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January 2020

January 31, 2020

7 Books, Cats, and Hands Takes

It is, it’s Friday, and I’ve got to rush off to hand therapy. So, this...

January 17, 2020

7 Scattered Takes

Is it Friday? It is. That means Takes. One Matt and I coincided in our...

January 10, 2020

7 Monarchical Takes

It's Friday. This is how I feel. So sue me. Well, I sat down to...

December 2019

December 20, 2019

7 Takes to a Christmas Miracle

I was working on something that was going to be all clever and funny—7 reasons...

December 13, 2019

7 Party All The Time Takes

Is it really Friday? One We celebrated St. Nicholas with a vengeance last week—shoes and...

December 06, 2019

7 Things To Read

My desk doesn't look this this anymore. It's piled with books and paper and empty...

November 2019

November 22, 2019

7 Fractious Takes

How I feel when anyone mentions “self-care.” This has been a long week—long because everything...

November 15, 2019

7 Dicey Takes

This is my soul as I read the internet. Friday! Thank the Lord. I was...

November 08, 2019

7 Tense Takes

This cat, who was so ill, is feeling so much better, thank Heaven. Oh, well,...

November 01, 2019

7 Body Takes

Well, the end of a week, the end of a month. How ‘bout some quick...

October 2019

October 25, 2019

7 Catastrophic Takes

Self-Portrait by the Afflicted It’s Friday, so that’s Takes Little Egglantine (not her real name)...

October 18, 2019

7 Let’s Stay Home Takes

Look! It’s Friday! One My children have developed a pretty fabulous game where they either...

October 11, 2019

7 Recovering Takes

Is it Friday? Who even knows. One Matt and I did go off to a...

October 04, 2019

7 But Have You Tried Eating All The Babies Takes

Well, this seems like it’s been a long week, how ‘bout some takes. One This...

September 2019

September 27, 2019

7 We Can’t Do Better Takes

I mean, we think we can, but we can't because we're sinners. So that's too...

September 20, 2019

7 Persisting Takes

These three, though, I never tire of, NEVER. One One of the main problems with...

September 13, 2019

7 Scary Takes

One Discovered just now, by scrolling through the internet, that today is a trifecta of...

September 06, 2019

7 Quick Takes—Entry In The Annals Of Terrible Experiences At The Dentist

Goodness, what a week, and I still haven’t even started school. One On Wednesday morning...

August 2019

August 23, 2019

7 Speedy Takes

Oh my word, it’s Friday. One In spite of all my promises to be miserable,...

August 16, 2019

7 Who Is That Screaming…Oh, It’s Me Takes

Is it already Friday? And me only halfway through my list of All The Things....

August 09, 2019

7 Takes In A Tragic Time

Kelly isn’t doing links today, but I thought I’d have a whack at them, since...

July 2019

July 19, 2019

7 Ways to Survive a Rachel Hollis Binge

[Make your true love build you a bookshelf, that’s the main way.] Well, there you...

June 2019

June 07, 2019

7 Strange Takes

One I was so so honored to be on Alisa Childers’ very cool podcast this week...

May 2019

May 24, 2019

7 Heartbroken Takes

Is it really Friday? One Didn’t mean to neglect the podcast on Monday. Going into...

May 10, 2019

7 Gifts I’m Gifting Myself For Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day being always on Sunday means that I really have to plan ahead to...

May 03, 2019

7 Bitter Takes

One If you’re in Binghamton, come out to our Art and Craft Fair tonight. There...

April 2019

April 26, 2019

7 Takes on a Rainy Day

It’s going to be pouring rain all day, even with rumblings of thunder, which means...

April 05, 2019

7 Takes On A Bad Sermon

It’s another gray Friday in Binghamton. The only antidote must be some takes about a...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

7 Eclectic Takes

It is another gray Friday, though not so cold. Maybe some takes will make the...

March 22, 2019

7 Takes to Snowplow Parenting

Friday, there you are with your gray snow mixed with rain. One I just wasted...