One of the downsides to having a January birthday, and specifically having a January birthday while living in the Northeast- is that it’s pretty much a certainty that your special day is going to be bitterly cold and/or filled with snow. I cannot recall a birthday in recent memory where I wasn’t bundled up in […]
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Happy New Year’s Weekend, everyone! A good indication that someone is getting older is the amount of times they say things like “time flew by,” or “it feels like just yesterday when…” etc., etc. as it relates to days, weeks, months and years. I, myself, must sound like I’m a fossil by now- because I’ve […]
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I’ve talked at length across multiple posts here on ‘Coffee & Chiffon’ and on my social media platforms about how lucky I am to have the incredible and vast circles of friends that I do. Not a day goes by where I don’t feel blessed and beyond grateful to be so loved, supported and happily […]
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A good thing to practice, and something I’m still actively trying to do daily, is to take stock in the things I have to be grateful for in the days, weeks and months surrounding Thanksgiving- and not just on the holiday itself. It can be tricky, of course. I have bad days and difficult times […]
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Without fail, the debate over when it’s acceptable to decorate for the holidays rages on into the days leading up to Thanksgiving (and it has been since the day after Halloween!) It is an extremely divisive topic- right up there with anything surrounding politics or religion- but I think a fair, nuanced compromise/suggestion would be […]
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Although Maryland had been somewhat crisp during my recent stay, nothing could have prepared me for just how cold (and a little snowy!) New England had suddenly become during my brief absence. Stepping off of the plane and immediately seeing both my breath and frost on my windshield when I went to pick up my […]
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Good Afternoon, everyone- although it’s still morning where I am right now. Greetings from beautiful and sunny San Diego! I got into town on Saturday afternoon after a rather bumpy flight as we passed over a series of storms and high winds throughout the Midwest. Although I was feeling a little groggy and nauseous by […]
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I’m forever grateful that I had the good sense to take today off from work. It’s a rainy, crisp Fall morning- perfect for curling up under the covers and sleeping in for- which is exactly what I plan on doing after the long weekend I just got back from! Last Friday (which I also took […]
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