A Mindful Life

Our household has a new digital camera (though technically it’s Husband’s gift to me this year, since I use it 99% of the time). It’s a Canon Powershot A720 IS. I haven’t had time to play with it much yet, but so far I like it!
On a different topic, while I am not a believer [...]

Update: New photos of Claire on Flickr!
One year ago today I learned I was pregnant. For those who haven’t been reading my blog long (or who might have forgotten), here’s the back story. After two miscarriages in 2005, we tried in 2006. I became nervous about the lack of progress, and Husband and I decided [...]

We think the formula change from hypo-allergenic to normal isn’t working. She’s been increasingly fussy the past few days. It could also be that she’s not getting enough day sleep, and Grandma is here, and the world is full of lights, and she’s just growing. But we’re switching back, for the sake of her comfort [...]

For Christmahanakwanzayule, I want:

to be freed of fear;
to be freed of limitation;
to be freed of doubt;
to be freed of denial;
to be freed of loneliness;
to be freed of anger;
to be freed of pain;
to be freed of suffering;

in other words, not to be bound by my ego anymore. And:

I want to take the love that comes my [...]

I’m sorry I’m posting so many images today (for those who have dial-up connection). But this tickled my geeky-bloggy funnybone. Since I’m a master of bad HTML coding, I must share. For those who don’t know, these are hexadecimal color codes used to make the pretty colors on the blogs you read.
moar funny pictures
P.S. I [...]

Snapshot Into The Light

Claire is seven weeks old today. Wow. It feels as though it’s been a year.
Today is the end of my first work-week as Mom-In-Charge, and it’s gone much better than I expected. Part of this is because a friend has come over every day to hang out with Pixie and give me a chance [...]

I hate cleaning. I especially hate cleaning the shower (it’s huge). Yet nothing is more gross than showering in a scum-filled, mildew-ridden cubicle. The point is to get clean there, right?
I use a daily shower spray to help, and it really does work. But damn, I go through a lot, and the refills aren’t cheap. [...]

(This post is more for myself and may be of zero interest to you.)
I Am Grateful For/That:

I have a washer and dryer inside my home and don’t have to lug laundry to a laundromat.
Ditto for the dishwasher to save us from hand washing dishes constantly.
The invention of the baby bottle dishwasher basket.
I’ve got good quality [...]

Coffee, computer, cat, & kid (no order of importance implied). Pixie comfortably asleep in my arm. Bed head, grungy clothes. Messy desk in the office/art room. All is bathed in sunlight.