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December 10, 2009

The results of a slight case of insomnia

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A new domain for one thing!

 The last couple weeks have been hectic, to say the least. All my early December plans of preparing for Christmas were scattered by our trip to New Orleans for my husband’s hematology conference. It was almost an entire week long and though New Orleans wasn’t on my list of top ten places to visit, it had it’s redeeming qualities after all. Namely, the coffee and beignets. Oh, and a couple charming second-hand book stores. Regardless, my toddler and I were happy to be able to join her dad rather than spend all week missing him, even if it did mean days navigating a strange city with a toddler. Things I’m glad I brought: a sound machine (white noise for baby), an umbrella stroller, a wheeled thing that attached to the carseat to wheel it around the airport and between taxis. Oh, and I’m glad I bought an extra ticket for the baby. We didn’t have to worry about turbulence and her squirming to get down.

So here I am, having a bout of insomnia, and determined to get my new location set up on wordpress and migrate my blogger posts over tonight, which seems to be working so far. I was having trouble with the 3 column format I was using on blogger, and it wouldn’t let anyone leave comments! And we all know bloggers love comments (at least I do!). Anyway, the insomnia. Probably because I’m excited my husband bought me the early stocking stuffer of a domain name for this blog, which he gave me early. So of course I  couldn’t sleep, thinking of new designs. The photo up above is my current set up, my floppy ragdoll cat, Polly, a purring warmth on my feet. And a mug of chamomille green tea. And the rain  falling quietly against the window. Sleep can’t be too far away…

 

November 9, 2009

Warm November Days

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Our weekend was full of fresh roma tomatoes from our backyard (check out my windowseal), a beautiful six-layer caramel cake I whipped up (tutorial to follow later this week) for my mom’s birthday, and a trip down the coast to the island where my parents live to deliver said cake and stay for a visit! The drive back took us on a detour through the beautiful town of Beaufort, SC, where we poked around in antique shops, gauked at some historic homes, gazed out over the golden bay, and satisfied our sweet tooth at the Chocolate Tree.

Other than that, if you happened by my page this weekend you may have seen any one of a number of new templates I tried out for my blog here. I’m new to this whole blogging thing, as you’ve probably figured out, and hunted everywhere online for a great, three column format I could use. I finally found this simple, three column minina which I’ve adopted, and quickly set in one of my favorite shades of blue. It’s close to the Tiffany’s blue, but maybe a little more muted. But I guess it could look different on your monitor. Our master bedroom is painted in a similar shade, which oozes serenity and calm. It reminds me of when I look out over the Cooper River from Waterfront park in downtown Charleston on a cool spring day like the one when my husband proposed so many years ago!

Later this week at Homemaker, MD, I’ll be posting the above mentioned caramel cake tutorial (this is the real deal people), write a little bit about a questionable procedure called “palliative sedation” and the ethics surrounding it, do a little show and tell involving some of my home decor, and explain why on earth a homemaker like me is so interested in thinking through Christian bioethics–and why I actually think it is part of building up my home and family. I’ll also be tweaking my site a little bit here and there, playing with fonts and stuff. I don’t know code and don’t really want to learn, but I do want to spruce things up a little. Let me know what you think and if you have any advice for me in this area!

 

August 1, 2009

This blog

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I’m starting this blog to share my thoughts and experience as a homemaker with whoever would like to follow along. And yes, I have an MD. That’s another story, a long one, which I’ll tell you later. But suffice it to say that gives me a unique perspective on being a full-time homemaker. I call myself a homemaker rather than just a “stay-at-home-mom” because I feel that it better describes the entirety of what I do everyday. I am making a home, a refuge, an escape, a learning center, a safe haven, and it not just for my daughter–it’s for my husband too! Calling myself a “stay-at-home-mom”, though there is certainly nothing wrong with the description, just doesn’t include the fact that caring for my husband is my calling, too!

I love what I do everyday, more than I loved even when I was practicing medicine, and I enjoyed that, too. Perhaps one day I will return to medicine. Probably I will in some way. But for now I’m in a season of life where I believe this is exactly what I am called to do.

So if you’d like to hear my opinions (they are like armpits, everyone has them!), advice (but consult your own doctor and don’t take what I say in place of that), experiences, and thoughts, then follow along.