Sip Decaf or Cook Food?
Today’s cup of decaf is with Antoni Porowski in the kitchen… I’ve been bingeing on a lot of Queer Eye lately. For obvious reasons, the Fab Five really are Fabulous! I notice I am particularly…
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Don’t Blink
Today’s cup of decaf is served with a piece of birthday cake. Today is my baby’s birthday. She is ever adorable with giant blue eyes, curly blond hair, and an effervescent personality. Her equally as…
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São Paolo and Rio De Janeiro: Cities Rich With Contradiction
But there are a lot of other things, like beauty, poverty, lightning, meat, graffiti, sun, and wonderful people. My husband and I recently had the amazing opportunity to travel to Brazil with one of his…
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Learning About Candomblè, A Spiritual Practice in Brazil
I find that a culture’s primary religion and spiritual practices are usually pretty evident when visiting a country, even for a brief visit. Brazil is noticeably, mostly a Roman Catholic country. While Brazilians originally came…
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An Unexpected, Beautiful Moment in Rio de Janeiro
I’m not sure what it is about traveling that makes me more in touch with my emotions. It might be the shift from intense busy-ness and self-consuming lifestyles that we lead, into the relaxing, in-the-moment…
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The Green House Effect
Do you ever dream about the house you grew up in? What is it about our childhood homes that stick so deeply into our memory? I have dreams about the house I lived in as…
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Decaf Actually…is all around.
I admit it. In front of you and everyone. I love me a good Rom Com. I also, kind of, love me a bad Rom Com! Romantic Comedies may be my favorite genre of film,…
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Lessons Learned From a Visit to Cairo, Egypt in 1980
A cup of decaf in Cairo.Way back in the last century, I was in college and had the first culmination of my wanderlust dreams. I studied abroad for the Spring semester of my junior year….
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My Wrinkles in Time
I love Jennifer Garner and Nicole Kidman. They are strong and talented. They are hard working and successful. They are moms and role models. I admire how they move gracefully through life in the spotlight….
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Digital Immigrants
Yes, like most of us, my daily life includes computer time, for work, for pleasure, for information, for personal use, on many levels. Yet, somehow, things don’t always work the way they should. Shocking, I…
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Trip of a Lifetime: First Time Traveling to Europe with Kids
World TravelersI trained them well. They were going to be travelers, no matter what. I put them on airplanes from the time they were four months old so we would be a family “on the…
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Life’s A Beach…
As far back as I can remember, I have had a strong feeling that I need to live near the ocean. As a child, I was an hour or two away from the ocean and that felt like too much. As a young adult, who loved living in the vibrant city of New York…
