family | another damn life

worth it (guest post)

Posted by lyn | Mar 8, 2011 | musings | 0

This was originally published as past of a series called In Her Own Words, in recognition of...

i’ll bet you can’t figure it out

Posted by lyn | Mar 2, 2011 | true story | 6

I have a giant, hulking canister of herbal sweetener that sits on a shelf above the kitchen...

it’s a steal

Posted by lyn | Feb 28, 2011 | true story | 14

I have a problem. I like to steal glass and ceramic wares from restaurants. I couldn’t...

firsts

Posted by lyn | Jan 25, 2011 | favorites, true story | 8

I was on my seventh circuit around the kitchen table. Past the rotary telephone mounted on the...

going to america

Posted by lyn | Jan 12, 2011 | true story | 22

When I was six, my parents and I moved back to the U.S. after being stationed in Germany for three years. What followed was a sincere attempt on the part of our extended family to reassimilate us into American pop culture,...

holidaze

Posted by lyn | Jan 3, 2011 | everyday life | 11

“So, this is your first married Christmas!” my father-in-law informed us cheerfully. Yes. Yes, it was. “So, does this mean we can hang it up this year only?” the beau asked dubiously, holding up a heavy silver heart-shaped...

holiday traditions (guest post)

Posted by lyn | Dec 20, 2010 | true story | 0

I originally wrote this as a guest post for Lizzie and Isiah’s wonderful blog titled Love...

frozen precipitation watch 2010

Posted by lyn | Dec 19, 2010 | rant | 5

On Thursday we leave for Oregon. Because we are intelligent people, we opted to fly out of...

hoarders: the christmas edition

Posted by lyn | Dec 13, 2010 | everyday life | 12

I’ll admit it, I occasionally shop at Anthropologie. For a long time, the clerks would wrap your purchases in white tissue paper with little red dots on it. I saved this paper and used it during the holidays, because it...

i want

Posted by lyn | Nov 29, 2010 | everyday life | 6

I’m afraid to have babies. I kind of don’t want to. But there was a moment on Friday night at our friend’s father’s house during her 30th birthday party. It was the day after Thanksgiving and the house was packed with family. It...

first wave feminism, birth of

Posted by lyn | Jun 8, 2010 | true story | 6

Shortly after they were married, my parents went over to my grandparents’ house one Friday night for dinner. My mom and her mother set plates of food down on the table for the men, then busied themselves straightening up...

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