe in the spirit of Santa or the Christmas Spirit is Santa I would have been less annoyed – but as a kid who felt like I was in a special ‘I know there is no Santa’ club – this annoyed me.
After having kids there has always been an inner struggle about what decision to make about including …
