Category Archives: musings
On meeting (friends) online
This is me toasting you. Because you’re awesome. At the height of Hanson’s popularity in 1997, I was one of countless 12-year-olds enamored with the flaxen-haired brothers. Since this was also around the time The Internet and web providers like … Continue reading
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Brightening up
Black is my go-to. Wearing “dress-up” clothes to work eight hours a day, five days a week, my biggest priorities are looking professional while feeling comfortable. In those early post-college days, I had a handful of dress tops, one pair … Continue reading
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What you wish you’d known when you were 10
{Mom and me at my fifth grade promotion, 1996} When I was 10, I was captain of the safety patrols. My hair was thick and tangly, and I wore red Sally Jesse glasses. I had already outgrown much of my … Continue reading
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The second coming of my favorite jeans
I have a bad habit of ruining pants. The way my jeans tend to wear out, rip and tear, you’d think I was going around doing jumping jacks in the dirt after walking on my knees through concrete. After a … Continue reading
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Surprise! A 75th birthday celebration
Behind the scenes in Maryland and Virginia, a group of cousins (and their respective parents) were hard at work preparing a celebration in honor of a special woman. Mom, Maw Maw and Aunt Margy are a few of her popular … Continue reading
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Memories of Easter candies past
So yes, I’m trying to lose weight. Like 90 percent of the general adult population. Like many friends and coworkers, all of whom conspire to keep me on the straight and narrow. Like my poor boyfriend, who is constantly trying … Continue reading
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