One of the things I’ve always been so happy about in my life, and maybe even proud of to some degree, is how close my family has remained over the years. Despite distance, life’s unpredictability or even the occasional disagreement- as no one is immune to that- we’ve always found our ways back to one […]
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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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It’s always surreal to both realize and then to type/write that we are now a little more than halfway through the year. Maybe it’s because I live in New England, and so much of the first half of any given calendar year is spent in unpredictable, often miserable weather and/or indoors waiting for said weather […]
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I’ve been talking about doing this since I reached 500 posts here at ‘Coffee & Chiffon’ last month, and because it’s been a minute or two since I’ve had any type of giveaway/contest (I love being able to host them!)– but with work, travel, and Summertime plans being essentially non-stop over these last few weeks- […]
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These past few weeks have been so unbelievably busy (in a mostly fun way, of course!) Between coming back from my mini-vacation in San Diego last month, to working press at this year’s Boston Calling Festival, having Troy visit for a week where we attended graduations/graduation-related gatherings for his family- and still working my full-time […]
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It seems fitting that I would commemorate 500 posts here at ‘Coffee & Chiffon’ from the comforts of a loft overlooking downtown San Diego and the Bay, watching the sun rise and the city come to life minute by minute. This place has always been dear to my heart for nearly twenty years now- largely […]
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As we enter the final few days of April 2023 and I return to my office bright and early this morning (after predominantly working from the comforts of a cozy house in Maryland for most of last week,) I’ve been preparing my usual end-of-the-month themed posts that’ll be up and running later on this week […]
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