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Celebrating Earth · Aug 23, 2025

The Mother Returns!

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Lucie Rieflin · Celebrating Earth

To land here again is a tremendous joy, and what feels like a monumental achievement.

A mother to a baby has her free time reduced by about 98.9% and what one choses to do in that 1.1% of “free time” (which really is not free but the little moments where we cram in exercise, getting ourselves dressed, and straightening up around the house) is a reflection of what we value most.

For me, in my free moments I straighten the house and try to get some exercise. These things make me feel most normal and sane.

But today, my free moment given to me by my very alert 2 week old baby choosing to fall asleep, is being spent by starting up my writing practice again! And I can’t tell you how good it feels to be back here. Whoa, wow.

Since many of you readers are folks that know me personally, I take it you want to know some details about the baby. While I won’t share photos of them alone on here out of respect for her privacy, I will share you news about her, and perhaps next week her birth story.

Lu…

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