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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
On the one hand, it feels like I need to come back with something profound and insightful after a six month break. (SIX MONTHS! Let’s just shelve that for now,shall we? Because I’m overwhelmed...
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Hey Good Lookin’
Why yes, I am talking to you, you fetching specimen, you. You. So part of the problem with having a long delay between posts (or uke videos) is that whole...
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License Plates and Unicorn Fakes
So first? I think we need to acknowledge this video exists. Second? I can’t lift my arms. That’s not really true. It’s called “creative license,” people. Also it’s called “Elly decided that after...
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Who Moved My Corn?
I need a piece of corn. Let’s try this again: Last week, I planted a mess of seedlings I’d been nurturing for months outside in some raised garden beds I recently built. They’re dead now. Apparently,...
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Falling
There’s always something about the arrival of Fall that I find deeply comforting. Don’t get me wrong, I genuinely love Summer. I love her reliability – her near-constant light and temperatures. Once...
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Five Years Time
Five years. Some times that feels like five seconds. Sometimes five lifetimes. It’s undergrad. A novel. An apprenticeship. A marriage. A thesis. A prognosis. A job. A career. A lifetime. A...
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Like A David Bowie Song But With More Boobs
This morning, while waiting for the green light to condone another cup of espresso, I turned to my husband and whispered, “I’m drinking coffee. Willingly. I’m a suburban housewife that drives her TWO...
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Shit That Saved My Life As A New Parent (and Possibly My Child’s, Too)
Seems like everyone I know is getting pregnant. I am, of course, super happy for them. I’m also super happy for me. Mostly because several of my high school classmates are posting pictures of their...
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Reminder
Me: Whom do I love? Him: Me!! Me: Ayup! Him: And Sam! Me: I sure do. Him: And Daddy! Me: Very much. Him: And…YOU! Thanks, kid. I needed that reminder. Also? Mark it down. It only took this kid three...
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Don’t Call it a Comeback
Him: So you know how sometimes I go and book the flights for our vacations without telling you? Me: *blank stare* Him: And then you get really mad. And then you get excited. And then you figure out all...
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Ukulele Lady (I’m Using the Term “Lady” Loosely)
Today is a hard day. In fact, I tend to take a break from all things media on this anniversary. “Never Forget” doesn’t have to mean “Replay Every Horrifying Moment in Detail.” I considered not posting...
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Uke-ing In The City
What’s the best way to celebrate the arrival of Fall? Why by recording a song about Summertime, of course! *sigh* I’m not even going to admit how much time I wasted getting this thing together. Long...
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And Then My Ukulele Ran Away
You know when you’re trying to take a picture outside in the sun but you can’t see what you’re doing yet it’s imperative that you document what’s happening so you just snap approximately four hundred...
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Four
My kid turns four today. Four. Four years. I know where every freaking second of those four years went. Colic. Temper tantrums. Sleep deprivation. Vomit cleaning. Potty training. And the laundry. All...
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No Diggity
Maybe it’s the cold meds talking, but I can’t fit the word “use” in that title. Ukestreet? No Ukeity? Uke Gotta Pay to Play. As you might imagine based on my difficulty naming this damn post, the...
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The Key to Happiness is Lamination
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever laminated? I’m asking for a friend. Probably. Attention all employers of the world: if you want to increase your employee retention rate, furnish your office space...
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A Life That’s Good
It’s been a hard couple of weeks, hasn’t it? We’ve seen a lot of hatred and a lot of beauty. That’s not what this post is about, though. At least not directly. There’s no shortage of beautiful,...
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Coloring Curse Words
What do you get when you mix wine with a holiday weekend and some coloring pages? Well, I imagine it depends on the family and the coloring pages. But if it’s my family and these coloring pages, you...
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So January. That didn’t last very long, did it? Now here it is mid February already and I haven’t visited here since New Years. I’ve been working furiously on THE BOOK. It’s a long story, and one I...
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I hid my dreams in the back of my mind – it was the only safe place in the house. From time to time I would get them out and play with them, not daring to reveal them to anyone else because they were...
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