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On putting my business in the streets

When Facebook first began to spread across college campuses, I was a sophomore headed to the University of Maryland. In 2004, it seemed like an overnight (hostile) takeover — by the time I could...

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One Jane for each day

I’m back on my Jane Austen kick. And I partially blame “Downton Abbey.” Okay, the pair aren’t obviously connected on the surface — but it’s hard to deny that “Downton”‘s British charm evokes the class...

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Just some things on my mind lately

Work holiday dinner on Wednesday • We’re in full-blown Christmas mode! And I’m loving it. Spence and I attended my work holiday dinner last night, ate delicious food and revealed ourselves to our...

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Five thoughts on a Friday

1. I just found this Photoshop foiling tutorial and it has rocked. my. world. I’m a total typography/graphic design geek and wanted to start expanding my skills this year, and finding an...

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Five things on Friday

1. I had a crab melt on Wednesday. It was glorious. I even ate all the fries, which . . . well, I never thought I’d “miss” French fries, that classic American side, but Weight Watchers definitely...

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In which I ramble about anxiety

I’m not going to lie to y’all: I’m all over the place right now. Which end is up? Which end is down? I was doing really well in advance of the move, but Spencer has been away this week and . . . I’m...

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Five things on Friday

1. My potluck rut has ended! For months (years?), I’ve been toting cupcakes and pistachio fluff to work gatherings — but no more. At a going-away party for coworkers this week, I was tasked with...

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Five things on Friday

1. Are these or are these not the most adorable stamps you’ve ever seen? We know I’m a mail nerd, so it should come as no surprise that I’m positively geeking out over them — but really. Sunflowers...

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Five things on Friday

1. I’m totally cheating on my beloved coffee lately, and . . . you know what? I’m okay with it. Most mornings find me hovered over the Keurig making a chai tea latte — just brewed chai with milk — and...

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Well, hi

I hate to break the fourth wall and go all “sorry I haven’t been blogging,” but sorry I haven’t been blogging. Between getting sick last week, battling through general exhaustion and a few grueling...

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October weekend

An October weekend is sunny cornfields, mountains of laundry, a crisp morning with the first wisps of visible breath. Apple-cider donuts. Driving with the windows down. Trying on our costumes weeks in...

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Every tremor, every pulse

The work truck was parked on the shoulder, door ajar. I saw it long before I actually reached Allens Fresh — a stretch of marsh off the Wicomico. My commute takes me straight through this lowland...

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Have myself a home life

I think I’m gonna stay home, have myself a home life Sitting in the slow-mo, and listening to the daylight … —John Mayer, “Home Life” Today was the sort of picture-perfect early spring afternoon —...

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Free throws in quarantine

I’ve always called myself unathletic. The word rolls off my tongue, always ready — issued like a warning. The judgment of others means less when you’re judging yourself. Don’t expect too much of me,...

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