Erin Marshall

  1. In which I reminisce about schoolyard rhymes

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    / May 17, 2013 / Leave a comment
    We had the kids for a sleepover last night, and then when Shannon came to pick them up today, we all went to the Canadian Museum of Nature. An AWESOME time was had by all. I posted some photos to Instagram, and shared them on Facebook and Twitter. One photo,...

  3. In which Pingles goes out for the day

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    / May 10, 2013 / Leave a comment
    The cat started lobbying to be let outside a few weeks ago. Her technique consisted mostly of sitting by the front door and yowling like a banshee non-stop. As far as techniques go, it’s pretty effective. We started letting her out for a few minutes at a time, always under...

  4. In which I lament my lack of title-writing ability

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    / May 9, 2013 / 2 Comments
    Last night, as I lay in bed not sleeping, I started drafting possible blog posts in my head. Eventually, I got out of bed, and stayed up all night – literally, I went back to bed at 7:17 AM – working on my laptop. I didn’t write any blog posts,...

  5. A Clean Slate

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    / April 29, 2013 / Leave a comment
    I want to start my blog fresh, a clean slate, if you will. I’m not 100% sure how the logistics will work. I know that I want to create an archive for the existing content. That’s about as far as I have thought it through. Over the past year, I...

  7. Conflicted

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    / February 26, 2013 / Leave a comment
    We recently moved to the city. One of Jason’s co-workers rents a house and needs help covering expenses since he split up with his common-law spouse; we moved in with him. Pat – that’s our housemate – and Holly – his ex – were pregnant at the same time as...

  9. One can only call oneself a writer if one writes

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    / December 19, 2012 / 1 Comment
    I have business cards claiming that I am a Freelance Writer. Capital F, capital L, so you know I REALLY mean it. I read a Cracked article the other night which included the following harsh truth: I have to admit that I haven’t been writing lately. I haven’t really been...

  10. Sandy Hook

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    / December 17, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Last week, I wrote a post Here’s what I believe… Then a horrifying tragedy happened last Friday. I’ve spent the weekend avoiding exposure to the news, and rumours, and Social Media posts about the shootings; at least avoiding it as much as possible. I just couldn’t cope with the news,...

  11. Sex is like a Monday

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    / December 17, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Photo credit: cohdra from morguefile.com Erin (while brushing her teeth): We SHOULD have sex. Jason, standing in the hallway just outside the bathroom door, shrugs non-committally and makes a face that clearly broadcasts his unspoken “Meh.” Erin (continues): Sometimes, sex is like a Monday; I just want to be on...

  12. T.G.I.F.

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    / December 14, 2012 / Leave a comment
    It is Friday.  No matter how shitty things go at work today, as Lucy likes to remind me, at the end of it all I have 2 days off.  Sometimes, that’s the only thing that gets me through. Seriously, though, I love my job.  Things are a bit stressful lately...

  13. We’re letting nature take its course.

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    / December 12, 2012 / 1 Comment
    I’m not “going public” with this blog right away, but I wanted to make sure that I took the time to journal this experience from the start. I know that someday, I’ll be glad I did. As recently as two years ago, I was pretty much convinced that I did...

  14. Here’s what I believe…

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    / December 12, 2012 / 1 Comment
    I believe in God, and Jesus, and Heaven; but I don’t really believe in Hell. I believe that God did not take River from us. I believe that God didn’t have any involvement at all in what happened to us and to River. I believe that God only became involved...

  15. What we won’t be doing this Christmas…

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    / December 11, 2012 / 1 Comment
    we won’t be taking River to the mall to sit on Santa’s knee and get a photograph for our Christmas Cards. we won’t be searching through hundreds of tiny red and white outfits looking for the perfect one for Christmas morning. we won’t be spending more money than we can...

  17. 15 Minute Increments

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    / December 10, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Here are some of the ways I am hoping to improve my blog. Set an editorial calendar. Write more frequent, but shorter and more readable posts. Write about topics that interest me. Post more content that generates engagement – ie: content that interests YOU. Posts photos or videos on the...

  18. My hands

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    / December 6, 2012 / Leave a comment
    I can’t remember if I mentioned it here already or not, but I’ve been biting my nails. Something I haven’t done in over a decade. This summer, I started biting them again. It’s awful. I bite them down to the quick… … but it doesn’t end there. I’ve been picking...

  19. What To Post When There’s Nothing To Say

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    / November 21, 2012 / Leave a comment
    I want to post every day, but there are days when I just don’t have anything to say. Or what I do have to say needs time to percolate. Either way, there are days when I am not able to create content on the fly. I’m an amateur photographer. A...

  20. Monopoly (the board game) as a Metaphor

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    / November 15, 2012 / Leave a comment
    As we were driving along a country road, Jason turned down the radio and announced “Capitalism is slavery.” To which I replied: “Well yeah, you work all day to earn money that you put right back into the machine and the cycle continues.” This prompted one of our many animated...

  21. Doe. Duck.

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    / November 14, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Today, while sitting in his mother’s lap, TheNephew was fussing and saying “Doe” and “Duck” repeatedly. When she tried to put him down, he would fuss more. “What does he want?” we wondered. He knows what a duck is, but we don’t have any duck toys in the basement playroom....

  22. Reality Check

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    / November 14, 2012 / 3 Comments
    Over the weekend, when I thought I was pregnant, one thought was going through my mind. When we got our positive pregnancy test last November, we celebrated our victory. We had beaten the odds. We were pregnant without having to go through any treatments. We were going to be parents....

  23. False Hope: I Won’t Be Testing Any Time Soon, After All

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    / November 13, 2012 / 6 Comments
    Last evening, after I discovered the spotting, I debated whether to get out the Diva Cup or not. There is a part of me that is very superstitious; and I thought that if I avoided using any form of feminine protection it would somehow make my wish come true and...

  26. I love living with my In-Laws, except when…

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    / November 11, 2012 / 1 Comment
    My M-I-L “tidies up” the spaces that have been mutually agreed upon to be for Jason and me to use: our bedroom, our den/living room, my desk surface. If an object has no value to her, she is incapable of acknowledging that it might have value for someone else and...

  27. Colposcopy Appointment

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    / November 9, 2012 / 6 Comments
    A while back, my PAP results came back indicating abnormal cells. I was referred to a gynecologist at our local hospital for a follow-up diagnostic exam: colposcopy. Due to one thing and another, my first colposcopy exam was scheduled for the end of November 2011. Last fall, I took a...

  28. Sherlock – NaBloPoMo Day 8

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    / November 8, 2012 / Leave a comment
    I watched my first episode of Sherlock last night. My friend Rebecca had recommended it highly. I tweeted as I watched it. My Thoughts: The mystery was compelling. The sub-plot was insightful. The acting was excellent. The locations, set dressing, and lighting choices really suited the mood of the action that...

  29. November 7

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    / November 7, 2012 / 2 Comments
    My period is due today. I have not noticed any tell-tale signs that it is going to start any minute now. Experience has taught me that in these instances, as soon as I break down and take a pregnancy test the result will be negative and my period will start...

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