My attendance at a Holi festival might win "most interesting birthday list item" for 2014. Holi is a Hindu tradition in which people gather to celebrate the coming of spring and throw colored power all over each other. Last weekend, Abby and I walked into a dive-y Fenway bar and were handed a pink... Continue Reading →
The MLK Jr. Day of Service is next Monday, on his birthday. Visit this site, plug in your zip code under "Find a Project," and find a service opportunity near you. Volunteering on Monday will make a difference to people in your community and you will feel great in the process. It's a win-win... Continue Reading →
Olive and I wish everyone a happy new year! So I kicked off the birthday list by making cream cheese mints. As I mentioned in a previous post, Grandma Peg would mass-produce mints and my family would give out boxes of them at the holidays. I don't have her... Continue Reading →
I'll be starting off the New Year with a bang. Multiple bangs, actually. ...Bangs as in fringe across my forehead. Carried away in the spirit of wanting to start off the New Year with a change, I told my hair stylist to give me bangs yesterday. It doesn't seem like a big deal, and it... Continue Reading →
I'm feeling frazzled by the holidays. I feel as if I've been shopping and making cards and shopping and making lists and wrapping gifts for months. I've been at it for maybe two weeks. I experienced a bright spot amid the frazzle a few days ago, when a gift for my mom and brother... Continue Reading →
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