Category Archives: mental health

Dia De Los Muertos

Posted on 2015/11/01 by circuskitchen

November 1st In honor of Dia de los Muertos, here is an absolutely charming short animated film capturing the true meaning of this amazing tradition.  Hopefully you don’t weep through the entire thing as I did when I first saw … Continue reading →

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How To Begin Anew

Posted on 2015/10/27 by circuskitchen

October 2015 Wonderful techniques for interpersonal Restorative Justice from the movie based on the book, Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children, by Thich Nhat Hanh.   Begin Anew [1min, 9secs]: https://vimeo.com/98932259     Anger [1 min, 24secs]: https://vimeo.com/98916356     JASPER´S MINDFUL … Continue reading →

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Like, Juggling Life

Posted on 2015/10/25 by circuskitchen

Sunday, October 25th 2015   After a grueling blitz of high-demand juggling gigs (the immensity and cacophony of which defy description), come Sunday afternoon I’m finishing the last of face paint customers and tasting the “finish” line. Then suddenly like magic … Continue reading →

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Mindfulness – JKZ on NPR

Posted on 2015/10/22 by circuskitchen

Thursday, October 22nd 2015   As I am studying Mindfulness and heard Jon Kabat-Zinn interviewed on NPR’s “Here & Now.”  Here is the 10 minute interview titled “The Science of Mindfulness and Meditation.” Here are some points I loved: What … Continue reading →

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Slept it Off

Posted on 2015/10/22 by circuskitchen

2015/10/22 “How is she feeling?” asks my mom, after my baby girl fell sick with a fever on 10/21. Here she is up and at ’em the next morning: 2015-10-22 Slept it Off [7 seconds]:

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CJ in the Sky with Diamonds

Posted on 2015/10/20 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, October 20th 2015   Behold ClaraJane playing on giant inflatable trampoline pillow at the enchanting Connors Farm in Danvers, MA. Lucy in the Sky [1min, 33secs]:    

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A Blogger’s Dream

Posted on 2015/10/20 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, October 20th 2015 Wait. Let me tell you how disgusting and spoiled I am.  Here I am, lying in my filth, doing my favorite thing in the world (blogging, aka: electronic scrap-booking), when Dear Hubsand casually comes in and … Continue reading →

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Family Values

Posted on 2015/10/18 by circuskitchen

Sunday, October 18, 2015 In our entire marriage until now, the only value that Paul and I have managed to establish as a a hard and fast rule in our flamly goes like this: CIRCUSKITCHEN FLAMLY CREED:        … Continue reading →

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Alien Nerds

Posted on 2015/10/16 by circuskitchen

Friday, October 16th 2015 In the car on the way to our friends’ house for dinner, the kids are busy in the back.  Here is Gavin’s “Alien Nerd:”   See it’s huge brain?   It’s so big it’s bulging out … Continue reading →

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Clarksburg Camping – Setting the Stage

Posted on 2015/10/10 by circuskitchen

Saturday, October 10th 2015 Come morning we awake to find that we live HERE now: Gavin models one of the adjacent camp sites awaiting our friends.   ClaraJane dares herself to climb a stump:   Paul gets to work with … Continue reading →

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