I am sitting here at Coffee Bean on the East Side listening to my Hummingbird playlist, smiling. I am smiling because I scored a big booth by the Third Avenue entrance. While writing these words, a breeze spills in and…
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Okay. So, Sister T came over for dinner last night. It was a casual affair. A little takeout. A little chit-chat. We sat around the dining table which was an accomplishment as we tend to be couch- and kitchen-island-surfers of…
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5:28am. Giving myself 15 minutes to write this. Then it’s time to shower and get our day started. I’ve been letting Husband shoulder too much of the morning routine with the girls and I am realizing that isn’t fair, so…
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Clearly, I am not very good at not blogging. Oh well. This will be quick. And I think it’s important. Like, really, important.
Yesterday, I published a blog post about drinking and not drinking and the whole thing made me…
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The girls are on Spring Break. Tomorrow all of us will head to South Carolina for a week away. It will be a good week. A week of family, of food, of fun, of frolic. A week of focus. Focus…
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On the way home from Paris, I felt anxious. I’ve never been a good flier. I’ve always felt my pulse quicken, my heart clank around inside my chest, my palms slicken with sweat. I also felt claustrophobic. A little brochure…
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dear claire,
I am still buzzing from the weekend. The four of you arrived on Friday and we slipped into a casual night of sushi and conversation. Isn’t it just amazing how the girls clicked so quickly, how there was…
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For the record, I’m not a fan of this post’s title. I’d rather it be: Whom Do You Write For? But I’m a grammar girl. Anyway, it’s an important question no matter how we choose to phrase it. When we…
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Tuesday again. Today’s This Is Childhood post is brought to you by the lovely and talented Allison Slater Tate. Allison is the mother of four (which, yes, makes me just a pinch envious!) and has plenty of insight on all…
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Yesterday, I did my Office Hours for Levo League. Being onscreen and presenting professional advice are two things that are well out of my comfort zone, but I did it and had fun with it. I was heartened to see…
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