enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: be brave
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I mentioned last week that I have been listening to podcasts while walking with Ellerie around the neighborhood. I love it because I feel like I'm getting exercise, Ellerie is getting fresh air and I'm able to learn something interesting at the same time. Recently, I have been really enjoying the Another Mother Runner podcast.…
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September! Oh man. I'm starting to get into that autumn mood. Partly because the days are getting shorter again (the worst!) and the back to school supplies have been up at Target for what feels like forever (the best!). In general, I am a summer girl. I love the heat, the extra sunshine, watermelon and…
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There were bright spots in my hospital stay in the moments after Ellerie was born late in the afternoon on Thursday until we left Saturday evening. Much of the stay was just awful. But the tender moments were so wonderful. These are the small things I want to remember. I want to remember her first…
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photo from my maternity shoot with the fantastic Tara Whitney. More to come. Rounding the corner here. Still reasonably patient. The end of the pregnancy sort of reminds me of the end of high school or the the end of college. You wait about nine months (and many, many years in those cases) for the…
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April blew February and March out of the water. My bold intentions for the month were set and almost met. The bedroom still needs some work, but it will get there. We are closer to having a welcoming space which is the goal. And the baby girl has everything she "needs" for those first few…
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Every time I sit down to write one of these posts I pause to marvel over the fact that it feels like I just wrote one. March was good. Progress in on the setting the house front. Progress on the blog and business front. Progress on backyard landscaping and gardening front. I am now 31…
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So far, gestational diabetes is not a big deal. I have had a week of finger sticks. A week of eating my normal diet. And a week of the most shockingly normal blood sugar levels. The only stressor has been making sure I remember what time I finished eating so I know it's been at…
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I am happy to be here. I am happy every day that we get a little bit closer to meeting our baby girl. I am happy every day that she stays put and my belly grows. This pregnancy has not been as easy as I hoped. Nope. There was the CPC scare, which in the…
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This story really begins in May 2010. We got married in April. Then we honeymooned, Paul graduated med school and after what felt like forever, we found a condo to rent in Little Italy near downtown San Diego. And then, quickly, we fell in love. Not with each other (that occurred before we said "I…
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Today I have progress on my One Little Word album to share. Remember, I am taking Ali's One Little Word class and will be creating this sort of photo diary throughout the year. My plan so far has been to loosely follow the prompts and fit them into an 8.5×11 album. Part of how I…
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