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August 11, 2015 Tracy

Travel tips for long journeys with young kids

Burma, Kids, Living Overseas, Yangon

I know that most of my readers get to this blog because they are looking for information about living in Ethiopia with young families. So I want to give my

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October 10, 2014October 10, 2014 Tracy

Missing iPhone

Kids, Living Overseas

I was away for almost 2 weeks on a business trip; my first since having Willa. Up until the moment I got on the plane, I was anxious: what if

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September 17, 2014 Tracy

Luge Lessons

Addis Ababa, Kids, Life in General, Living Overseas, Yangon

We just got back from a family vacation in Barcelona, and the girls are so happy to be home. After ten days in the glorious sun, with kid-friendly parks and

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April 27, 2014 Tracy

Working Mom Blues

Kids, Life in General

So, now I know for sure: there is truly no perfect situation for working moms (and dads). Not for me, anyway. I think I’ve found to closest thing to balance

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March 26, 2014 Tracy

Birth Story (Nothing Gross)

Kids, Life in General

On this rainy Wednesday in Addis,  as I was sitting in my temporary little office in a high-rise overlooking the city (where a guy comes by every so often with

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February 26, 2014February 26, 2014 Tracy

Eleven Months

Kids, Life in General

Poor Willa. She’s teething, so she whines a lot. And wakes up in the middle of the night a lot. (Poor me!) She can stand up without holding onto anything.

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January 29, 2014January 29, 2014 Tracy

The Important Things

Addis Ababa, Kids, Life in General, Living Overseas

I had a couple of hours free this morning, and decided it was time to find out what happens when you get highlights in Addis. There’s a high-end spa a

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January 26, 2014 Tracy

Ten Months

Kids, Photography

Willa finally got her first teeth this month. Like so many milestones, it happened overnight. She went to bed toothless and in the morning she had her two front bottom

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January 23, 2014 Tracy

What Kind of Mother Are You?

Kids, Life in General

This morning, during my daily breakfast internet browsing (a.k.a. my delicious half-hour of wasted time when I could be paying better attention to my children) I stumbled on this empowering photo series called

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January 14, 2014 Tracy

Baby Food, Part 2

Kids, Life in General

I was so excited to introduce Willa to the adventurous Italian baby foods when we were in Rome. But that veal (suitable for babies “from 4 months!”) went uneaten. She

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