Adult Club

This is how not pregnant I am.

by Beth Anne on April 11, 2013

Fact: ultrasounds are only fun when tiny babies with tiny heartbeats are involved. About a month ago while on a training run with my friend Sarah, I leaned over & grabbed my uterus. “This hurts,” I wheezed. “Why would my baby-maker hurt running?” “Cramps? Pulled muscle? Maybe you just need to pee?” she suggested. _______________________________________________ [...]

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BAM. A shot in the foot is painful.

by Beth Anne on March 25, 2013

It’s late tonight for me to sit at my computer – usually I’m already in bed, asleep or deep into a book while Doug snores beside me. I pull my hands across my eyes & the words feel trapped inside me. I’m not supposed to tell you about the phone interviews, sitting in my car while [...]

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Today finally arrived. It’s 6:43pm & the sun is still shining. MY SOUL HAS RETURNED. I’m going to admit that it was touch-&-go there for a moment & by a moment, I mean the entire winter season. There were moments last week in the middle of grey skies & the perpetual drizzle (what is this fresh [...]

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Go on with yo bad self, Ms. Mayer

by Beth Anne on February 28, 2013

There’s been a lot of buzz around Marissa Mayer, the new CEO of Yahoo! & her recent ban on telecommuting. People are in uproar, aka OMG HOW COULD SHE DOOOO THIS TO US?! like it’s some personal vendetta against every single working mother in America. Like she has it out for every parent that knows the [...]

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On not being swallowed by the storm.

by Beth Anne on February 25, 2013

Early last week, I deleted Facebook off my phone. I’ve been a member of Facebook since my senior year in college & truthfully, I am exhausted of it after almost 10 years. Then on Thursday night, I deleted Twitter. It’s easy to feel so small & insignificant in this huge world of constant connectivity & [...]

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