How did this all happen so fast? My daughter Gabi has only a few days left of high school. Then we’re into prom season, summer goodbyes and then…packing my only child off to college. After that, we are each on to totally new lives. This is one of the moments I’ve been working towards since [...]
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A good friend of mine says that reading my painful blog posts about childhood traumas and cultural issues is only bearable when I’m funny. Agreed! Humor goes a long way in sharing the truth effectively and then, growing from the experience. The tricky part here is that looking in the mirror can be tough. But [...]
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I need to paint again. Although the feeling’s been there for a long time, it was easy to ignore because I’ve been insanely busy with other priorities. But that was before having dinner the other night with two artist friends I used to paint with on a weekly basis. They made me realize that my [...]
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I never thought I’d lived to see the day when anyone would call my life in the suburbs a hot trend. But that’s what The New York Times is saying, so it must be true: Hastings-on-Hudson, which is where I’ve lived for 13 years, is featured in an article entitled “Creating Hipsturbia.” Loved the story! [...]
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Valentine’s Day is on the horizon and the view from my solo perch is just fine. Of course, as an incurable romantic, I will always hold out hope of someday being with someone special who is worthy of my exceptional charms. Until then, the occasional lonely moments are just part of life’s natural rhythms. Thankfully, [...]
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My daughter, now 17, is modeling right this minute in Seventeen magazine for the third time. She’s 17, in Seventeen…sweet!!! The experience taught both of us even more about how she can get out there to catch her own dreams. After all, never too young to learn persistance, patience, disappointment, failure — and the glory of [...]
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