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Who’s counting anyway?
I’d like to say my unannounced and unexpected hiatus was due to me being so busy doing wonderfully nice things, but that would be a lie. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about doing wonderfully nice...
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It could have been me
I haven’t read the bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey. For those who have been living under a rock, covering their ears and la-la-la-ing to themselves, it’s part of the latest erotic fiction craze. Even...
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Get a move on
It’s moving day! Er, moving weekend. We’re moving everything but the furniture today and tomorrow. We’re leaving the sofa to the professionals to deal with on Monday. (I’ll be at work. My blood...
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Lessons from the lemonade stand
I seem to hit radio silence a few times a year. It’s no coincidence that it usually happens around vacation time. And mostly when I’m vacationing with my family. No matter how happy I am here, spending...
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Half birthday party for one
I’m 29 1/2 today. It hit me while I was standing underneath the departure board at Marylebone station tonight, waiting for my train home after work. The 10th of August. 10. Hmm. August is the eighth...
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Just what the doctor ordered
I can say all this now that Scott is on the mend. That little hospital stint of his was a real pain (figuratively and literally, obviously). Shortly after arriving at our local hospital, Scott was...
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Working girl
Registration for the conference hadn’t begun and my hotel room wasn’t ready yet. The concierge asked if I needed a map of Washington, DC so I could go exploring in the meantime. First I said no and...
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A round loaf of hopes and dreams
Things I have yet to get into but, according to everyone, I really should: Instagram Downton Abbey Homemade bread Macaroons Instagramming food such as macaroons & homemade bread Seeing as the...
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It’s my treat
January blues have set in a week later than usual. That’s because I spent the first week with my family in Germany and Austria, revisiting where we used to live when I was younger and where we skied...
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BOOM there goes my mind
I’ve got two recent discoveries to share with you. 1. The right way to put in a bobby pin. Love bobby pins! Buy packs of them all the time and I never know where they all go. (Unfortunately the answer...
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Drive like a girl
Rush hour and no buses in sight. My eyes were itchy from the pollen and weak from the unexpected sunshine. I stuck my hand out as a cab approached. I climbed in the back and told the driver to take me...
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Me? A runner?
I want to share something with you. I’m not telling everyone because that would be way too much pressure. I’m only telling a few people, ok? So, don’t go broadcasting it all over the place. I signed up...
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My unlikely personal best
My lungs tightened and I couldn’t catch my breath. Breathe…1…2…3…breathe. The sun radiated on my face and the sweat trickled down the nape of my neck. My shins ached and my fingers swelled. I didn’t...
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Fine: the conversation killer
We say we are fine when we aren’t. We say it’s fine when it’s not. It’s a cover-up, an excuse, the easy way out. The word “fine” helps us dodge conversations, it allows us to carry a grudge for longer,...
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Use the good soap
There are bottles of luxury hand soap lined up underneath the bathroom sink and on a shelf in the spare bedroom. They came in Christmas gift sets or as hostess presents. The packaging is as gorgeous as...
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Stop to save the snails
This morning was like most other Tuesday mornings in England. Grey and foggy, but with the guarantee that the skies would change several times over the course of the day. Sunglasses and an umbrella on...
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Startups and mergers: marriage as a business
As I scrolled through my Twitter feed last week, I noticed this tweet: “get married in your 20s, your marriage will be a startup: get married in your 30s, it is more like a merger” interesting...
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The home front
At a Christening this weekend, I was making small talk with a woman near the dessert table. The baby did so well, didn’t he? What a beautiful day. Who would have thought we’d have weather like this in...
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The Third Path
On our flight last week, we were two of five people in our cabin. Before taking off, the flight attendants offered newspapers, champagne and extra pillows. I sat in my seat, looking out at the airside...
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Another man’s treasure
Moving house and taking on a mortgage registers on the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale, but both are pretty low down when you compare it to other life events like a death in the family or being fired. And...
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