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Musings about mommy-hood, work, love and life.

Friday, November 6, 2015

Guess Who's Back?

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Hello, fam!  After a break, I'm back. I guess the biggest piece of news is that Bren is grown!  How does time fly by so quickly?  When...
Friday, December 28, 2012

Not all those who wander are lost ...

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but maybe I am.  I'm not sure. This past year has been one of instrospection and wandering for me.  More like chasing my tail.  Not...
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Monday, October 8, 2012

The Year of Living Fearlessly

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My year of living fearlessly is coming to an end.  Some "feats" were great (i.e. The Opinion talk show ).  Others got off to a n...
Friday, June 29, 2012

sunset

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but the sunsets are the business ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Sunrise

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There is something majestic, sacred and beautiful about watching the sun rise ...
Monday, June 25, 2012

Brendan's New Hobby

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I'm so lucky (served with a heaping serving of sarcasm ...)
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

My little boy got his green belt in Karate

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Friday, April 27, 2012

The Year of Living Fearlessly: Feat 4

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Start a Talk Show! Not sure what made me do it, but do it, I did.  :) Please be sure to tune in to The Opinion Talk Show and let m...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Year of Living Fearlessly (Feat 3)

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Lose the Fear Brendan was off for a few days last week, so I took him on a Mommy and Me adventure.  It was wonderful.  We laughed, we pigg...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

I Just Wanna Be ... Happy

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I was driving to the office this morning when a realization hit me:  I was ... (gasp!) ... happy.  I'm not normally a happy person.  I...
Monday, February 27, 2012

Mommy and Me

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Bren and I had an idyllic week together - just he and I.  The house was quiet.  More importantly, the house was clean!  We ate what we wante...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

My Brendan turned 8!

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How time has flown...
Sunday, January 15, 2012

The Year of Living Fearlessly -- Feat 2: Do Nothing

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In the pursuit of knowledge,  every day something is added. In the practice of the Way,  every day something is dropped. Less and less do yo...
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Thursday, January 5, 2012

The Year of Living Fearlessly - Feat #1

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Hola, mi gente.  A new year is upon us. Back in September , I told you that I was committing to living fearlessly for 1 year.  To that end...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

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Monday, October 24, 2011

The Ring Bear

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My parents are approaching their 50th anniversary.  To celebrate, they are renewing their vows and throwing themselves a lavish wedding, sin...
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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Those Who Do Not Learn From Their Mistakes ...

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They say that the truth peeks its head out jest.  And one of my husband's running "jokes" is that although I have multiple deg...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Occupy Wall Street

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I worked from my firm's downtown Manhattan office today JUST so I could go lend some support to the Movement.  Unfortunately, I picked a...
Monday, October 17, 2011

Why Me?

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Ever since Bren was born, I have always had him on my computer desktop.  Some picture of him is always the background.  That way, I feel lik...
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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Sleeping with Pistachios

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Despite my daddy issues , I have always found myself gravitating toward men with a sense of humor similar to my dad’s.   My dad has a rapier...
Sunday, October 2, 2011

Prayering at Sunset

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When Hurricane Irene battered the East Coast not too long ago, we -- like most people -- were left without power for a few days.  The day th...
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Friday, September 30, 2011

The Year of Living Fearlessly (Recovering My Lost Childhood)

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My 41st birthday is coming up and although I've done a lot in my life, I often feel like I haven't done enough.  And, yes, ya'll...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

How to Turn Any Failure Into Success

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I was transferring my list of contacts from one e-mail account to another when I saw something that made my stomach clench:  the list of age...
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Monday, September 26, 2011

Til Death Do Us Part

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Chris Rock has a funny bit in a comedy routine where he talks about being married.  He says – and I’m paraphrasing – that there comes a time...
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Thursday, September 22, 2011

I went to a taping of "The View"

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My friend Nycol was clearly ready for her close-up. I was "thisclose" to Babs.   It was a really good show (Michael...
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Vacation Pics

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I took Bren to Honduras this Summer purportedly to get in touch with his roots.   We didn't get around to much root touch...
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