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Author M.J. Pullen blogs with humor about her life as a writer and working mom raising two padawans with her own personal Mr. Darcy.

Looking for a New Familiar

posted on 09/22/2010

Moving day is (hopefully) just a few days a way, and I am scuttling around like… like a scuttle-bug, trying to make all the various pieces of the process fit together: preparing for closing, repairs in both places, packing, etc. Some days are like putting together a jigsaw puzzle, and other days are like putting […]

The Stages of Weight Loss – #2 (Sad, Sad Realization)

posted on 09/20/2010

After the epic battle (or at least, slightly elevated conversation) between my Ego and Superego, the denial stage of weight loss grinds to an unhappy halt. No longer can I ignore the upward creeping of the scale, and the rationalizations begin to wear so thin that I can see through them clear to the nearest […]

The Stages of Weight Loss – #1 (Denial)

posted on 09/17/2010

Today’s blog is inspired by the fact that — as of this morning — I am 11 pounds down since the beginning of summer and only 6.5 to go before I hit my pre-pregnancy weight. Anyway, it got me thinking about how many times I’ve ridden the weight loss roller coaster over the last 20+ […]

The Mid-30’s Blog

posted on 09/15/2010

I had surreal experience the other day. There I was, driving down the road toward the Marietta Square, when something caught my eye. It was one of those promotional signs people put in their yards in support of an election candidate. Not unusual, except that I recognized the name. Not from commercials or the newspaper […]

The Preschool Blog

posted on 09/13/2010

First I want to say thanks for all the supportive feedback on my 30/30 experiment. I’ve already received some great ideas for blogs, and please keep them coming! A couple of the suggestions I’ve received are for blogs are about how my life and perspective have changed as the mother of a one-year-old (interestingly enough, […]

A Very Old Story, and My Personal Tribute to Morgan Spurlock

posted on 09/12/2010

There is an ancient story I’ve heard told and retold in different forms for years, with the original dating back to Rumi, the 13th Century Persian poet. Or possibly even before that. This is a slightly modernized version I heard from my wonderful teacher, the great Coleman Barks. Stop me if you’ve heard it. A […]

One Sorry Blog

posted on 09/12/2010

Rosh Hashanah has passed, Yom Kippur is on its way… It’s time for the Apology Blog. I just read my blog from two years ago, and I could almost cut and paste, because I’m having many of the same feelings today. And I noticed that many of the wrongs to which I referred are pretty […]

The Days of Awe; Plus a New Look for a New Year

posted on 09/11/2010

It’s the second day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. So we are two days into 5771, as well as the High Holidays, otherwise known as Yamim Noraim (the Days of Awe). I love this time of year. The ten days from the start of Rosh Hashanah to the end of Yom Kippur are […]

Farewell, Long Weekend

posted on 09/07/2010

I love Labor Day weekend. This is true in general; but this particular weekend was so very nice that I really hate to see it go. MDH and I were married on a Labor Day weekend four years ago, and we’ve found that it’s a very convenient anniversary weekend for getting away to somewhere exotic […]

Shoes on, Schedule off

posted on 08/19/2010

Even though I’m comfy on the couch with my laptop, I’m writing this blog with my shoes on. See, I had plans for today. We have errands to run and family commitments this afternoon, so I thought Little Monkey and I would go to the bouncy-place this morning [a fantastic phenomenon our generation never got […]