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How Much Alone Time Do You Need?

February 22, 2019 By Jodi

Last weekend I traveled without my family for the first time. While James has traveled for work regularly throughout our married life, ever since having kids I have been the one to stay put and hold down the fort. Also, I've had a nursing baby for most of the last seven years, so it has...

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I just repatriated from Sweden to the US with my British husband and three young kids. I started this site while living in Sweden to build the conversations and community we've had with loved ones around the world, and to create a space to share thoughts about life, beauty, motherhood, and everything else. read more →

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Merry Christmas, and Some Thoughts On Gift Giving

December 23, 2016 By Jodi 4 Comments

Red star ornament on our Christmas tree

Merry Christmas everyone! How are you celebrating? I hope you'll be surrounded by loved ones with a tummy full of tasty food. Tomorrow, Christmas Eve, we're celebrating the traditional Swedish way with our neighbors. In Sweden, Christmas is celebrate on Christmas Eve, julafton. (Our neighbor told me that when she was a girl, she felt so sad for all...

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Are You a Radical Mother?

September 22, 2016 By Jodi 1 Comment

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While being a mother is generally a wonderful thing (minus the sleeplessness, the poop, the tantrums, the food on the floor/walls/ceiling/radiator), sometimes being a mother-among-mothers can be a rough experience. Something about parenting, particularly in the US, frequently leads to too much comparison and competition, and often what results is an increasing sense of isolation. Experts--and even pediatricians...

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Eight Views of an Abandoned Dock

December 9, 2016 By Jodi Leave a Comment

Abandoned dock with clouds and low sun

If you follow me on Instagram, you already know that I'm fairly obsessed with a certain abandoned dock not far from our home, which I encounter on my midday walks. The scene varies day to day, depending on the light, the clouds, the season, the surface of the sea. 

Asking for Simple Support

November 22, 2016 By Jodi 2 Comments

Roofs of Chulmleigh on a cloudy day

I didn't mention that we've taken a quick trip to England. We booked tickets last Wednesday, then flew on Saturday! We're visiting my husbands parents in the county Devon, in the southwest. We head back to Sweden tomorrow. Yesterday we had a pint in a pub in Chulmleigh, the small town near my in-laws' place. I wanted to...

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