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Haiku Friday: pms payback

Posted by: cate on: May 30, 2008

note: i wrote this before i know there was theme for Haiku Friday this week. please forgive me, but i needed to vent about being a woman. i will be sure to follow the theme next time. i was so lucky no pms to speak of never had a cramp been told no mood swings [...]

beware the wrath of Effexor!

Posted by: cate on: May 19, 2008

i’ve tried a couple of different drugs for my ppd since being diagnosed a year ago. i’m still trying to find one that works well. they all seem to work on some of my…er…issues, but not all. Luvox was great for my depression, but did nothing for my anxiety attacks. Celexa worked wonders on my [...]

getting back into it

Posted by: cate on: January 7, 2008

you may have noticed i haven’t been posting much for the past couple of months. allow me to explain. when i first started blogging, it was kinda sporadic. but then i really got into it, and developed a flow…a groove, if you will. this groove made it easy for me to write my blog on [...]

has it been a year already?

Posted by: cate on: January 1, 2008

today is my Blogaversary. i’m in shock. seriously…has it been a year? on January 1st, 2007 i wrote my first post at a blog i had set up with Blogger called “A Beautiful Life”. in this post i laid out my plans for this blog. oh, so much has happened since then…including a location and [...]

Me and Mine 100

Posted by: cate on: November 30, 2007

i was nominated by the wonderful Janet of from the planet of janet for this Blogher meme that is circulating. (thank you for your kind words, Janet!) so here goes…. 1) my name is cate, and i blog at monkeys and marbles. here is my “about me” page. 2) i would love to be profiled [...]

Me and Mine 100 Meme

Posted by: cate on: November 29, 2007

i was nominated by the wonderful Janet of from the planet of janet for this Blogher meme that is circulating. (thank you for your kind words, Janet!) so here goes…. 1) my name is cate, and i blog at monkeys and marbles. here is my “about me” page. 2) i would love to be profiled [...]

i miss you

Posted by: cate on: November 22, 2007

i knew i would miss my blog reading while i was staying with parents, but i didn’t know how much. i have so little time on the computer.  the boys are so busy here.  there’s so much to see….since i grew up on a farm, there are tractors and dump trucks and fields, and open [...]

this blog is on tour

Posted by: cate on: November 19, 2007

my mom came to Ottawa yesterday to pick me up.  she stayed the night, and today she travelled with me and the boys back to my parents’ house.  we got here  around 5pm. we went in my car, and left hers there for hubby to use.  the plan is that the boys and i will [...]

feelin’ the love

Posted by: cate on: November 15, 2007

thanks to everyone who left their supportive comments and sent their caring emails. i’m sorry if i worried anyone with yesterday’s pity post. i was having one of those days…you know those days where everything just seems like too much to handle. and Zander’s refusal to eat dinner was just the straw that broke the [...]

i’m not strong enough

Posted by: cate on: November 13, 2007

oh God…i can’t do this. i’m not strong enough. i can’t watch my 2.5 year old son starve himself. i can’t keep trying things that don’t work. i can’t get my hopes up, only to have them dashed so soon after. i’m not strong enough for this. why is this happening? i don’t understand. we [...]


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