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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.

  • Dancing on Tables in Paris
    I don’t know why, but somehow, in my 20’s, I ended up dancing on many tables. As a professional belly dancer, I have been pulled up to dance on hundreds of tabletops, but I’m surprised how often I have ended up dancing on tables while incognito, traveling in my regular
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  • Paris Tattoo
    I worked 5 jobs for 5 months to earn enough money to go on a Study Abroad in Paris in 1990. Once I was there, I wanted to get a tattoo on my ankle so celebrate my accomplishment. I pictured a future where people would ask me where I got
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  • The Red Phone at the Musee D’Orsay
    …and that red phone worked some kind of magic…
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  • I’m Betting on You!
    I hope when the time comes to bet on yourself, you double down.
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  • A Night of Tomfoolery with Girls Marked Danger!
    It probably wasn’t the greatest idea to practice my Spanish with the border patrol…
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  • The Night Our Hotel Room Disappeared
    The Night Our Hotel Room Disappeared
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  • The Best Spicy Fairy Tale of All
    Here’s my spicy story of one night in Amsterdam…
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  • Finding the True Beauty Ideal
    And maybe that’s the true beauty ideal: capturing real and honest moments in all their gorgeous tattered raw authenticity… like catching fireflies in a jar, or catching powdered sugar on your tongue as you bite into a hot beignet while a guy with a cigarette dangling out of his mouth
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  • A Quirky Hat Shop on Candlemaker’s Row in Edinburgh
    When I travel, I can’t resist a quirky hat shop. While exploring Candlemaker’s Row in Edinburgh, I ended up in a hat shop called Rosie’s. My best friend, Kim and I, tried on hat after hat, taking on their personalities, from jaunty riding hats to French Riviera sun hats to
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