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A sparkling little corner for navigating motherhood, family, life’s unexpected storms, and all the glorious chaos in between, with plenty of humor, heart, and a dash of magic.

  • Stargazing on the Rooftop with Kim
    Kim and I were exhausted after our ritual, like we had taken a night ride in the velvet of darkness in a kingdom where the boundaries of space and time were tossed into the sea.
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  • A Pocket Full of Starlight
    Is it strange that I want to shrink my Mom and carry her in my pocket so I can have her with me all the time, like a pocket full of starlight that I can throw up in the sky when it seems especially dark?
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  • The Purple Skirt, My Journal, and Me
    I bought this skirt for $5 in Venice Beach in 1990, and wore it backpacking all over the world for years. Together we drank cappuccinos in Hemingways cafe in Paris, and espressos on the cliffs of Greece with the cafe owner who didn’t speak English. It was always my skirt,
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  • Not the Christmas I Expected
    Christmas this year was not what I expected…
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  • In My Room
    Why do my rooms always look like an explosion of absolute madness? Joyful madness, but still…
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  • Travelers: Packing Tips for Hats
    Packing tip: if you are traveling with large hats, don’t pack them, wear them. Wouldn’t it be dreamy if people started wearing large hats while traveling? Out with sweatpants and messy buns… in with large hats and beautiful travel attire! Whenever I enter a hat shop while traveling, my fantasy
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  • The Butcher and the Butterfly
    My bus arrived, and I loaded my bags and sat down. When I looked back out my window, the butcher was standing outside, looking at me, his moustache curled up as he pointed his finger. I looked where he was pointing, and saw the butterfly fluttering right by my window,
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  • A Book That Changed My Life
    One of my favorite dinner party questions is, “Name three books that changed your life.” I love to hear people really think about this question and answer as I usually learn a lot about them. If someone were ever to ask me this question, the first book I would name
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  • A Whole Lotta Shaking Going On… in Samba
    Humor me if you will, and picture this: 1) a chicken trying to fly; 2) a dog doing a full body shake after a bath; 3) and an oompa loompa doing jumping jacks. Now, meld those three images together. Got it? If so, you have a pretty good idea of
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