How We’d Spend Hermit Day, in 6 Words

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photo credit: Kalexanderson via photopin cc

Y’all love chocolate. Y’all love wine. A couple of you seem to love a massage, music, and yoga.

But overwhelmingly, if you have a Hermit Day, it’d be loaded with books, sleep, and alone time.

Every month, I compile a post called 6 Words. Ernest Hemingway inspired it when he said any story can be told in a six-word sentence. I ask bloggers, friends, strangers, and a few strange blogger friends to respond to a prompt.

Oct. 29 is Hermit Day.

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The Head of a Sleeping Man – Unzipped

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photo credit: Stéfan via photopin cc

When is sleep, not sleep?

When it’s a woman doing it.

Meredith of Mom of the Year blog recently lamented the Logic of Midnight plight. It plagues mothers from Montgomery to Minneapolis, in the middle of the night. Women have a tough time just falling asleep.

Her post explained so much to me.

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Guest Post: Janine of Confessions of a Mommyaholic Gives the Ultimate Mama’s Wish List

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I’m a fan of the mamas in the book Mother of all Meltdowns.

I’m not sure what that makes me. A Mother Lover? A Meltdownian? Anyway, I’m honored to host one of the co-authors of the book, Janine Huldie, at Coach Daddy today. I don’t want to take up too much space here.

I’m definitely infringing upon her graphic and her guest post.

You should make sure to check out Janine’s Confessions of a Mommyaholic. J does it all – hops, product reviews, and recipes (yes, I noticed). Today, she’s here to talk about that holy grail of holy grails – the mom’s holiday wish list.

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