Riot and Frolic
a mostly ballroom dance, but also a bunch of other stuff, blog
Category: Domesticality
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There are certain milestones that one expects to experience. You know, those experiences that make writing books, making movies, and maintaining a blog relatively easy. There are two of these experiences that I have been asked a lot about lately: marriage and childbirth. There are many insights, revelations, and memories I have about these…
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Get it? Advent…ures? I am SO clever. Yes, it's that pre-Christmas season again and I'm mostly prepared. Last year, I clogged up our brains with daily updates; this year I'm going Theme Week route and doing a once-a-week roundup. In case you're also feeling the spirit moving you, here's our list of merry…
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Happy December, y'all (that was for you, Warren)! ROBERT PLANT. I put my "secret track" for Rumba on here. It's soooooooooo inappropriate to play on lessons, but it's SO PERFECT. If you thought I wouldn't put Christmas music on here, YOU WERE WRONG. And if Pentatonix doesn't give you the feels, YOU MUST BE…
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I have accidentally been collecting owl things for a few years. I didn't realize it was a collection until people started buying me gifts with owls on them (mugs, Christmas decorations, notebooks). "Because you love owls!" Let's be real, though, people: owls are super creepy-looking in real life, but cartoon and craft ones? ADORBS.…
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It's winter in Minnesota. Yeah yeah, I know it's not Winter, it's Autumn, but the windchill is below 10°F and there's snow on the ground, so WINTER. Going from inside to outside is not entirely pleasant and you probably want to get to another inside destination as quickly as possible. And you know about…
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Contrary to evidence, I do not enjoy being pregnant. It makes me feel like Chris Farley, and while comparing oneself to a comedy legend seems awsome, I'm talking about the sweaty and out of breath part, which is not awesome. Besides being held back by social restraints, not being to bend over properly, and…
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Number Week was an interesting concept since I'm dealing with people who kind of know how to say numbers in the commonly accepted order and vaguely know what those syllables represent. On the plus side, it was a very easy and "learny" week; on the minus side, crafts were relatively difficult since the youngest's favorite number is three…
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Most days I'm amazed that I've made it as far as I have. Meaning, I'm amazed I'm still alive AND that my age reflects a number most people relate to "adulthood". Because there are days (let's not mind the percentage here) that I eat cookies for breakfast, or stay up until the wee hours of…
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My life is in a perpetual and precarious balance between overachieving and total slacking. Over the weekend, I like to plan out my next week, prepare nerdy/artsy/schooly stuff (for the girls' activities or for my own projects), and catch up on stuff that slipped through my to-do list's grasp. But I also avoid doing the dishes…
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I could also name this "The Not Great Pumpkin". Maybe you'll disagree but I label this #uninspired. Sunday Pumpkin carving: The Godfamily took the little ghouls (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. HA HA HA. Ha ha… [sigh]) for the seemingly annual Pumpkin Carve. For some crazy reason, I didn't take any pictures of their super cute pumpkins. Trust…
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