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See if you can figure out how clean I am and how many boys I have

In my shower there are three bars of Ivory soap carved into little boats.

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Junk Piled Around the Edges of MY Bathtub, In Which I’ve Never Actually Taken a Bath but In Which the Maker Infrequently Appears:

First, let me explain. I tend to want my personal space tidy. My (ok, our) bedroom has hardwood floors, a platform bed, two simple beige lamps with white shades, and one pale hardwood dresser. To get any more zen I’d have to ship in some sand and rake it in calming patterns. My bedspread is [...]

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Does This Count as a Sick Day or Vacation?

The Husband, who usually works from home, left early for an all-day work conference, so I’m on task getting the boys through their morning chores, and I’m looking immaculate in my freshly dry-cleaned suit and heels, holding my morning dose of commuter coffee in a go-cup, and waiting to get the little angels to school. [...]

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