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Reality Check
What really sucks about death is that it shows us how much we take for granted. My own dear father recently lamented that he’d always imagined growing old surrounded by the ones he loved, when a scare showed him that such a future might not be possible. Death is that reality check. We don’t know…
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Baggage Claim
As I get older I talk less and less. ….about my baggage. There is some baggage that’s easy to claim. The nice stuff. The baggage where we triumph, the baggage where we learn to become the hero. That nice, rolling kind with the rotating 360 degree wheels. It’s easy for me to talk to strangers…
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Roberson Museum
My hometown, Binghamton, NY, is home to the Roberson Museum and Science Center. High on my list of things to do when I visited for the holidays was checking out this little gem, as well as their annual Christmas tree exhibit, as pictured above! There was also a brilliant quilt show going on. This giraffe…
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Mega-Throwback Thursday!!!
When you visit the family, and the boxed wine gets flowing, eventually the photo albums creep out from their hiding place. What results then is a firestorm of Instagramming photos from decades ago! Awww! So cute, I was! This is one of my favourite photos of me, of all time. Look at this cute lil’…
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2013: Year In Review
Last year, I did a 2012 Year in Review post that I thought was so nice, that I’m doing it twice. I thought 2013 would be a big year for me and BOY WAS I RIGHT. Bear with me on my trip down memory lane… JANUARY In January I got creative, got superstitious, and got…
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December 2013 Photo-A-Day: Week Four
DAY 22. SPRAKLY – up close of my candle holder DAY 23. TRADITION – bus selfie. So ready to be done with the day. DAY 24. WRAPPED – I did mine up on gold, SEE??? DAY 25. THE BEST BIT OF MY DAY – new carpet is pretty awesome! DAY 26. WHERE I SLEPT –…
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All Through the House
I am so fortunate to be able to see my family this year for the holiday. I remember last year, how angry and sad I was, so I first want to apologize to everyone who’s lonely this holiday. And now, pictures. Every year, there are MORE and MORE decorations at my parents’ house! Piles upon…
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White Christmas
Today some of you are celebrating Christmas. I wish for you fond memories, peace, harmony, and a little bit of booze. And a White Christmas, from me, by way of Harlem, NYC. BONUS Greenwich Village night-time shot!
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Christmas Traditions: Livin’ It!
Last night, amid sleigh bells bus exhaust fumes, I arrived home for Christmas and I couldn’t be more ecstatic. I hope all of you have equal chance to share time with people you love while all the banks and businesses are closed! Last year, I wasn’t so lucky, so I wrote about all the things…
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Forget Ugly Sweaters…
…Look, I’m pretty sure this whole “ugly sweater” craze that’s sweeping the nation is a ruse invented by the thrift shop industry in an attempt to sell more ugly sweaters. I sorta feel the same way about that hit song by Macklemore. Like, is wearing an ugly sweater supposed to be daring? Back in my…
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30 1/2
December 21. You would be something like 30 and a half years old today. And in a way, it feels like you are. It feels like I can swing by your parents house and find a fire in the basement and you, drink in hand, ready to shoot the shit, as always. Like I might…
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Tiny Bed
Tiny bed, I love you. I grew up in double beds. Full-sized. Living like a Queen. I must admit, when I picked you out at the Ikea outlet, I was a bit panicked. Would I ever be satisfied with such a small bed? WOULD I EVEN FIT IN SUCH A SMALL BED? No, I can’t…
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Re-Stringing the Pearls
So for Thanksgiving I went with my boyfriend and his entire extended family to a fancy fancy restaurant. Can you say nervous? And you know me, I would LIVE in sweatpants if I could. Getting fancy happens once in a very, very, very rare occurrence. But I donned an all-black ensemble and topped it off…
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Charlie
Our beloved family pet of fifteen, no, twenty, no, maybe forty? years, Charlie a.k.a. Snooty Nose nee Master Charlemagne McTavish is in very poor health. So we’re all very upset because we all love Charlie. Everyone loves Charlie! You love Charlie! You just didn’t know it yet. Charlie is, without a doubt, the smartest dog. …
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Currently… in December 2013
#fmsphotoaday prompt was “red.” Observe my red sicky face. FEELING: a little sour on Christmas, actually. My store has been playing Christmas music since before Thanksgiving,which I am not okay with. If I hear ANY version of “All I Want For Christmas is You,” I may be physically I’ll or commit some kind of violence.…
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Be Weird
Source Lately I have been thinking a lot about a girl I went to school with. Let’s call her Sarah Wilson. She was very pretty. Not just in the objective way: she looked exactly the way every heroine ever would have been described. Long, blonde hair with natural highlights cut blunt between her shoulders and…
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1 Year Old!
I completely forgot! November 17th was my one-year anniversary of my two left-hand tattoos (in my head I called them “the twins” because they happened in the same sitting) Happy Birthday, babies!!!
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Chain Mail
I love questionnaires! I found this one courtesy, once again, of Angie from Lariats and Lavender, which is a blog I’ve been a fan of for a long time!, who found it from Kyla at Kyla is Inspired, which is a blog I just discovered and is really lovely!!! 1. Song you can’t get out…
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Don’t Get Me Wrong
Don’t get me wrong: I still love New York. But sometimes, I get a little homesick for suburbia. In weird ways that you’d never imagine! For instance, I kind of miss being bored. Having nothing to do, doing things for the fun of it. Remember driving around town in search of things to do, combing…
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Sweater Weather
Through Angie at Lariats and Lavender, I found this cool list of fall-themed questions originally posted by Savannah at M A I E D A E ! I know it’s been a while – I’ve been very busy out enjoying the new season! Like, for instance… 1. Favourite candle scent? For fall, it’s all about…