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A Letter to My Future Self.

Posted on February 13, 2012 by ashley

In the summer of 2010 I took what my school calls a “capstone course” called Effecting Change. This is a 6-credit course that could be compared to a senior project or a mini field placement. I chose this particular capstone … Continue reading →

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Second Born: It’s a[nother] GIRL! (Birth Story-Part III)

Posted on December 1, 2011 by ashley

Hopefully this post can catch you up. Basically my second baby (for whom gender is unknown) is about twenty minutes away from making her grand entrance. And I’ve got no drugs. Between the last posting and this one I finally … Continue reading →

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Second Born: It’s [still] a surprise! (Birth Story-Part II)

Posted on November 29, 2011 by ashley

Major blogging fail on my part. First, I never meant to make this thing two parts. Second, I never intended for a couple six(!) months to pass in between. So I apologize to all my readers. If you’re just coming … Continue reading →

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No Babies, Bumps, Due Dates and Year Olds.

Posted on November 20, 2011 by ashley

I’m currently patching together Miss M&M’s first birthday party. It’s happening one year from my (her?) due date. Which was exactly one year after I got my IUD removed. Whoa. And I realized there’s a lot to be thankful for … Continue reading →

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Sobriety: A Long-Term Disability (Part V)

Posted on October 21, 2011 by ashley

This is the fifth post in a five-part series discussing addiction, recovery [relapse], and long-term sobriety. As I celebrate five substance-free years, I am taking the time to [publicly] look back at where I really was in the months preceding … Continue reading →

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Back to the Pumpkin Patch [Liepold Farms]

Posted on October 16, 2011 by ashley

File this under “freak out of the day.” Me at the pumpkin patch* last October (roughly 34 weeks pregnant) and a year later with 10.5 month M&M. Oy, the difference a year makes! *We’ve been going to Liepold Farms for … Continue reading →

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Family Biking Conundrum.

Posted on July 9, 2011 by ashley

When I was a kid, biking was a given. My parents had bikes and before I could ride my own I rode in a seat on the back of theirs. I watched my siblings (I have three younger ones) rotate … Continue reading →

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Second Born: It’s a surprise! (Birth Story–Part I)

Posted on June 5, 2011 by ashley

Now that M&M is six months old I feel a tug of guilt daily that I haven’t written down her birth story. I know the details are not as crisp as they would have been once, but I’m claiming “better … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Mother: My first birth story.

Posted on May 7, 2011 by ashley

My firstborn, Dot the Dotter, was birthed in a hosptial, by an Ob-gyn, in the Seattle area. Her dad and I were anxious, nervous, over-the-moon excited [unwed, basically poor] first-time parents. I went into early labor in the evening, two … Continue reading →

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