I shave my face. Yep, that’s right, starting three weeks ago, I am THE smooth upper lip chick! I am thrilled! But I have gotten some uneasy glances when I ask my friends to feel how smooth my lip is. Not because I am asking them to pet me, but rather because I am talking… Read more »
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Inflation
This time each year, it happens every time I drive along the streets or walk the sidewalks of my neighborhood. I am calmly going about my day, when suddenly I turn the corner and one of THEM appears right before me. They are appearing like mushrooms. They are taking over. They are Inflatables. I feel… Read more »
Expectations
I had to sprint the last two blocks but I made it just as the bus doors were hissing closed. I had only recently moved to Chicago and was just getting the hang of the bussing system, but I knew from painful experience that missing one, could mean nearly an hour of my life trickling… Read more »
54 West 70th
For a couple of years in my thirties, I lived in a studio apartment on the Upper West Side (UWS) of Manhattan. Studio is New York for teeny. It was two hundred and fifty (250) square feet. You know your walk-in closet? Yeah, twice that. Here, let me give you a tour… come through the… Read more »
Swoosh
FEMALE NARRATOR VOICE OVER: We’ve been together almost four years now. It is kind of a miracle when I think about it. It sure didn’t start well. When I think back to the beginning, I remember how very difficult it was at first – painful even. No therapist in the world would encourage a… Read more »
Smell My Feet
His first Halloween, Becket was a puppy dog. The costume, a gift from England, was a pair of footie pj’s, and a hood with ears and a puppy face. We lived in a NYC high rise and when he crawled down the carpeted hallway from door to door, the tail sewn on his bottom wagged… Read more »
m braceable u
The room is cram-packed with people in schmancy clothes, amazing food and wine everywhere. I am so excited to be out, wearing high heels and spanx that I don’t even see her at first and very nearly run her down. It has been a while (a long while) since I have been out. I have… Read more »
About Mush
“Heeeeere we GO!” Becket squeals as the airplane slowly lifts off the ground and becomes airborne. I have been on over 200 flights in my life, and I still find this moment miraculous. I love that my son shares my penchant for the window seat and the amazing perspective it provides as we make our… Read more »
Believe It Or Not It’s Just Me
The phone call comes late in the morning. A friendly lilting voice saying hellohowareyou. Then, the tiny waver that lets you know something is amiss. “We are in a bit of a tight situation here this morning… we wondered if you could possibly help out?” It is the conference director of the local Resort. The… Read more »
Au Revoir Fromage
I am in a toxic relationship. It has been going on for years and it has to end. The truth is, I have tried to get out before… multiple times, actually, but every time I do, something happens to make me dive right back in. Usually, with a thin slice of baguette pinched firmly between… Read more »
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