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Making It Daily is a shared blog. In 2013, Claire, KHP and Kristen R. launched this blog as a way to track ourselves as we tackled three different 365 projects:
Claire: Wrote every day
KHP: Made art every day
Kristen R: Ran every dayWe did these things every day for one full year. And now, we use this blog as a way to stay connected to another.
Although we still each carve out a little time every week to do these things, we take turns posting occasionally. We're busy working moms, partners, runners, writers, artists and more -- just trying to make it daily.
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Tag Archives: parenting
KHP – Reflection 4 – Little Princess
I will get back to more serious reflections but these are really fun for me. It is a selfish pleasure to go back and look through the little album of images I created of both girls. I really love going … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kristen P., Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged little princess, parenting, photography
6 Comments
Kristen R: December Reflections No. 4 – What’s a Bad Week for an Optimist?
Here’s the deal: I assumed by this time this week I would be just about one long run away from hitting the 1,000-mile mark. Well, guess what? I am still 25+ miles away. And it’s all because of some pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kristen R., Relationships, Running, Self-Care
Tagged 365, balance, daily running, family, goals, motherhood, optimism, parenting, postaday, relationships, running, running streak, work life balance
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Claire: My Mother’s Words
“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice” Peggy O’ Mara My mother’s voice comes to me in waves. I don’t remember what it was I said the first time I said something that originated with her, … Continue reading
Posted in Claire, Motherhood, Writing
Tagged motherhood, parenting, peggy o' mara, voice, writing
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Kristen R: A working mom’s guilt, jealousy and Zen
I’ve had several tiny moments of Zen during the second week of our family’s change but, frankly, I’m not sure what to make of these moments. They come in waves: Pockets of peace and beauty, but they are conflicted with … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kristen R., Relationships
Tagged 365, children, daily running, family, motherhood, parenting, running, running streak, stay at home dad, working mom
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KHP – The Wishing Well
My daughter LP has always had an extremely vivid imagination and at 6 she still gets reality mixed up with her imaginary world. When she was 2 years old she pretended that Diego and Baby Jaguar were her companions. We … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Illustration, Kristen P., Uncategorized
Tagged childhood dreams, creativity, illustration, parenting, wishing well
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Kristen R: Training Week 4 – Deviating from the Plan
The end of this week feels so surreal and I know that trying to find the words to express my emotions will not do it justice. I didn’t intend to deviate from my training schedule this week. Life, as it … Continue reading
Posted in Kristen R., Relationships, Running
Tagged 365, children, daily running, half marathon, half marathon training, parenting, relationships, running, running streak, stay at home dad, working mom
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KHP – The Big Yellow Bus
This week has been full of big transitions for our family. My oldest LP, started kindergarten, my youngest, PP, is a little lost, my mother-in-law, Rose, is settling into her retirement and I am getting ready for a very different … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Family, Kristen P., Motherhood, Photography
Tagged kindergarten, parenting, pencil drawing, photography, School Bus, transitions
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Kristen R: Ninjas on the Half Shell (and my running log)
I have girls. Two amazing little girls with loads of personality, questions, songs, emotions, giggles, energy and just enough (OK, sometimes too much) ‘tude. They are four years apart — ages 7 and 3. It’s a good age gap, mostly. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kristen R., Running, Teaching
Tagged 365, daily running, gender stereotypes, little girls, motherhood, ninja, parenting, raising girls, running, stereotypes, T-shirts, target, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Kristen R: The (Un)planned Week in Review
In keeping with my theme this week, I decided to finish out by sharing how the rest of my running plan went. Let’s see, how should I put this: Fail? Maybe. Unsuccessful? No, because I did run all week. Hmm. … Continue reading
Posted in Kristen R., Motherhood, Running
Tagged 365, parenting, planning, running, toddler, training, virginia wine country half marathon, working mom
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Claire: Boston
We heard about the Boston marathon when we checked into our resort in St. Thomas. We’d had a long travel day with a series of small unfortunate events that had left me exhausted, starving, and irritable, the triviality of which … Continue reading
Posted in Claire, Motherhood, Relationships, Self-Care
Tagged Boston Marathon, Cheryl Strayed, circus, Dear Sugar, despair, fear, love, Mr. Rogers, parenting, tragedy
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