Category Archives: work

“People With No Kids Don’t Know”

Posted on 2013/11/24 by circuskitchen

HERE.  Whether you have kids or don’t, I DARE you not to laugh! [7 mins, which feels like 2, I promise]: (HINT: To watch from your email inbox, click on the title of this post to it.  I *promise* it … Continue reading →

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Tobin Pledge Song

Posted on 2013/09/12 by circuskitchen

So… last week I got embroiled in trying to present EVERYTHING there is to know about my son’s school at Back to School Night.  Of course it was a ridiculous idea, an impossible task and a floppy mess in the … Continue reading →

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Pay Day

Posted on 2013/06/24 by circuskitchen

So today is my son’s first day of summer vacation from school.  He has already bumped up against boredom several times so far.  Perfect!  “Why are you working?”  he asks.  “Hey buddy, just because you don’t have school doesn’t mean … Continue reading →

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Just A Little Bit

Posted on 2013/06/09 by circuskitchen

I admit it;  I have it ALL.  I get it.  I mean, if you know me, you know I pinch myself every day in near disbelief over how good we have it.  Especially now that we have the HOME.  And … Continue reading →

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Despair Boy – June 8th 2013

Posted on 2013/06/08 by circuskitchen

Debuting HERE, for the FIRST TIME in the WORLD… We here at CircusKitchen humbly present our first production using iMovie… Without which the momentous events documented herein might have been lost FOREVER. Instead, well… here, just watch the thing:  [1min, … Continue reading →

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OMG – Absent Fond Hearts and Bombings

Posted on 2013/04/15 by circuskitchen

My Family Has GOT to Go Away More Often Last weekend (Sat. April 13th 2013), while my family went off to our relatives’ country house in Plymouth for the weekend, I whittled away time at home, whacking away at myriad … Continue reading →

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Strange (& Blessed) Day

Posted on 2013/02/13 by circuskitchen

Or perhaps, “Strange Girl Out in her Weird Costume.” I normally do everything I can -within reason- to avoid getting caught doing pedestrian things in my costume.  But the more of a mom I become and the busier my performing … Continue reading →

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Bubble Wow Adventures

Posted on 2013/02/06 by circuskitchen

While I am away Tuesday evenings for a weekly restaurant gig, my Mom graciously takes up the slack in the transportation and childcare department, enjoying my family in my stead;  Bless her.  To my delight she gives me reviews on … Continue reading →

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Do It Anyway

Posted on 2012/10/12 by circuskitchen

What an inspirational, emboldening gem by “Ben Folds Five,” as performed in this video with Jim Henson’s “Fraggle Rock.”   (To be stored and used the next time you need to get over a big hump or just want a boost … Continue reading →

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Nothing Enlightened About Shrinking

Posted on 2012/10/05 by circuskitchen

“We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other … Continue reading →

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