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Note to Self

When lighting a candle in honor of your husband, be sure to blow it out before leaving the house to pick up your child, lest you want to burn down the very home your husband works so hard to pay the mortgage for.

O, Brain, where art thou?

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· June 19, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    June 20, 2009 at 2:06 am

    O Guardian angel, thank you for keeping the flame contained!

  2. *Jess* says

    June 20, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    Oh, BTDT!! Glad it ended well!

  3. Kris says

    June 22, 2009 at 12:54 am

    Thanks for my chuckle for the day! Glad nothing went up in flames!

  4. ViolinMama says

    June 28, 2009 at 4:14 am

    LOL!! and glad too! :)

Hi, I’m Kate

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood  and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.

 

“She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.”

―Flannery O'Connor

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