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Isolation Update

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My family has been isolating here in DC since March 12th. I’m grateful that we’re healthy and able […]

Amanda Shaffer 30/03/2020 Current Events, Politics

A Trip around the Sun

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There are some milestones in life where there is an expectation that we engage in a little self-reflection. […]

Amanda Shaffer 05/06/2019 Philosophical, Uncategorized, Writing

What It Means to Love

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Today is my 20th wedding anniversary. Mr. Man and I are apart this year because he’s attending a […]

Amanda Shaffer 13/09/2017 Domestic

Sleeping Together

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“What would you say if I asked to have my boyfriend sleep over?” My daughter and her friend […]

Amanda Shaffer 03/06/2017 Pages

Woo Girls and Poker Face

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I have a terrible weakness for good news. Other peoples success, accomplishments, and surprises are an instant empathy […]

Amanda Shaffer 13/04/2015 Random Stuff

What No One Tells You About Parenting

When my husband and I decided to have a baby reactions to my pregnancy usually included a story […]

Amanda Shaffer 24/10/2014 Pages

Fact or Opinion

Over dinner the other night we had one of those twisty turny conversations that kept us at the […]

Amanda Shaffer 26/09/2014 Feminism, Girly Things, Pages, Politics

Get On Up

This weekend I had to tell my husband that I don’t like James Brown. We decided to go […]

Amanda Shaffer 01/09/2014 Domestic, Random Stuff

Steel Cables

Been thinking a lot about obligations lately. What you owe to colleagues, family, friends, society – why and […]

Amanda Shaffer 10/04/2014 Philosophical, The Past

Tepid Water

Being  a homeowner is one of the most overrated experiences I can think of. Part of the great […]

Amanda Shaffer 19/03/2014 Domestic

Dad Music

I woke up humming the chorus from a song my Dad used to sing when he was happy […]

Amanda Shaffer 14/03/2014 Pages, Random Stuff

Mixed Marriage

My husband and I have a mixed marriage when it comes to our attitudes about our books. I […]

Amanda Shaffer 07/03/2014 Domestic, Philosophical, Random Stuff

Mom Club

My daughter asked the other day if I thought that being a mom was a big sacrifice because […]

Amanda Shaffer 19/01/2014 Pages

A Very Big Deal

We bought a couch the other day. My husband and I went to a furniture store and left […]

Amanda Shaffer 07/01/2014 Domestic

For what its worth

I was rummaging around in envelopes of old photos when I came across one of me ironing when […]

Amanda Shaffer 25/11/2013 Feminism, Philosophical, The Past

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