I was in a meeting once when I was twenty-two. I mean, I went to a lot of meetings that year, but you have to start a post somehow. In the hierarchy of titles on business cards, I was the least important person in attendance…
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Today: The (long) weekend according to Instagram XVIII.
The bad news: It’s September. The good news: It’s Tuesday. I spent much of Labor Day Weekend laboring at our new condo, unpacking boxes and making poorly timed visits to Target during move-in weekend in Boston. There was still plenty of time for long walks…
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Today: A baby on the way.
Hi. I have the best possible news to share (though the title surely gave it away… keeping secrets for months and months at a time is not easy). Nick and I are expecting a baby this winter. We have already enjoyed so many amazing moments,…
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Today:1,000 pieces in 800 square feet.
Puzzles were made for people with a lot of patience and ideally, a spare kitchen table. I have neither. I have, however, formed a recent obsession with puzzles. It started the day after my sister’s wedding, when my family got together for lunch at the…
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Today: Memphis and the Mountaintop.
I made a short trip to Memphis this week. It would have been even shorter, but my flight home got canceled. Can’t win ’em all. After taking a few naps, a few Tylenol Cold & Flu tablets, and several showers (my rescheduled flight dropped me…
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Today: The post before the post. #BostonStrong
Remember when DJ Pauly D had tee shirt time? And sometimes he needed to wear a shirt before the shirt? Consider this the post before the (rest of the other) posts. A small, but heartfelt preface, if you will, as we try to get back into our…
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Today: Tears at the finish line.
I cried at the finish line of the Walt Disney Marathon in early 2011 because it was my first and I didn’t want it to be over. I cried because a smiling stranger was slipping a medal around my neck. I cried because the second…
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Today: Lies and surprises.
I had to take a little hiatus from The Weekend According to Instagram, mostly because I avoided Instagram and limited most forms of communicating with strangers online for the past two weeks, so as to not ruin the surprise part of my sister’s surprise shower.…
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You know those weeks when you feel like you just can’t win (quite literally, if you play soccer with me)? I’m having one of those. Things that happened this week: My printer broke for the 9 millionth time, and then my hand got stuck in…