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If Colette winds up being a wrestler, we’ll know

If Colette winds up being a wrestler, we’ll know why. It’s become clear to me recently that the older brother/younger sister dynamic is different than the older sister(me)/younger brother dynamic that I grew up with. It feels like most of the parenting I do these days is refereeing and checking to make sure she’s having fun and that they’ve both actually consented to the wrestling match. She nearly always seems to be having fun and can hold her own quite well for being exactly half his weight. Little sisters of the world, what’s it like having a big brother?

We had family photos taken recently and I am shock

We had family photos taken recently and I am shocked that @amyemeryphotography managed to get even one without Colette crying. Our kids were less than cooperative and it was a bitter cold day and she still managed to capture our family beautifully. I’m so glad I have photos from this time (and at the very least, we needed to memorialize Naveed’s long hair 😆).

After a quarantine, negative covid tests, and a fe

After a quarantine, negative covid tests, and a few more days of quarantine (just to be sure), we got to see some of our very favorite people. These cousins are less than one month apart and I hope they grow up close. I’m so lucky that marriage brought me more family that I both love and like. 💕

I read a lot and I don’t really share that here

I read a lot and I don’t really share that here (though I’m not sure why). Here are some of my recent reads and thoughts: ⁣⁣
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📚The Duke And I - Enjoyed, especially after Bridgerton withdrawal. Excellent if you want more of that witty banter between Daphne and Simon. Read some Amazon reviews for trigger warnings. I’m now reading the 2nd book.⁣⁣
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📚The Vanishing Half - So good. Reads like an easy read but also addresses deeper societal issues. ⁣⁣
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📚 The Mothers (not pictured) - I read this before The Vanishing Half, also by Brit Bennett. Also fantastic, deep, sad, beautiful. All the things. Thank you @byamberburns for this rec. ⁣⁣
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📚 Untamed - Not really my genre but I enjoyed it very much. Line that stuck with me: "Every time you pretend to be less than you are, you steal permission from other women to exist fully." ⁣⁣
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It also stuck with me that, should any of my children ever come out to me, I will not use the expression "I love you, no matter what." The "no matter what" part implies a negative, which is fine to use if my kid say, got in a fender bender with my car or spilled coffee on my sweater but is not something to say to them when they tell me who they really are. I had never considered the underlying connotation of this expression and will keep it in mind. I hope our kids know they live in a home where they can bring home someone they care about and will always be loved and accepted. ⁣⁣
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📚 Twice in a Blue Moon - A light rom-com type read. Was good for me post-election. ⁣⁣
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📚 The Wives - A suspense/thriller. Had great reviews and was entertaining. I’d love to know your thoughts on the twist/ending.⁣⁣
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📚 I Will Teach You to Be Rich - Would be great if you are just getting into personal finance. Not to toot my own horn but I knew most of this so it felt like common sense. ⁣⁣
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📚 The Postnatal Depletion Cure (not pictured) - Very Goop which is not my jam but also I believe that pregnancy and breastfeeding do deplete your body in a big way. I was already working on my overall health but this book helped me better understand the importance of balanced nutrition and vitamins postpartum. ⁣
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Have you read any of these?

Today it’s easier to tell her that she can be an

Today it’s easier to tell her that she can be anything she wants to be. ✨

The lamp of my dreams! After playing that target b

The lamp of my dreams! After playing that target back in stock notification game for weeks, one became available for drive up at a target in New Jersey. Guess who drove an hour with a one year old and a three year old to pick up a lamp? 🙈🙋🏼‍♀️ What can I say? It was love at first sight. http://liketk.it/36acK #liketkit @liketoknow.it #StayHomeWithLTK #LTKhome

My first photo of 2021 is of me standing on a toil

The best we could do with a self-timer and a phone

The best we could do with a self-timer and a phone balanced on a window pane. 😆 This was our first year with a kid who really understands Christmas and it was so fun. So even though it was just us, it was really special. I hope that during this rough year your Christmas was as special as it could be. Cheers, friends.

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