Married mother of 4 boys, avid reader of the Wall Street Journal, great at research -- such as finding the best way to making a $5 bottle of olive oil taste like a $100 bottle. I do yoga every day, and a lot of the things I say people think are funny -- and I didn't mean it to be funny.
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Quite a bit of time has passed, years, really, since I sat with mothers of children my own age to marvel at some new development in motherhood. There hasn’t been any. We’ve all been there, done that. We can handle those new developments now, realizing, through our years of experience, that there are uphill climbs, [...]
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This new wave of “true” reality shows (how true would you act at your job if someone were following you around with a camera?) provides a new level of entertainment to TV. I watch one, in particular, with the manly men in my house, with horror. The Deadliest Catch must be as close to hell [...]
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I’ve had quite a few readers email me because they can’t figure out how to pin a photo onto Pinterest. Other than providing inspiration for your own life, by looking at other people’s boards, you can create your own boards, by adding photos you find on the internet. But how? To pin photos you find, [...]
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My husband beat the 87 degree temps at the Boston marathon today. Time 3:46… And yes, there were no lifeguards on duty.
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Despite the chaos he created in our kitchen at the very last minute, I just might miss this winged friend. Honestly, I’m a overwhelmed with relief to see him go make a nest with his science teacher… somewhere far away from here.
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There was an event at school… the kids were asked to fill out name tags for their parents, so that we could talk together in a group discussion… and know each other’s names. This was what my kids wrote on my name tag:
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They say we need 8 tall glasses of water everyday… and it will make us look like a tall glass of water. Or do we? A report on NPR identified the Five Myths of drinking water — I was starting to believe it, until I got to Number 4. It states that other non-calorie options [...]
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This sweater, again, made from lambswool, (quite warm) had a very awkward v-neck. The neck used to droop, right under the point… like I said awkward. But with a trusty pair of scissors, and a cut right up the middle, the droop has now disappeared. Instant cardigan… in green.
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