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7 Quick Takes (Vol. 5): The Why I Love My Husband Edition

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m counting the ways I love my husband (there are a lot more than seven, but this is a good start). #1 He tells me I look great when I’m all dolled up for a date night and when I have Play-doh in my hair, a Clifford sticker on myRead the whole post >>

· February 13, 2009 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Marriage · Filed Under: Kate's Blog, Seven Quick Takes

7 Quick Takes (Vol. 4)

#1 I don’t watch American Idol and honestly have no interest. I’ve heard the cut-off age is 28, so I just missed my chances at stardom. Rats! But there’s still hope for our family and it rests in our two crooners (the youngest is pictured here). #2 I recently read a great editorial in TheRead the whole post >>

· February 6, 2009 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Co-Sleeping, Pro-Life, Suffering, Tales from the Trenches · Filed Under: Kate's Blog, Photos, Seven Quick Takes, Tales from the Trenches

7 Quick Takes (Vol. 3)

#1 Meet Lint, my future son-in-law. Preschooler, as she’s stripping for bath time: First, I have to take my socks off. Then I have to pick my toe lint. I love my toe lint. I wish I could marry it. #2 Lest you think I’m a total junk food fascist with my kids based onRead the whole post >>

· January 23, 2009 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Random, Tales from the Trenches · Filed Under: Child 1, Kate's Blog, Miscellaneous Musings, Seven Quick Takes

7 Quick Takes (Vol. 2)

I’m baaaaccckkk! I had so much fun participating in Jen’s 7 Quick Takes last week that I’ve decided to throw some more random thoughts out there. #1 I visit Testosterhome on a fairly regular basis even though we have far more X chromosomes floating around our household. In fact, on Christmas we discovered after openingRead the whole post >>

· January 16, 2009 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Estroden, Recipes, Sugar & Spice · Filed Under: Estroden, Kate's Blog, Miscellaneous Musings, Seven Quick Takes

Seven Quick Takes

I can’t resist. I’m jumping on Jen’s “7 Quick Takes” bandwagon at least for this Friday. I used to try to write at least one somewhat cerebral post a week, but it’s just not happening right now. (See take numero dos and you’ll see that two little ones are quite possible sucking the brain cellsRead the whole post >>

· January 9, 2009 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Books, Mom Humor, Pregnancy, Random, Writing · Filed Under: Kate's Blog, Miscellaneous Musings, Seven Quick Takes

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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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