We have 99 days until the 2020 election in the US. That’s 14 weeks during which I’ll be trying my damnedest to get leaders elected who will move the dial toward equity, inclusion, and…
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1. this bandana. {for tying back too-long bangs, etc.} 2. these zinnias. {for being the last hangers-on.} 3. this old helmet. {and dusting it off.} 4. this “office.” {for being a tiny spot of…
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Tip #194: Ask for it out loud. James and I started sending each other apartment listings this week. Thanks to my parents and popsicles, we were able to sit still long enough to think…
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This weekend I celebrated a very dear friend‘s birthday with a balmy bike ride through Brooklyn. Sweat poured down my back and pooled in the crooks of my elbows but there was a breeze…
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1. this dollhouse. {in a new spot.} 2. this garden posy. {and being able to pick it myself.} 3. this sleeping baby. {in her grandparents’ house.} 4. this razor. {and the deep-dive i went…
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We’re at my mom and dad’s. It’s hot here. The sticky, buzzy kind of summer heat that makes the dirt basement of my parents’ house bloom and fill the floor above with an olfactory…
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1. this flowering basil. {just because.} 2. this wrap onesie. {because they’re the easiest.} 3. these rain drops. {and a plan cancelling rainstorm.} 4. these earrings. {and remembering to wear them.} 5. this squeeze…
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Tip #193: There’s always room. The ways in which our world has shrunk in on itself since March sometimes makes me gasp for air while I’m loading the dishwasher. There are moments in the…
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The stone fruits have returned to the farmers’ market, thank goodness. I’m celebrating every scrap of normalcy I’m able to find these days, including sweaty July walks home from the market carrying my weight…
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1. these clam shells. {the sweetest birthday treasures.} 2. this bunch of yarrow. {in all the best colors.} 3. this popcorn. {the perfect snack.} 4. this pink cup. {because the number of broken cups…