How close are you to finishing your book?
I’ve been getting this question a lot lately. And it makes sense. It makes sense because I’ve been working on this novel for years now and because I announced recently that I…
Posted in: BOOKS., DAILY GRIND, Health & Happiness, IVY LEAGUE INSECURITIES., LIFE, LOVE, Parenthood, The Fam, The Home Front, WORK IN PROGRESS, WRITING LIFE
Last week was a hard week. A week of sadness and anger and confusion and fear and then relief. Like so many of you, I watched television on Friday night. I watched as eery details piled up. A home. A…
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So. We are back from Paris. The weekend was quick, but absolutely incredible. And I have so much I want to say, and get down, but this will serve as a start. Believe it or not, this is a small…
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little girl,
This is hard for me, this time passing thing. I’m just going to say that up front; that it is not easy. It is not easy, but it is also wonderful. That you are growing, getting big, that…
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A year ago today, Sister C gave birth to her beautiful baby girl. It was a wonderful day, but also a scary one. I wrote about that day here. Anyway, this gorgeous babe – who is happy and healthy and…
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August. It was our last day at Windblown Hill, the farm house where Dad grew up, and it was time to pack. The girls were downstairs with our nanny while I was tucked away in the home’s master bedroom, Mimi…
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So. I have this new friend Debi. She’s a fellow Kindergarten mom. And she is funny and smart and wonderful. And she has a really incredible story, a story she’s told me in bits and pieces – on the sidewalk…
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The other day, after dropping Middle Girl at Preschool, I walked home. It was raining out, the streets a slick, soggy mess, but I stopped because I saw something: A little white pigeon.
I am not sure exactly what it…
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Are you happy?
Are you afraid?
Do you want something else, or also?
Do you ever wonder what if or what now?
Are you angry with someone?
Are you angry with yourself?
Are you overwhelmed?
Do you need help with…
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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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