Writing tips & personal essays about love (& loss), travel, food, beauty & style. Plus my fave how to's that make everyday life easier, simpler—& more fun.
November 18, 2016• General
9:10 a.m. I pull up to the house five minutes early. I don’t know what I was thinking when I...
October 6, 2016• General
I have a new essay up on Full Grown People today about my mom and the crazy adventure she took us...
September 10, 2016• General
Marnie has a new boyfriend. She’s meeting him after dinner. We pick at our beef chow fun and...
June 7, 2016• General
A personal essay I wrote about the loneliness of grief is up on Full Grown People today if...
September 3, 2015• General
Dear Alan, Today I am 32 years old, and in so many ways, I don’t feel it. I still get excited...
May 31, 2015• General
My friends, I have sad news to share. On the morning of May 22, my husband Alan passed away in...
May 9, 2015• General
It’s been a hard week. Last Friday, Alan had a 106 degree fever and was hospitalized for...
April 26, 2015• General
It’s been hard for Alan to eat lately, so whenever he finds something he likes, he’ll usually...
April 22, 2015• General
If there’s one trend I’m excited about wearing this spring, it’s the jumpsuit. At first I...
April 16, 2015• General
A few weeks ago, Alan and I spent the weekend in Sausalito. We stayed at Cavallo Point, a lodge...
