A humble list, in no particular order of things that make me happy

Recently I had a conversation with someone I have not known long, and after mentioning some of the activities I had planned for the weekend, they replied, “How do you do all that?” I  made an offhand remark about making time by eliminating chores like laundry and dishes from my daily routine. (If only that [...]

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Is that an Adam’s apple in your throat?

I know this song from my childhood. I tried to sing it to the Monkey tonight but couldn’t recall the lyrics, and when I went to find it on You Tube, low and behold: it’s not sung by a dude. It’s a chick who sounds like a dude. Cheers.

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Don’t Worry, Be Happy

I’m not tooting my own horn here, but I have one trait that above all others I value in myself. Once I recognized it, I practiced cultivating it, and now know how to keep it healthy and working for me. It’s returns are better than any other investment I have. My capacity for happiness. A [...]

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My Food Politics: the prequel.

The term “Pollan-ated” isn’t my own, but I’ll run with it, because it is exactly what happened to me in the fall of 2009. Leading up to my Pollan-ation, though, my soon-to-be husband and I moved from a little basement apartment in Adams Morgan, to a sun-drenched 10th-floor apartment on the edge of DC’s Mt. [...]

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Need A New Perspective?

From More Views from the Balcony Challenge yourself: see things in a new way! It’s in your hands.

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Inspiration for a new year: the improvised life

As a new year approaches I’m enjoying a new blog (besides my own): The Improvised Life is a call to everyone to find inspiration in improvisation. A call I can heed with gusto! Here’s how the little community of writers at The Improvised Life explain it: The improvised life is about making and creating with [...]

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