Everyday Adventures

  • Plano is Plain-o

    / May 9, 2013

    Woo!  Word play! I’m in Plano for the week, at a conference.  I’m staying in a depressing extended stay hotel, which reminds me of my 2011 summer at my firm, when I also…

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  • Color

    / April 20, 2013

    Struck by its whimsy and silliness, and eager to diversify my exercise routine with as many distractions as possible, I decided to sign up last minute for the Color Run.  The Color Run…

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  • sweet * bitter

    / November 17, 2012

    This morning we took a hike at a nearby state park.   It was a perfect day for it – the light was autumnal, but there was only the barest chill in the…

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  • Octoberish

    / October 13, 2012

    The Gulf Coast is not particularly Octoberly, come October.  Leaves don’t change, temps don’t dip, it’s pretty much August but with shorter days.  Nevertheless, it is decorative gourd season, mothers, and my children…

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  • the end is the beginning

    / August 15, 2012

    My husband’s grandmother passed away.  My husband is very private, he reads this blog, and I am not sure how much he’d want put here about this experience.  But it feels disingenuous to…

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