Smoke and pumpkins

Posted on October 24, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Now that Rowan is of a certain age, we hoped to take him to a pumpkin patch this year, as a rite of passage. But as it turned out, the weather has been less-than-stellar (big surprise), we’ve been booked pretty solid most of October, and well, the thought of traipsing out to the country so [...]

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Mopey-Dick

Posted on October 20, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Operation: Feel Good About Turning 31 is now in full effect. Dermatologist appointment, booked. Hair appointment, booked. Bonus eye-brow shaping appointment, in the works. Vitamins, women’s multi and D, now on my desk and ingested (despite horrible nausea side effect). Yoga class voucher and schedule, printed and slated to begin tomorrow. New Chuck Taylor All-Stars [...]

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Thirtysomething

Posted on October 18, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Turning 31 hit me a lot harder than I thought it would. This might be because: –My best friend (who I saw in the Bay Area last week) oh-so-casually mentioned that 31 hit her harder than 30 did, and the idea was implanted into my mind like a bomb set to explode around midday on [...]

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You’re all winners in my book

Posted on October 14, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Thanks to all who de-lurked and commented on my anniversary post. It’s always great to hear from new and old readers. As promised, I’ve randomly chosen three commenters to receive a book of their choice from my stash of freebies. Congrats to Tracy, Jennie, and Rhi! I’ll contact each of you by e-mail with a [...]

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Snap back to reality, oh, there goes gravity

Posted on October 13, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | 6 Comments

So, I was in California — surprise! — for the last week, to celebrate my mother-in-law’s 60th birthday. I didn’t tweet, blog or say anything about this trip on Facebook for fear of spilling the beans, as we’d been planning this surprise visit (and party) for months. And we pulled it off, too. It was [...]

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Something new, something old

Posted on October 6, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | 29 Comments

Over a year ago, Jennie asked me if I would want to write about food for a new style-focused collaborative blog she was working on. Naturally, I was flattered, and I jumped at the chance to be included in a group of bloggers I’d long admired. But, as it turned out, the timing for this [...]

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