It’s been a pretty busy week for me so far, what with Marathon Monday having taken place a couple of days ago, a lot of commitments and deadlines to meet at work in the coming days, the usual errands to run and being in the thick of Spring cleaning my apartment, closet, and car (I’m […]
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With my boyfriend traveling back to the West Coast as of yesterday to prepare for some upcoming and exciting career moves, I wanted to make sure I was fully present and savoring my last couple of days with him here in New England, hence why this post is going up today instead of on Wednesday […]
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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day looks a lot different for me now than it did back in my early twenties. Knowing that I don’t have nearly enough Irish in my bloodline for me to celebrate the holiday in any actual meaningful or poignant way – I used to just lean into the binge-drinking, green-wearing, parade-hopping and […]
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With Troy finishing packing up the last of his belongings from his childhood home this past Saturday, that left our Sunday wide open for a daytime adventure. Given that he was still pretty spent from all the driving and boxing/unboxing in recent days, he generously stepped back and let me take full control of how […]
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In all my travels in and around Massachusetts this past week or so with Troy, and as I come out of the other side of what I call my “Seasonal/Spring Cleaning Cold” that has resulted in a couple days’ worth of congestion and coughing, I’m still making sure to take time to pause and appreciate […]
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As I’m writing this, I’ve got my windows open to let in the fresh air, the sun is shining, and I can see glimpses of grass on the ground as the snow that has accumulated in record-breaking amounts over the past few weeks is starting to melt away. As lovely as this “False Spring” is, […]
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I’m excited that today is my designated “half day” at my job, something I’ve negotiated as a weekly occurrence – not only because it serves as a nice mini break in the middle of the week, which has been quite busy and snowy thus far – but because my boyfriend is flying in this afternoon […]
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I don’t think you’ll ever hear me say that being in a long distance relationship is easy. It’s definitely challenging sometimes, and it’s a lot of work, and it requires a tremendous amount of patience, trust, and respect for both yourself and your partner. What I have said, however – many times – is that […]
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Coffee & Chiffon 