Materfamilias Writes

Pyjama Pants Trend . . . Works for Me!!

Pyjama Pants Trend . . . Works for Me!!

First of all, Wow! I’m both gratified and — to be honest — a bit intimidated by the response to my last post, in which I began to set out my responses to Sheryl Sandberg’s…

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Leaning In . . . or Thinking About It

Leaning In . . . or Thinking About It

If a friend hadn’t pressed Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In on me, hadn’t insisted on lending me her copy, I wouldn’t have read the book. There’s just so much else to read, after all, and I had…

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Still Summer . . . And We’re Off!

Still Summer . . . And We’re Off!

Often, as we’re finishing dinner and clearing away the dishes, rhythmic, forceful tones crescendo into our consciousness, and by the time we look towards the water, the outrigger is already halfway across our slice of…

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Just a Little What I Wore First . . . .Ankle Boots ‘n’ Bare Legs . . .

Just a Little What I Wore First . . . .Ankle Boots ‘n’ Bare Legs . . .

 Okay, there are some silly expressions on my face. Blame it on how long Pater takes to click the shutter. . . . or it might be due to some self-consciousness about posting so much…

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Gaining Something in the Translation

Gaining Something in the Translation

  I’m not sure what I was thinking, somehow planning to post my response to Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In today. I must have forgotten how quickly and completely the term teaching schedule swallows me. That…

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