Have we really made it to the end of January already? While January typically feels like the longest month out of the year given the frigid temperatures in places like here at home in New England, people participating in “Dry January” and everyone doing their best to not give up on their resolutions before February […]
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Greetings from The Snowpocalypse! Although there had been a brief lull in the storm when I sat down to start writing this post this morning, it’s now coming down yet again here in Western Massachusetts. While the snowfall isn’t nearly as heavy as yesterday’s, it looks like this current part of the storm is set […]
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To say I’m overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, excitement, and well-wishes over the course of the last couple of days for my birthday would be an understatement. While I had expected calls and texts from my family and closest friends as I entered my forties, what I hadn’t planned on was the volume of […]
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For our first dinner of 2026 last Thursday night, Troy had graciously left the decision making up to me, knowing that I had been carefully researching both our activity and dining options prior to our departure to Portland, Maine and that I had a couple of ideas in mind of where I wanted to go […]
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That first full day back to work after New Year’s Eve/Day and following the conclusion of the holiday season can be and often is a disorienting and fully chaotic event. My Christmas decorations are still up, my sparkly heels from New Years are still on the floor by my bags – so how and why […]
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Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! We’ve finally made it to the end of the line that was 2025, guys – and I must ask a serious and most important question as we get ready to launch into 2026 in just a few short hours: where did the time go? No, seriously – where did it […]
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One of the more bittersweet things about winding down the year and preparing to start a new one, and especially as someone who has been blogging regularly for nearly six years while developing my own little creative traditions along the way – is looking back on all of the moments and memories that were made […]
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Merry Christmas Eve, everyone! Santa brought me an early Christmas present overnight in the form of some significant snowfall here in Western Massachusetts, so I’m very grateful. I admittedly have a complicated, if not strained relationship with my faith, with religion, and with the concept of God (any God, really.) With the exception of my […]
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Coffee & Chiffon 