I keep opening all these tabs on my computer with articles like How to Simplify Christmas Christmas Traditions Simplifying Christmas Traditions  What You Really Need this Christmas What You Don't Need this Christmas How to Simplify Your Kids' Christmas Clutter-Free Gifts for this Christmas Creating a Meaningful Christmas And in the process I'm cluttering up my computer screen, my mind, my feeling of...

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I just can't even. Tonight I told Josh, "It feels like I'm drowning." I don't know what it is. Tonight's post will just be a jumpled up mess. Oops, is that supposed to be jumbled? Overwhelmed. Sinking.I say, "My plate is full." Ha, it's overflowing.  Things are falling off my plate and making a big mess. Decluttering isn't just about material objects in...

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So, my last post was apparently a big hit.  But I write about more than infertility.  Infertility does not define me.  And even though the last two blog posts had the word "pee" in them, I promise that's not a usual topic.  Sidenote:  now, that's three blogs in a row containing the word "pee."  I have really got to quit that! One area...

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After a disastrous family trip to Kohl's this evening, I asked Josh if I could run into the Dollar Store real quick. "Sure, what for?"Silence. "Hello?" he tried again, while I tried to figure out how to respond. "I can't tell you," I said defensively.  "Christmas is coming." The truth was I didn't want to give him a false sense of hope.  Again....

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