The verdict is still out on this whole "summer" thing. I LOVE it in most ways—the weather, the slower mornings, the beach trips, the neighborhood barbecues, and above all else, the homework-free afternoons—but I also miss the predictability of the school year and the hours of relative quiet when our …
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"Gladys?" I asked as I unlocked her door and stepped inside her dim apartment. "I'm in bed!" she called. I walked down the hall and turned the corner to see my 85-year-old neighbor roll her eyes in the direction of her legs, saying: "I can't get out. The paramedics will be here soon. Will you …
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I shuttled laundry from one room to another, the theme song of Strawberry Shortcake playing in the background. ♪ Life is sweet, life is good ♪ Life is anything you want... ♪ Just believe what I say... ♪ It's a beautiful day "Life is anything you …
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When I was younger, I would never have called myself a "creative person." I always knew I wanted to write, and I was always drawn to flowers, interior design, and architecture. But because I couldn't paint or draw, I thought I wasn't "creative." I'm SO glad that my definition of creativity has …
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Most of my evenings involve some variation of the following: a good book, my comfy bed, a candle, and some mellow music. It's the only way I know how to recover from 14+ hours of parenting and trying to be a decent human. :) When we moved into our home, sound systems were immediately on …
They're wild when they get out of school. Are yours wild too? One is bouncing, literally bouncing up and down, as we walk home. The other is grumpy-happy, this weird combo of happy to be out of school and free of the pressure to be polite and cool and smart and collected, but also …
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