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Holding On When It’s Time to Let Go…A Year Later

October 18, 2021 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

As I mentioned when I returned to this blog back in July, I took some writing workshops during the heart of the pandemic. One of them was an essay writing course. I wrote the piece below hoping it would be printed and glorified in some very exclusive publication. It turns out that takes more patience […]

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Go Ahead and Play, Honey

March 12, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 5 Comments

I’m hearing a lot of grumbling this week about Day Light Savings. And at 6:15am, I totally get it. After all, we probably only have about a week or two honeymoon period where our kids actually want to hibernate a bit longer in the cozy 6 o’clock shadows. But it turns out the school’s clocks […]

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What I Didn’t Say

January 23, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 7 Comments

It was 8:10am this morning and I heard, “Little, come spray my hair!” “Ok, after I finish making my bed.” What was this double dose of craziness coming from the other room? I figured I’d give it a few minutes, then go check in.

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: independence, letting go, siblings, trust

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I’m Amy, the girl next door. I’m your average obsessive mom/ happy wife/ freelance copywriter/ slice-of-life blogger/ social media addict/ chocolate lovin’ wino. Read More…

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