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Body movin'

We need body-rockin', not perfection Let me get some action from the back section

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 20 May 2021 • 1 min read

Busy

I avoid using the word 'busy', but sometimes, it's inevitable. Usually, busy is a way to describe priorities. Someone may say something like, "I wish I could volunteer more, but I'm just so busy!" But that same person may spend hours per

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 28 Jul 2017 • 1 min read
Cut
family

Cut

Our boy has never had a haircut. Neither has Mackenzie! I've trimmed his bangs and tried to clean it up once or twice, but that's it. This weekend I noticed

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
Jeremiah 28 Jul 2017 • 1 min read

Home

We were talking a few weeks ago, and it came up that, somehow, our house doesn't feel like "home" in the same ways that our 1 bedroom condo felt like home. The reason for this isn't clear - we moved here 2

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 23 Jul 2017 • 1 min read
It's a family thing

It's a family thing

My dad was here today. It's been 11 months since he's been in town, and I'm grateful that he gets to spend time with my kids and with our family.

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 22 Jul 2017 • 1 min read
Yum!
family

Yum!

Allie had a fantastic idea tonight. There was talk about going to the park, but it was getting a bit late. What will easily overshadow a walk to the park?

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
Jeremiah 21 Jul 2017 • 1 min read
Beautiful

Beautiful

It's been a rough day. A rough week... Month? Year?? I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and for the most part it's just a matter

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 21 Jul 2017 • 1 min read
Knocked out

Knocked out

I've started and stopped a half dozen ideas tonight. There's a lot to talk about, but stringing together a narrative is proving difficult. I have some fragments of ideas for

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
Jeremiah 21 Jul 2017 • 1 min read
Getting out

Getting out

We run a small business together while raising a young family. Literally a Mom & Pop operation. Our business is in an industry that encourages - almost requires - spending

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 20 Jul 2017 • 1 min read
Mama yogi

Mama yogi

I try not to make a big deal out of it, because I'm afraid to jinx it: with only one or two exceptions, I've managed to do yoga every day

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 19 Jul 2017 • 1 min read
A small win
Etsy

A small win

Another throttle wasn't the only order on Saturday. We received an order for a jewelry tree as well. The first of these I made just over a year ago, I

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
Jeremiah 18 Jul 2017 • 1 min read

Thankfulness

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 18 Jul 2017 • 1 min read
"Upright" is enough
daily

"Upright" is enough

I've had a lot coming at me from many directions lately. I've felt anxious. It's been hard to keep moving. I have an especially difficult time with interacting with people

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 17 Jul 2017 • 2 min read
Rebuilt

Rebuilt

In September of 2007, I took my last solo trip. I went to DrupalCon Barcelona, and then spent nine days on my own, staying at hostels and wandering the streets

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 16 Jul 2017 • 3 min read
Done.

Done.

I did it. After months of designing, machining, tapping, threading, soldering, troubleshooting, reworking, fretting, printing, fixing printers, testing, and fretting (yeah, it's in there twice). I've finally boxed up the

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
Jeremiah 16 Jul 2017 • 1 min read
10
family

10

I'd been chatting with her for about a week. For some reason, my email managed to catch her attention. We exchanged a few messages, and then I invited her to

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
Jeremiah 15 Jul 2017 • 1 min read
Meta Ten
daily

Meta Ten

Today is the 10th anniversary of the day we met! Tens are a big deal to us: we married on 10/10/10, and do our best to celebrate the

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 15 Jul 2017 • 1 min read
The family I wanted
travel

The family I wanted

It's been awhile since I posted. I'm not going to apologize for that. We've been through some big changes, and I've been through even bigger changes as I work to

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 18 Oct 2016 • 1 min read
Twinkle, Twinkle.

Twinkle, Twinkle.

Nana got Mackenzie a cute, programable stuffed dog last summer when she was visiting for Mackenzie's birthday and surgery. Scout hasn't been horribly interesting to Kenzie up to this point,

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
Jeremiah 26 Jan 2015 • 1 min read
I can do it
daily

I can do it

I am emotional, exhausted, and proud of myself. Still fighting the lingering threat of a cold, I pulled off one of my most physically demanding days -- and I did

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 26 Jan 2015 • 1 min read
Limes

Limes

Limes. I like limes. Fresh lime juice in a cocktail. A wedge of lime amongst the garnish for a plate of Pad Thai or bowl of Pho. Little sections to

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
Jeremiah 25 Jan 2015 • 1 min read
Crashed
daily

Crashed

Today was a bit of a letdown, but it led to some downtime that I needed anyway. I planned on going to Crashed Ice with a local photography meetup group.

  • Allie Micka
Allie Micka 24 Jan 2015 • 1 min read
Future reader

Future reader

Mackenzie has been more and more into her books of late. She's always enjoyed them, and enjoyed the nightly ritual of Mom or Dad reading one to her. She loves

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23 Jan 2015 • 1 min read
?

?

Heading back to the car in a parking garage this evening, I spot something strange in the stairwell. Someone has taken this photo, and stabbed it onto the bolt of

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
Jeremiah 22 Jan 2015 • 1 min read
Smile
daily

Smile

Our girl really does have an amazing smile. I snapped a bunch of pictures of her in the kitchen tonight with my phone. Unfortunately they're all blurry messes, but it

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
Jeremiah 20 Jan 2015 • 1 min read
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