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I'm Shannon. Writer, Enneagram One, and mom of three (boy-girl twins + another little guy). I live for coffee, reading, and a good beer. Also pedicures. This is where I scribble my thoughts about motherhood, a deconstructed faith, and life. Enjoy!

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After watching Nolan turn on the oven:
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Me: How do you know how to do that?
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Nolan: I learned from watching you.
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Me: …
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Well, there’s a sentence to sum up motherhood for you.
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Happy Mother’s Day to all who are celebrating tod

This week’s #roundupbeautiful:
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It’s baseball season. / Also: tree climbing season. / Also also: hopscotch season. / Sitting on the porch with a cold drink and a good book next to this tree that blooms for a hot minute is a top 10 vibe.

Sometimes things feel so dark and heavy and like this world is way too much.
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And then I look down while I’m doing dishes and realize my house is being vacuumed at the exact same time by a tiny robot vacuum and what is this witchcraft? Like, I

A mom chased me down after Nolan’s baseball game this morning.
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“I got a cool picture of your son!” she told me. “I was getting a picture of my daughter playing catcher and got a picture of him hitting the ball. Can I send it

Hello from Target last night, where I did that thing where you wander around and buy things to solve your problems.
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(I only ran inside because I needed to grab some gift cards—Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, educators!—but then realize

APRIL READS
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1 // Astonish Me
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Someone recommended this novel in a “what should I read next?” thread. As soon as I heard it was set in the ballet world, I was all in. (Fun fact: I was in a pre-professional ballet program in high

Y’know when the Olympics are on they do deep-dive profiles on the athletes? And it feels like there are always several, without fail, who say something like, “My mom has never missed a single practice. Even when I had to be at the pool at

Making the most of tulip season while it lasts. // When you find yourself on the page. (Via Maggie Smith’s “You Coule Make This Place Beautiful.” // Setting a calm scene before the kids hopped off the bus. (They immediately walked i

The latest edition of Monthly Scribbles went out this morning!
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A few of the scribbles you’ll find include:
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•Writing about traveling for work and the proper number of adults to children to keep a household of five running smoothly. My t

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Nolan One Month

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Pssssst...if you're curious (like I was), you can find Caden and Brooklyn's one-month update here.

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