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Continue reading →: United in Rage and HopeI attended my first protest this week, alongside millions of my fellow Americans. Yes, I’m 53 years old and I’ve never been to a protest before. The last time around, five years ago, my kids were still young and there was a deadly disease floating around and it just didn’t…
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Continue reading →: Boston by Foot and HeartMy younger son Charley will be going to Northeastern University in the fall, where he applied Early Decision II (binding) without having ever visited the school. On Friday night, we spontaneously decided to make the 3-hour drive up to Boston, MA in the morning to take an organized tour. We…
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Continue reading →: The Stupid CoupI’d like to interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to talk about politics for a moment. I will understand if you choose not to read this one (I love you, sis!), but it feels like the elephant in the room as I go about my regular life planning trips and adventures.…
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Continue reading →: Puerto Rico: La Isla del EncantoLast week I hopped on a plane by myself and flew to San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was my first time taking a trip like this alone. Granted, Puerto Rico is part of the United States, but it feels like going to another country. For one thing, it’s a tropical…
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Continue reading →: Me, Myself, and a Piña ColadaI’m headed off to Puerto Rico this morning for some much needed R&R. In the last two weeks I had to write two papers, do a presentation, and take a midterm exam, and I am looking forward to a week-long break from school. I also had a difficult week at…
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Continue reading →: Keep Calm and Scuba OnFinally, some adventure on the horizon! I’m heading to Florida tonight to visit Carey for the weekend. I haven’t seen him since my birthday debacle six weeks ago. I think this may be the longest we’ve ever gone without seeing each other? I’m not sure how I ended up in…
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Continue reading →: Too Much StuffEver since I had the idea of going “locationless” when my current lease is up, I’ve been looking at material possessions differently. I currently live with my teenage son in a 2-bedroom apartment in a small city. We rented the apartment unfurnished and leaned heavily on IKEA to make it…









