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Lovely August Things
Recap of a beautiful month August was very different from July but in good ways. On the other hand, I cannot believe that September is just minutes away—or more than halfway through when I’ve finally published this piece. These flowers were a gift from my son. I love when he hands me things he knows…
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Regular Status
And the day I achieved it Before you get the wrong idea, what I mean by regular status is the label one gets when they regularly haunt a restaurant or coffee shop and the people there know your order. To motivate each other, a coworker and I agreed to allow ourselves something special when we…
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9/11
Things I’ll never forget I’m seeing multiple posts about where one was on September 11, 25 years ago. For sure I remember. But what stays with me the most is what happened in my life after the historical events. Fear ravaged me during the weeks and months that followed but it was also a…
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Adulting is Hard
So how do we survive it? Knowing what to take to heart and sharing the world with strangers can, if not balanced with wisdom, affect us all in varying degrees. As a mom, I find these things are all connected, and when I [unfortunately?] put 100% into everything . . . I tell ya, it’s…
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Investing in Healthy Hair
A brief story from a hesitant shopper When it was just my husband and me living in South Florida, I began going to his grandmother’s hairdresser. Eventually, I sat in another lady’s chair and loved the ‘do I would leave with. These ladies knew what they were doing. Let me tell you. So, naturally, the…