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The Ones?
After months of shopping and then buying and then returning countless pairs, I think have finally found them. The shoes. When I started running back in January, I broke out the same trusty sneakers I have been wearing for years. … Continue reading
Sixty-Five Years, One Love
Today is my grandparent’s sixty-fifth wedding anniversary. That’s right. For sixty-five years they have been roommates, confidants, companions, shopping buddies, travel partners, support-systems, and teammates. In short, they are the best kind of best friends. They raised two children, watched … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Life
Tagged anniversaries, blog, couples, family, grandparents, happy, life, love, marriage, married, milestones, relationships, sixty-fifth wedding anniversary, weddings, wordpress, writing
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Spring Fever
What is worse than days and days of heavy spring showers? Why, a late spring cold that comes with an aching throat, ear pain, a runny nose and a persistent cough, of course. Yesterday was the kind of day that … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Life
Tagged child, cold, dunkin donuts, kids, late spring, life, love, moms, naps, raining, sick, spring, two year old
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Two
Dear Jude, It is Thursday night, June 6th, 2013, and I just finished singing to you and putting you in your crib for the night. In an attempt to stretch things out, you started up with a rendition of “Twinkle, … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Life, Toddler Life
Tagged babies, baby, birthdays, blog, family, letter, life, love, moms, motherhood, parenthood, parents, relationships, toddler, two, wordpress, writing
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I Must
I have already established that I am a Panera junkie with a two-visit a week (minimum) habit. And I have mentioned before that I am on a first-name basis with most of the employees (see: two-visit a week habit). And … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Life, Writing Life
Tagged authors, blog, creativity, inspiration, Letters to a Young Poet, life, motivation, panera, Rainer Maria Rilke, Rilke, wordpress, writers, writing
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No Excuses
I do not like to give excuses for not writing on my blog, but since I just took a long, unexplained hiatus, I thought I might at least mention my absence. I don’t have a reason, really. It was the … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Life, Writing Life
Tagged blog, life, love, mom, mother, motherhood, parenting, wordpress, working, writing
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Stoking the Fire
This is going to sound ridiculous, but I used to find myself being envious of my cats. I would be leaving for work in the morning after having stayed up too late writing/watching late night TV (I love and miss … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Life
Tagged anger, blog, courageous, do it yourself, growing up, happy, independence, life, love, motherhood, mothers, parents, strong, strong willed, tantrums, toddlers, wordpress, writing
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Pizza Rules (and Regulations)
Last night, Jude and I were treated to dinner with Nonni and Papa (the artists formerly known as Mom and Dan). We also met with two of my parent’s close friends, Michael and Lisa, for some nachos and pizza at … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Life
Tagged blog, dining out, dinner, eating, eating out, family, friends, joy, life, love, pizza, regulations, restaurants, rules, toddlers, wordpress, writing
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Small, Good Things
A couple of months ago, after my mom gave Jude a trim–she’s his barber, you know–he was bounding around, happy to be free of the scissors and the holding still. “Look at Jude’s new haircut,” she said to my stepfather … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Life
Tagged a small, affirmations, being kind, blog, good, good thing, goodness, kindness, life, love, people, positivity, ray carver, raymond carver, relationships, sharing, the bath, wordpress, writing
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In Boston
Boston is one of my most favorite cities. I visited there for a conference in 2003, and I fell in love with everything about it. I loved wandering through the streets of the Back Bay, wandering past the buildings, through … Continue reading
