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Haven’t posted here in a while. It’s been hard to find my footing the feed feels a little quiet, the rhythm hard to catch. But I miss the slower corners of the internet, the ones where people still talk like humans. Thinking about showing up here again. Any good follow recs?
October 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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New post about tomato abundance colliding with September schedules. Spoiler: the tomatoes don’t care about calendars. 😅🍅

#blog #motherhood #momlife #august #tomatoes
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The Tomato Problem and Other September Realities
Scattered thoughts on scattered schedules and abundant tomatoes
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September 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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This week's newsletter is live. I've been writing about the small, ordinary shifts that shape our days, and how recalibration is never just a one-time thing but an ongoing practice.

#writing #blog #motherhood #momlife #rhythms
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Finding Rhythms in the Recalibration
On settling into new schedules, the quiet work of building routines, and making peace with planning ahead
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August 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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New piece on the accumulated weight of being responsible for small humans while your own reserves run low. Why some seasons just resist neat conclusions and that's perfectly human.

#motherhood #momlife #sleep #writing #blog #thoughts #rest
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The Exhaustion of Being Human Right Now
On sleep debt, school transitions, and letting tired be enough
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August 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Newsom releases new ad 🔥
August 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Sent this week's letter about school starting and that particular quality of morning quiet after drop-off. A day behind schedule, which feels fitting when writing about learning to let go of control.

#blog #motherhood #writing #momlife #backtoschool #thoughts
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When Ready and Not Ready Live in the Same House
First days, morning quiet, and holding joy against heartbreak
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August 16, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
August 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Posted this one just under the wire. About backpacks, meatballs, and parenting through impossible headlines.

#writing #blog #motherhood #momlife #thoughts #school #palestine
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Getting Ready by Living Forward: Preparing for School When the World Feels Unsafe — gris.
Preparing for a child’s first day of school while living in the tension between everyday routines and a world in crisis. A reflection on readiness, parenting, and holding hope alongside fear.
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August 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Early Riser, might you be?
Want a spectacle for free?
Before sunrise you will see
Two bright stars — planets they be.

The brightest one is Venus.
Outshining Jupiter’s light.
Catch both before they’re consumed
By all of morning twilight.
August 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Apparently the secret to boxed cake that tastes bakery-level is… yogurt. Greek yogurt. Half a cup. That’s it. (Kid-approved over ice cream, so, case closed.)

#motherhood #momlife #blog #baking #funfetti #kidapproved
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Easy Funfetti Cake Hack: Add Yogurt for Ultra-Moist Results — gris.
Transform boxed funfetti cake mix with one simple addition - Greek yogurt! This easy hack creates incredibly moist, tender cake that beats store-bought every time.
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August 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Still trying to find more of my people here —
If you’re building something thoughtful, story-first, creative, emotional, slow, or strange in a good way…
drop your handle, or someone else’s. Let’s find each other.

#writing #motherhood #makers #slowmedia #creativepractice #flyfishing #books
August 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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What if almost ready is the most honest place we get to be?
A letter about browser tabs, school prep, and the part of me that isn’t ready at all.

#motherhood #momlife #writing #school #blog #thoughts #catlife
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When Almost Ready Feels Like Nowhere Close
On the art of moving forward while your hands shake
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August 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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We added a new member to the family, she chooses to sleep in the sink.

A new letter coming tomorrow, it’s about ache, and fear, and the impossible love, and letting go.

#motherhood #writing #blog #thoughts #momlife #catlife
August 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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I've been quiet here while writing and processing. Turns out while everyone's posting supply lists, I needed to write about the harder part: learning to let go. New story about the back-to-school feelings nobody talks about.

#motherhood #momlife #writing #blog #school
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Almost Ready: On the Emotions Behind Back-to-School — gris.
While everyone talks about backpacks and supply lists, I’m still learning how to let go. A back-to-school story for the not-quite-ready.
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August 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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The baby tossed his Cheerios.

I picked them up.

He tossed more.

The dog thinks we’re doing great.

Honestly, so do I.

#momlife #writing #motherhood #breakfast #thoughts #blog

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Cheerios on the Floor (Again): A Small Parenting Moment — gris.
One of those days where the baby tossed her snack, the dog helped clean it up, and I found myself laughing at the mess. A short story about toddler life, little loops, and noticing what’s right in fro...
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August 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Today's writing: type three words, kiddo request, type two more, diaper change, repeat forever. New letter about the quiet rebellion of good enough.

#motherhood #momlife #writing #thoughts #summer #blog
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The Weight of Shoulds
On frozen dinners, block towers, and letting things be enough
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July 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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The practice of small experiments: What happens when curiosity meets the beautiful chaos of motherhood.

🌱 New blog post about finding wonder in ordinary moments

#motherhood #writing #blog #summer #experiment
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The Practice of Small Experiments: Finding Curiosity in the Chaos of Motherhood — gris.
How to cultivate curiosity and presence through tiny daily experiments—even in the beautiful chaos of life with kids. Real ideas for busy parents seeking small moments of wonder.
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July 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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This week I wrote about embracing the real rhythm of summer mornings with kids: early wake-ups, heat strategy, water as problem solver.

#motherhood #writing #blog #summer #thoughts

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Summer Morning Field Notes: On Long Days and Short Patience — gris.
What I’m learning about early wake-ups, summer heat, and letting go of the myth of perfect mornings—with water play, porch breakfasts, and humor intact.
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July 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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That feeling when you have something to say but don't know what it is?

Wrote about it.

#writing #blog #motherhood #life

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What If You Have Something to Say… But Don’t Know What It Is?
A letter to anyone who feels like they have something to say but can't quite figure out what it is.
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July 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Been thinking about how my energy sets the tone for the whole house more than any plan I make. New letter is about learning to work with our actual mornings instead of fighting them.

#motherhood #writing #thoughts #mornings

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When Summer Asks You to Slow Down (But the Kids Wake Up Anyway)
When morning plans meet summer's beautiful unpredictability
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July 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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You know that morning feeling? Kids needing things, coffee getting cold, everything happening at once.

Had this thought pop up: maybe we don't need to wait for peace and quiet to actually be here. Maybe we can just notice the madness as it happens.

#motherhood #writing #thoughts
July 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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I’ve been paying more attention to the atmosphere of our mornings — not just the routines, but the emotional weather.
It’s easy to focus on what I need to feel grounded, but my kids are learning something from the way we begin the day too.

#thoughts #writing #motherhood
July 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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There’s a version of summer I used to picture: quiet mornings, sunlight through the window, hot coffee untouched.

Then came the real version.

And while it looks different, it’s still something worth noticing.

Wrote about that here: grissobel.com/hearthnotes/...

#motherhood #summer #writing
Summer Morning Reality Check: Why Perfect Doesn't Exist — gris.
I used to believe in perfect summer mornings—6am silence, lattes, intentional movement. Then I had kids and discovered something better than perfect.
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July 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Farmers market mornings. Kids with juice-stained fingers. Wandering without a plan, the quiet joy stays with me.

#motherhood #life #writing #farmersmarket #freshflowers
July 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Rest looks so different with kids. Whisking pancake batter while my daughter took turns with the spoon.
The oven did the rest.

#motherhood #momlife #baking
July 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM