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It sure looks like the entire summer went by without a post. Again. And then I wonder why I am not more accomplished, a wonder CEO of...

It feels strange saying it, after complaining for so many weeks – or months? But I am feeling okay. With my house almost empty and a...

@MadeleineDiaries Relief has finally come, in the form of a lake. I might stop whining for a while. It took a few days, but I am now...

©TheMadeleineDiaries That’s it, the kids are gone. Three of them at least. Which, out of four, makes a big difference in the house as you...

As you might have gathered from my last post , I am not exactly going through a season of bliss, motherhood-wise. I have been feeling...

The dreaded mom’s to-do list has been growing so fast lately, I’m not even sure how to catch up. I keep reminding myself that this is...

I mentioned anxiety around my high-schooler’s tests last week, and I am sorry to report that symptoms have not improved. The fact that he...

I am afraid this post will be even less ambitious than the unambitious plan that half-formed in my brain over the weekend. I thought I...

©TheMadeleineDiaries I confess to feeling quite stumped, and not really knowing what to write about. I know that it’s Thursday afternoon,...

I am not the most natural hostess. I think I’ve already said that, maybe several times. If so, I apologize. As much as I love a good...

Well, I did not end up cooking on Easter in the end. And it turned out, this was exactly what I needed. I had found myself craving...

I am not sure yet whether I will be cooking for Easter this year. I just came back from France and didn’t plan anything before leaving....

©️TheMadeleineDiaries Well, after complaining for several weeks about how much I missed home, I ended up going back for the children’s...

Things have been tough around here lately. It’s nothing new but I have been missing home keenly over the past few days, or maybe even...

I don’t feel much inspired today, and nothing really came up for me over the past week, cooking wise or otherwise. It’s been one of those...

It might not have escaped you that my last post did not include a recipe. And was just some weird rant about a difficult week and a...

It would be a lie to say that I have had a good week. Not that it’s been completely awful, either. But the gods seem to have decided that...

I am back after a few days away, and a bout of generalized anxiety that has made it hard to focus on any kind of work. Anxiety, and...

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©TheMadeleineDiaries I never thought I would one day be a “Soccer Mom”. And I guess I am not one, officially, yet. Although I did find...