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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.

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Finding Inspiration In an Eggplant

Now that Alan is eating again, is putting on weight and doesn’t have 5 different IVs and...

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Better Than Sams

A few of my favorite Bruins. This weekend, I spent some time with Vivien and Jennifer who were in...

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Protecting My First Born

How I feel about kids is sort of how I feel about hair plugs or tattoos. They are nice enough, but...

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After Summer Camp

Before Alan was diagnosed, our lives had a smooth, uninterruptible rythm. During the week we would...

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Never Again, Hopefully

Under normal circumstances, saying, “Goodbye, I hope I never see you again” to someone...

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Gaudi Mug

Irene recently went to Europe and not only did she mail me postcards throughout her trip (which I...

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No Rinse Shampoo

The other day I was laying next to Alan in his hospital bed and was getting lost in the scenery...

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Lisa Mitchell

I am so tired my eyeballs might just fall right out of my head. But first I must tell you that I...

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Scrubs

At the hospital, there are 3 different shifts and 3 different nurses taking care of Alan each day....

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Before There Was Cancer: A Year in Review

So here we are at the end of July, more than halfway through this year, and I realized that I have...

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