Category Archives: work-life balance

Parenting Adventures: 9 y/o Teenage Edition – Part II

Posted on 2017/05/19 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, May 17th 2017 – continued Collecting the kids from the bus I take them to a park and give my son this letter. He was frankly my very sweet boy again and seemed rather pleased to receive the note; … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Parenting: 9 y/o Teenage Edition – Part I

Posted on 2017/05/17 by circuskitchen

Aka:  How to Not Kill Your Kid Wednesday, May 17th 2017 I definitely wanted to throttle my first born yesterday (Tuesday at Grandma’s).  Somehow I narrowly avoided that treachery and settled on proverbially ripping him a couple new a$$holes instead. Stressful … Continue reading →

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April Escape Into the Mystic

Posted on 2017/04/21 by circuskitchen

April 19th-21st 2017 April Break Escape:  Mystic, CT Definitely left pieces of our hearts in Mystic! Part I:  2017-04-19 INTO THE MYSTIC CT [2:42]:   Part II:  2017-04-20 MYSTIC POOL TIME AT THE TABER INN [1:20]:   Part III:  AQUARIUM (wherein … Continue reading →

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Meow Meow – Purrsist

Posted on 2017/04/04 by circuskitchen

April 2017 I figured “Aggressively Political” was perhaps not an attractive title. Chelsea Handlers says it here exactly right, in 71 seconds: CHELSEA HANDLER’S Politics: Says She’s Not Aggressive (VIDEO) [1:11]:    Nevertheless we PERSIST.  

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Hello CFPB: The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau… also for Kids

Posted on 2017/04/03 by circuskitchen

Courtesy of the incomparable Elizabeth Warren, I am honored to present to you: The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau! CFPB Ad [0:29]:   Of course there are a lot of haters… especially haters on behalf of big money, money swindlers or from … Continue reading →

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Colin Kaepernick – Modern Day Hero

Posted on 2017/03/28 by circuskitchen

March 2017   Maybe it’s easy for me to NOT hate Colin Kaepernick because I couldn’t give a flying crap about FOOTBALL.  More specifically I hate the space that professional football has come to occupy in American culture.  I hate it because of the … Continue reading →

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Taekwondo Kids

Posted on 2017/03/15 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, March 15th 2017 Gavin does not profess to love Taekwondo, however it is incredibly good for him.  So the latest Belt Testing for which he may not be quite ready loomed near, I asked him if he’d rather approach it as … Continue reading →

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Snow Day News – Extra Extra

Posted on 2017/03/14 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, March 14th 2017 During this wet and windy snow-day blizzard, among other things: Gavin got a new sweatshirt; Boys went out to play; The cat hid; And DaddyLove  “organized”  the fridge: 2017-03-14 CLEANING OUT THE FRIDGE [44 seconds]: ♥

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Silence and Privilege

Posted on 2017/03/13 by circuskitchen

March 13th 2017 From my friend Corey Morgan, because he says it well and it can’t be said enough: Trump Supporters: You want to know why the label of racist/bigot/xenophobe is pasted on you for supporting Trump? And you want … Continue reading →

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Face Painting – Starblend Magic

Posted on 2017/03/11 by circuskitchen

Saturday, March 11th 2017 – East Coast Face Painting Convention, Manchester CT Day Three, Class 1: Starblends with the Kilpatricks This class was notable for the unicorn fairy that followed me in and played under the table with her new collection of … Continue reading →

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