A MacBook? The perfect little black dress? A grilled cheese with sharp cheddar on thick, sourdough bread fried up in at least one stick of butter? Well, yes...everyone should have those things. But, I was…
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When I woke up, I found myself squatting by the side of the bed, holding the phone, staring at the caller ID screen. It was 1:30 in the morning, and I was confused. I wasn't…
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I don't want to let you all down, but I have to tell you that I have a flaw - (yes! just one) which, to be perfectly honest, I could spin into a talent were…
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My daughter came into this world 5 weeks early and at least 5lbs too small. But, to be honest, that never slowed her down. She was out of the NICU in 11 days, out of…
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For as long as I can remember, I've been making deals with myself, or God, or the Universe, or the Devil or whatever I believed at the time was in control of my life. They…
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Way, way back, a long time ago - like in the 90's - I ran in a fantastic road race in Harvard, MA: the annual Apple Harvest Ramble Road Race. It's a 10-miler through a…
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I grew up in St. Louis - a city boundaried by the great Mississippi, the river that divides our country into east and west; a city with a monstrous steel arch marking the gateway to…
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I just got off the phone with a friend. She was telling me about her morning. Like me, she's a freelancer, but of graphic design. This morning, before she even opened Photoshop, she did her…
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The regulars around here know that I'm an avid (read incredibly enthusiastic) rollerblader - but it wasn't always my go-to sweat activity. I used to be addicted to the pool (and the intense meditative silence…
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I'm not usually into massage. I think it's because 7 years ago, I had an especially intense rub-down of the Ayurvedic variety and woke up the the next morning to greet my first of 40…
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Jumper Cables…
