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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.

  • How Abbott and Costello are Helping me Care for my Very Sick Father
    So I just went out to help my Dad out of the car. He appeared to be talking on his phone, but when I got closer, I realized he was actually holding a package of tissues up to his mouth like a walkie-talkie and talking to it. I heard phrases
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  • Eleven Rules I Never Thought I’d Make at My House
    Eleven Rules I never thought I’d make at my house: No dirty Navy songs at the dinner table. No gory stories to the children of missing limbs, bloody faces, missing ears from your years as a paramedic and a cop. No getting out of the car in the Starbucks parking
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  • Adventures of a Glamour Girl Living in the Sandwich Generation
    It’s going down for real! Last night at 1am, I was binge watching Grey’s Anatomy at 1am and happened to have my phone next to me. I have a Nest motion sensor camera in my parent’s room just in case they fall in the middle of the night. The camera
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  • Cameron Silver: Glamour Guy Proust Questionnaire
    Cameron Silver, icon of the fashion industry, is a delectable delight for Glamour Girls who love personal style with panache. Owner of vintage couture boutique, Decades, Fashion Director of H by Halston, author of a bestselling fashion history book, and a highly-sought-after fashion historian and creative consultant, Cameron has been
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  • Leslie Zemeckis: Glamour Girl Proust Questionnaire
    Glamour Girl Leslie Zemeckis, accomplished writer and documentarian, has just finished a book called Goddess of Love Incarnate, the Life of Stripteuse Lili St. Cyr. With a spectacular personal style, Leslie caught my eye when I saw photos of her posted by my friend, Cameron Silver. They were gallivanting around
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  • Whimsical luxury at Alice and Olivia
    I received a call early in the summer from a young man named Kyle who informed me there was a new Alice and Olivia store opening on Newbury Street in Boston. Kyle works there as a salesperson and he was cheerful and friendly on the phone. When I had to
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  • The Plaza Hotel: Luxury Family Glamour
    A couple of weeks ago I took my kids to The Plaza for Eloise Tea and to see Hamilton. The Plaza was expensive, but worth every penny. August is HOT in NYC, adding the crowds and you can have a miserable time out on the streets. The Plaza is an
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  • These are a Few of My Favorite Things
    So, one of my favorite places to shop is Nordstroms because there customer service is above and beyond, free shipping, and easy returns with no interrogation or suspicion that you are trying to con them. I can happily shop and try new things and be assured that if I don’t
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  • Loved this article–In Search of Lost Me Time by Reif Larsen
    Fabulous article by Reif Larsen –I laughed out loud– https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/travel/family-holidays-parenting-fatherhood.html
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