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Wine with Pizza: 40 pairs of shoes

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013. 40 pairs of shoes. Source: Bright, Bold, Beautiful. The average American woman owns 40 pairs of shoes. I found this information nestled in a newspaper article discussing the new trophy room: the closet. Apparently it's not just Paris Hilton and Rachel Zoe who require walk-in closets decked out with crystal chandeliers, mini refrigerators, and shoe display cases anymore. Regular people want these accoutrements, too. Because we have so much stuff, and we can't find our stuff. I'm no...

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Wine with Pizza: Words and the puzzle of life

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Friday, May 15, 2015. Words and the puzzle of life. It's been a long time, a really long time. It is nearly June, half-way through the year, and I've written two. measly. blog posts. Life got in the way. I got busier with work, which left less time for reflection and pretty words. It left less time to examine life and think on its difficulties and joys. Deliberation. Reflection. Celebration. That's the way to live life fully, don't you think? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This Month's Popular Posts.

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Wine with Pizza: Softening my heart

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013. People say experiencing tragedy, hardship, and heartache makes us stronger. I'd argue it makes us softer. But four years later, I believe my experience softened my approach to life. I've learned to step back from the myopic daily schedule of children, work, and household tasks to enjoy the beauty around me, like the crust of frost collecting on each blade of glass in the crispy, cool mornings, or the funny slate sidewalk that gurgles every time I step on it. The recession, am...

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Wine with Pizza: The magnificent, cheap, tacky home

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The magnificent, cheap, tacky home. One of the more famous homes in the neighborhood where I grew up. Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the. Physical statement of the structures so much as what it contains that moves us. I'm not going to lie. I hated that house, and I want to buy a beautiful home again one day. But I've learned that beauty can be made anywhere. Truly, it is what happens inside the home that makes it magnificent.

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Wine with Pizza: Why you should love winter. Really

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Monday, February 16, 2015. Why you should love winter. Really. You know what happens on Facebook come December? The data feeds get clogged with whining and complaining about snow, colds, freezing sidewalks, fender benders, chattering teeth, gray skies. I get it. Winter can be tough, but if you live in a chilly clime, why focus on the negatives? Doing so will make the season creep by, and life is too short to be miserable for 4 months every year. Winter begs us for gooey marshmallows hugging warm mugs of ...

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Wine with Pizza: How will you live your life in 2015?

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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. How will you live your life in 2015? Kate Spade 2015 Planner. I used to hate resolutions. I was too busy to think about the past year or anticipate the future year. I was recovering from Christmas and would be back into the thick of work, children, family, and an endless list of chores and activities before I realized what was happening. I thought that was good. I thought that meant my life was important. It is so easy to get wrapped up in the " busy-ness. A small business o...

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Wine with Pizza: Dreaming like a 5-year-old

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Dreaming like a 5-year-old. Perhaps I haven't grown up yet. I'm dreaming along with my five-year-old daughter about what I want to become. Today, she wants to become a paleontologist. She is going to, she says, discover and name a new dinosaur species. Big ambitions. I love that. Me? I want to become a successful author. This dream is equally big, and it will not be realized without a lot of hard work and, I'm sure, heartache. Writing/ Publishing a Book. The house in Westwood.

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Wine with Pizza: Busy-ness and its risks

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Friday, September 26, 2014. Busy-ness and its risks. Silly me. I thought things would slow down a bit when school commenced this fall. I thought I'd have a moment to collect my thoughts, to sit down at my computer and write some beautiful blog posts I could share with you. Being busy is good. Labels: House and Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This Month's Popular Posts. The house in Westwood. Why I adore road trips. The recession, ambition, and Rodan Fields. Tiptoeing back to New Jersey.

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Wine with Pizza: My Reading List

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My reading list for 2013:. When it came to reading, 2013 started out with a bang. I couldn't read enough, and for the first time in years I had time to devote to a good book. I also added in a few books about food manufacturing in the US, as well as some trashy erotica (which I'll forever deny reading) for good measure. Here's my list:. Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir. Reading Lolita in Tehran. First They Killed My Father. Does this Church Make Me Look Fat? Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake.