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A Family Dinner Invitation. November 25, 2014. This post represents a compensated editorial partnership with The Family Dinner Project. Narrative and commentary are my own. My family has been rescued by a family dinner. Multiple times and in multiple ways we have been saved by an invitation. I remember the neighbors in Florida who invited us over for Thanksgiving. They didn’t even flinch when . Add this to your back to school list. August 8, 2014. Let’s have another talk about food stamps. June 20, 2013.
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Caregiving Archives - Creating Motherhood
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The caregiving experience: an Alzheimer’s Thanksgiving. November 10, 2014. November is National Family Caregivers month. I love that the honorific falls within a month that is associated with so much thanks. When I look back on the time I was Millie's caregiver I am filled with gratitude. I am so thankful I was able to have the time to be with and love her. I . October 7, 2014. August 12, 2014. Advice for Caregivers having an Alzheimer’s Christmas. December 16, 2013. I was so surprised to have to say goo...
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Why I Embraced My White Hair In Advance. Why I Embraced My White Hair In Advance. July 28, 2015. This was going to be about hair, for goodness’ sakes! In times like these. Learned on the Internet. W Photo of the Day. What I Write About. Yeah you know me.
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Social Good Archives - Creating Motherhood
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A Day With Cedric, a Day With HIV. September 21, 2015. A minute into my conversation with Cedric Sturdevant and I can already hear the shift in my voice. Talking to people from the south always does this. Always. And Cedric immediately hears it and calls me out, you southern? He laughs as I stretch out my, Welllllll kind of? We then immediately start talking like southern people . Make a Difference With Blogust 2015. August 13, 2015. The Integration Hypothesis: thoughts from attending a panel. This post ...
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Filling in the blanks. February 6, 2016. Before I dive in I would like to disclose that W gave me permission to write about filling in the blanks. That being said I will be vague around some edges. A few weeks ago, when I picked up W from after care, one of the other moms was there as well. We sat down and . A Single Mom’s Thoughts on Kung Fu Panda 3. February 2, 2016. Where I reference Carol King. February 1, 2016. It’s about digestion. January 15, 2016. How do you know someone is over the hill? When th...
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Who is Dresden? - Creating Motherhood
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My Grandmother, Millie. I’m Dresden. I began writing under the alias ‘Calliope’ at Creating Motherhood in 2005. This site began as a place to chronicle my journey to motherhood as a single woman. It soon became a community that I could turn to when I needed to talk about my life as a full time caregiver for my Grandmother Millie, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2003. I wrote a lot about being her caregiver. My family has been through hard times, probably like many families in America. We have, ...
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Infertility Archives - Creating Motherhood
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Spring can really hang you up the most. April 25, 2014. Drop off, work, pick up, playground, work, play, sleep, drop off, work, pick up, playground, work, play, sleep.that is how our spring is going. Round and round, sneeze after sneeze, and right into the end of his time in preschool. Yesterday I heard W quietly humming a song on the sofa. He laughed when I . Red Elephant in the Room. August 16, 2013. July 16, 2013. After Miscarriage: 5 Stages of a Missed Due Date. June 22, 2013. There is no right or wr...
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Health Archives - Creating Motherhood
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It’s about digestion. January 15, 2016. How do you know someone is over the hill? When they decide the first post of the new year should be about digestion. But honestly, this is something that has been pretty important to me over the last couple of weeks. For several months I have been feeling very lethargic and low energy. As someone who . Behind Door Number One: Social Anxiety. October 26, 2015. Inside my panic attack. August 5, 2015. February 28, 2015. A few weeks ago, in a flurry of resolutions and ...
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July 22, 2016. The modern way of thinking suggests women who are moms shouldn't hang their entire selves on our motherhood identity. Parenting isn't everything special about us. I get this and yet I struggle with identity often. I define myself largely on what I do. When I was in theatre school I was an actress. When I worked in Hollywood . Thoughts on being 40 (a half birthday post). June 24, 2016. Loss and sadness in June. June 7, 2016. Find Out How to Win 4 Hersheypark Tickets. June 3, 2016. You would...
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Summer Camp in the Blogosphere - Creating Motherhood
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Summer Camp in the Blogosphere. Summer Camp in the Blogosphere. June 28, 2011. Welcome to the JULY ASIDE. I saw this idea on Strawberry and Nutella’s site and thought it was super clever. With their permission I have re-imagined a version for the month of July. Check out their June post. As well as An Offering of Love’s June post. 31 Days of Blog Juice at Creating Motherhood. Be crafty, be silly, be campy, be serious, be YOU. Respond to each day’s prompt however you want. What are your guilty pleasures?
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