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On Having Imperfect Pictures of Myself on the Blog

August 11, 2016 By Jodi

One of the most common critiques of the social media world--a world most of us find ourselves entrenched in--is that it presents us with edited and often idealized images of other people's lives. We see more of others' aspirational lives than we do of their real, everyday lives. While we might lament this, we often tend...

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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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Announcing Pregnancies and Talking About Miscarriages

June 27, 2017 By Jodi Leave a Comment

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A dear friend is in the early stages of pregnancy with her second (and third - twins!) child, and she's not sure when she should begin telling people. She really wants to start talking about it (because twins!), and she's starting to show (twins!), but she hasn't yet crossed that unofficially official threshold of when...

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Archipelago Views: End of Summer Morning

August 16, 2016 By Jodi 2 Comments

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We are blessed to live in gorgeous natural surroundings in the Stockholm archipelago. Just wanted to share a quick shot from a recent morning walk. Have a lovely day!

Did You Find Out Your Baby's Gender?

October 11, 2016 By Jodi 8 Comments

Twenty week ultrasound picture

We had the (approximately) twenty-week ultrasound yesterday, the one where they check the baby's anatomy and size and make sure everything's developing normally. Of course, this is also the ultrasound when you can find out the gender. And we're having...

Visiting the Carl Eldhs Studio Museum in Stockholm

August 24, 2016 By Jodi Leave a Comment

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Last week I finally had the chance to do something I've been wanting to do almost since the day we moved to Stockholm: I visited the Carl Eldhs Studio Museum. It's a small museum situated near the top of a hill in a park on the northern end of the city. The first summer we...

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