Things I’ve Learned

the things I wish I’d known

January 18, 2012

Most people I know have a certain number in the back of their minds–the age at which he or she becomes officially old.  For me, that particular birthday has already come and gone.  It occurred on October 21, 2007.  It was the day I turned twenty-ten.  At least, that’s the only way I could bring [...]

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On lost and lonely moments

August 30, 2011

One of the things I most remember about being sixteen and pregnant was how the growing slant of my belly had a way of eliciting sideways glances and passed whispers between complete strangers.  How they looked on me with eyes that spoke volumes.  How even their silent, pursed lips let me know–in no uncertain terms–precisely [...]

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This is the way we…lunch

August 29, 2011

Judging by my Facebook news feed, I think it’s safe to say that the vast majority of American children ventured back to school last Monday.  My children, though, have been in school since mid-July.  So long, in fact, that our year-round district is nearing its first extended break of this school year.  {can I get [...]

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On Happy Endings

August 9, 2011

When I was eighteen I worked with AmeriCorp (also known as the domestic peace corp) as a mentor for pregnant and parenting teens.  My own daughter was just turning one so, as you might imagine, I had plenty of hands-on experience with the issues teen parents faced.  Still, my role was an ambiguous one; I [...]

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5 Food Guidelines We Live By

August 2, 2011

We are a family of peculiar eating habits.  And by peculiar I mean that we {I} go to great lengths to ensure that we’re not ingesting a bunch of pesticides and chemicals and “food products” with ingredients that are more fit to be found under the kitchen sink than inside our bodies.  My children are [...]

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This is the Way We Clean Up Night

July 29, 2011

Last month I started what I envisioned as a bit of a series here on the Spot.  It was a post about our spending habits, entitled, “This is the way I keep the books.”  I’m continuing that series today with a post on the infamous Maranich household clean up night.  Because, you know, our cleaning [...]

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Show Me The $

June 23, 2011

I thought I was so clever when I chronicled my budgeting method and off the cuff threw in an: oh yeah, come on back and I’ll break down where our money goes. Turns out it was a daunting task.  Daunting because while I’m pretty much an open book and wouldn’t have any trouble talking with [...]

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