Are you back on the wagon? my friend asked Saturday night, pointing to my Diet Coke. We were out for dinner with our husbands. My friend was obviously referring to my Year Without Wine which I completed this past January.…
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I am sitting at my desk. It is a beautiful white desk covered in things – books, papers, photographs, pens. My hummingbird paperweight. My good luck rocks. A glass of water. It is half full. Four years ago, I might…
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Oh my. I have so much to tell you! Last night’s Happier Hour with Lee Woodruff was absolutely amazing. So many wonderful women (sisters as Lee so aptly calls them). So many wonderful words (on writing, on dreaming, on life,…
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A year ago, I started something. An experiment. An experiment that scared me and excited me. What would life be like without alcohol for a whole year? I didn’t know. But I was about to find out. Or was I?…
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Monday again. And I’ve got a busy and fun week ahead of me. There will be a lot of running around and mucho caffeine for sure, but I’ve learned that these are my favorite kinds of weeks. Here are five…
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I originally wrote this post on March 3, 2012. My Year Without Wine began last January 16, but in early March I hadn’t yet announced it here. I re-read these words now and realize where I was once and how…
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I don’t really want to be writing this post. I’m kind of sick of talking about my drinking, or my not drinking rather. Moreover, I’m feeling burnt out, distracted, sad about what’s transpired in the world. But. But I set…
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babe,
You said I could use this picture. It’s from Saturday night. I took you out for dinner downtown. It was a trendy new joint called the Vinatta Project and the food was delicious (particularly the bacon-wrapped dates and the…
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Today is Husband’s birthday. I told him to stay in bed this morning and I am making coffee and hanging with the trio. Today is not a day to spend here at ADR, but a day to spend entirely with…
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I’ve given up drinking wine for a year, but I never gave up giving wine. You know the drill: You are late to the party, scrambling to gather your things and go. At the door, you realize: Shiitake, I forgot…
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