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Musings of a First Time Mom

Motherhood from my perspective + The Best Guided Meditation

#WeStayGone

By Curly Nikki 2 Comments
But why does she love Ensure, tho... This.  This is why I come home.  My grandma Maxine!  Nearly 90 now, with driving privileges revoked (by her loving and concerned sons), she's no longer legally allowed to tear up these streets. At least not until I come to town! We. Stay. Gone. In just two weeks we've raised hell at several…
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Change.

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Hola Chicas, I'm gearing up for a move.  New scenery. Different people. Strange places.  It's almost as if I instinctively came to St. Louis to be surrounded by the familiar before stepping into the unknown. Read On!>>> As I sit here with my family waiting to start this new chapter in my life, I've been anticipating the anxiety... awaiting the…
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Big Bird or Bobby Brown?

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While getting dressed this morning for Dr. Anderson's picnic, Gia kept singing 'sunnnnny days...' My mom naturally assumed she was singing 'Sesame Street' and joined in with, 'sweeping the clouds away!' Gia, giving some serious side eye action at the unauthorized background vocals, sang 'everybody loves them... can you stand the rain'. Momma nearly passed out. She was like, who's got…
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I Ain’t Never Scared.

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Yesterday I conquered my fear of roller coasters. Well, to be more specific, above track roller coasters. Don't ask me why there's a difference, but hanging comfortably nestled underneath the track is so much more appealing than all of that open air above my head waiting to swallow me up because maybe the roller coaster manufacturer didn't account for the…
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Happy Mother’s Day (and Birthday) to Me!

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#WhoGonDetangleItTho #GrandmaSaidSheWould Hola Chicas! Dr. Daddy be on it.  On it. Read On!>>> He surprised me, my momma, his momma... the whole damn fam!  I had resolved to spend Mother's Day and my 31st birthday (May 12th) in Happy Valley-- sacrificing our usual May plans (i.e., the international shenanigans and hometown quality time) for an upcoming and much welcomed relocation…
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