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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.

  • Writer Jitters
    So my new mystery novel comes out on Saturday on Amazon and I could not be more thrilled! I say this because I’m also feeling quite trepidatious about it, and I just read a very interesting study that you can reduce anxiety by embracing it as excitement. This sounds a
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  • Magic on the Orient Express
    Right now, tonight, on this moonlit night, I am dreaming of trains, and specifically the luxury train to end all trains: the Orient Express. I took my teens last summer and we aspired to create our own Golden Age of Travel…
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  • Tooth Fairy
    It seems the very foundations of our world are shaking right now, between the pandemic and the protesting, so it seemed appropriate to talk about one of the foundations of our human bodies: teeth. I had dinner with my friend, Shannon, a few days ago overlooking the harbor. We were
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  • How I Fell in Love with Belly Dance
    All the years I belly danced, people always asked me, a girl from Utah, how I became a belly dancer. These questions were usually asked after a gig, with me drenched in sweat, huffing and puffing and loud music playing. I wanted a quick exotic story, so I would make
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  • Revenge Body 2: The Quarantine Post-Divorce Diet Involving Waffles and Whipped Cream
    This is my Workout Wear.
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  • Book of Longings and an Incantation Bowl
    I just finished reading Sue Monk Kidd’s new novel, The Book of Longings, and there were so many parts that struck me and inspired me. Her writing is beautiful and vivid, I want to swim in it. The way she writes enters my dreams and I carry her book with
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  • The Robin Report–Hope and Beauty and Miracles
    My sister, Marlise and I love getting the Robin Report every day. What is the Robin Report? A few weeks ago, my other sister, Maria, called us, breathless with excitement. “A Robin is building a nest on the wreath on my front door!” “Really? On your front door?” “YES!” And
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  • I Can’t Pretend to be Normal
    My Loves! There is so much to be sad about in our world! Let us now allow our wardrobes to be one of them! It seems the more I grieve, the more I cover myself with sparkles, tutus, feathers, jewels, and color. Outward signs of grief have been a tradition
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  • Swamp Monsters Hate Glitter and Other Thoughts on Quarantine and Transformation
    This morning, I stumbled out of bed, put on my big sunglasses and my short silk robe, and felt sad when I noticed it’s a little shorter on me because apparently I’ve grown a little rounder during this pandemic. In my mind, I share a body type with Gisele Bundchen,
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