In the three and a half years we’ve known each other, Mike and I have spent at least 3 weeks apart nine times now. When Mike was still living in …
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“How are you?” Mike asked me last night via skype. “I’m grumpy,” I said. “Why are you grumpy?” Mike said. “I don’t know. Why are you in Laos?” I said. …
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If you’ve emailed or otherwise tried to communicate with me during the last ten days and I haven’t gotten back to you, my sincere apologies. If it’s any consolation, you’re …
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I chatted to Mike over breakfast for a good 45 minutes this morning. In one respect, at least, this three-hour time difference serves us well. Mike can get up at …
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Almost two and a half years ago now, Mike and I were driving towards Akaroa in New Zealand. It was the second last day of our honeymoon. We were on …
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Yesterday morning, right after we got up, I did my weekly weigh in. Apart from one ultrasound in Thailand, taking pregnancy vitamins and stepping on the scale every Saturday morning …
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Successfully navigating that “getting started on Monday morning after a lovely weekend” speed bump is a lot easier when you have an office to go to, I’ve decided. Oh, and …
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I’ve been quiet on the blog this week, I know. It seems that I cannot, in the same week: (a) Write thoughtful blog posts; (b) Successfully edit my memoir; and …
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It’s Mike’s birthday today, which thankfully I remembered one fuzzy minute after I woke up. “Happy birthday,” I said, as he placed ginger tea and a plate full of mango …
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Last night as we got into bed: Me: “I’ve been reading a couple of pregnancy books, and a lot of them talk about women crying over diaper commercials, and not …
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Koi maan luuk was the first Lao phrase I learned in the new year, and you would have already known this piece of news for at least a month if …
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Two years ago today Mike and I put on fancy clothes and stood up in front of many people that we love and made a whole bunch of very serious …