“Well, I spent this whole year in airports And the floor feels like home Oh, at least we’re never alone I lost track of the time zones and I’d call but you know I’m running on empty The late nights and the long drives start to get to me I’m just so tired” The Wonder… Continue reading Wednesday Words – Came Out Swinging
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AR Workshop: Merry Mail Card Holder
Over the weekend I took my first AR Workshop class after admiring their projects on Instagram for months. I chose their “Merry Mail” Christmas card holder project because I think it’s adorable, and because the past few years MPR and I have been taping our Christmas cards to the wall and I wanted a cuter,… Continue reading AR Workshop: Merry Mail Card Holder
4 recipes to upcycle your Thanksgiving leftovers
This Thanksgiving, MPR and I stayed home with our puppy who was recuperating from knee surgery. But just because it was only the two of us, we didn’t want to skimp on our Thanksgiving meal. We went all out with a full turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, crescent rolls, green beans, cranberry sauce, and gravy. We… Continue reading 4 recipes to upcycle your Thanksgiving leftovers
Wednesday Words – The Lover’s Dictionary
“I have never lived anywhere but New York or New England, but there are times when I’m talking to you and I hit a Southern vowel, or a word gets caught in a Southern truncation, and I know it’s because I’m swimming in your cadences, that you permeate my very language.” –The Lover’s Dictionary, David… Continue reading Wednesday Words – The Lover’s Dictionary
5 professional relationships that deserve thanks this holiday season
As we gather around the table this Thursday and eat into a turkey, mashed potato, and gravy coma, we’ll undoubtedly take a moment to reflect on the basics that we’re thankful for: family, friends, food, and good health, to name a few. But even though the focus of the season is on our home lives,… Continue reading 5 professional relationships that deserve thanks this holiday season
Wednesday Words – Journalism
“Journalism is the first rough draft of history.” -Philip Graham
Bloom where you are planted
Starting over is wonderful in theory. Do we romanticize anything more than running away? Of beginning again in a new city where no one knows our name or our story or our secrets? We crave a fresh chapter. It’s why we pop champagne on New Year’s Eve and feel renewed on January 1st. It’s why,… Continue reading Bloom where you are planted
Wednesday Words – Dreaming
“Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” -Gloria Steinem
The lazy girl’s guide to changing your name after marriage
The day after our wedding I promptly updated all of my social media handles (let’s be honest, as a PR girl I had them picked out months, okay years, in advance), but I dragged my feet a little on the whole real-life name change. Wouldn’t it be great if when you updated your name on Facebook,… Continue reading The lazy girl’s guide to changing your name after marriage
Friday vibes: November 4
This past weekend was a whirlwind. It was great to be back in New York and see two of our best friends get married. It’s times like this I’m thankful we’re only a 1.5 hr plane ride away from home. But I also learned a couple things, like I’m too old to share a hotel… Continue reading Friday vibes: November 4
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