Category Archives: women
What My 20s Taught Me: Being the Best is the Worst
If you know me in real life, or if you’ve been reading Great Smitten for a while, you may know that in addition to all my other creative pursuits, I’m also a bit of a singer. Not just your average … Continue reading
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What My 20s Taught Me: I’m So Hot Right Now
I’m going to show you a few photos of myself, and I’d like you to take a guess as to what they have in common. Ready? Here we go: … Okie dokie, any thoughts? Anyone? Alright, I’ll tell you. At … Continue reading
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I’m Obsessed With ___.
In addition to working with the homeless, my cute husband is also a sound engineer. In fact, that’s what he studied in college, and what he did as a job for years. He still does some recording and some live … Continue reading
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Meet my friend.
In January 2002, I was a sophomore at UNC Greensboro. I had just come back from Christmas break when a friend of mine who went to UNC (the real one) called and told me I should introduce myself to a … Continue reading
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A cup of human kindness
Saturday morning, I woke up to find there was no milk in our flat. (Save a bottle of breastmilk in the fridge, but let’s not entertain that thought. Nope, too late.) Simon was at work, and making the 10-minute walk … Continue reading
{Baby Kearns}
We’ve been living with our friends Steve and Sarah since the end of July. I love eating dinner with them and watching The Biggest Loser with them and having their support while we go through good stuff and bad stuff. … Continue reading
The joys of womanhood
As if my already substantial collection of feminine hygiene products wasn’t enough, it continues to grow at the speed of light. You see, although I buy the hush-hush items in bulk, with intentions of waiting six months between restocking, I … Continue reading
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I’m not the only one who’s smitten.
In fact, there are two other Smitten blogs I frequent and subsequently drool over: one, because everything on it looks so delicious, and the other, because everything on it looks so delicious. Smitten Kitchen is the first: a food blog … Continue reading
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Only a little sling.
In our first year of marriage, while we were living in Simon’s cute little hometown just northwest of London, I co-founded a women’s bible study at our church with another American girl who’d moved to England with her husband, too. … Continue reading
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