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time of reckoning
I’m still in a bit of awe that I finished writing the first draft of my novel. It’s the most natural thing I’ve ever done but it also feels like it happened to someone else. I appreciate the warm...
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finding an agent: worse than online dating
If you’ve been around me at all over the last three months, you’ve probably heard me make the joke that as a debut novelist, the process of finding an agent is worse than online dating. Except it isn’t...
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tales of a music festival
I just spent the weekend at Coachella. I significantly underestimated how cool I would feel just saying that. I might never be the same. I must admit that reaction was mixed when I announced to friends...
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where have all the bookstores gone?
Remember the days when if you had a little extra time, you’d meander into a bookstore? Walk between the aisles, looking for something new or maybe a long lost book written by a favorite author?...
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the winter of my contentment
I know it’s technically spring, but my down coat still hangs front and center in my closet; I dare not put away my snow boots or pack up the hats and gloves. Many have groaned and sighed at the beating...
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Reinvention
When I was in high school, I planned to major in drama when I went I college. But then I didn’t get the lead role – or any role for that matter – in the senior play, crushing my Broadway dreams. I went...
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tipping the scales
I never weigh myself. Like never never. Except once a year at the doctor’s office. And without exception, I always weigh exactly the same. My body might shift, be tighter if I’m working out more,...
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motherhood is…
Fielding approximately 278 questions a day (more if you have daughters). Maintaining a healthy supply of band aids and Neosporin because even accidents that don’t draw blood require bandaging. Making...
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and now the waiting
94,400 words, two professional rounds of edits and an uncountable number of marks with my dying red pen later, I’ve started pitching agents. The first experience was only made tolerable by the help I...
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summer reading
Summer has arrived, as evidenced by the thermostat in my house, which is registering a balmy 87 degrees at least until my new AC system is installed and/or the heat wave breaks. I may resemble a...
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on writing sex scenes
When I mention I wrote a novel, it’s amazing how many people ask if it has sex scenes. It’s a fair question. Sex intrigues. Sex sells. But honestly, while there’s implied sex and the hint of sexual...
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travels with chelsea
There is great benefit in being friends with fashion bloggers and stylists such as Allie at Wardrobe Oxygen, Alison of DC Celine fame, Rosana at DC Style Factory and Christen, the brains and beauty...
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boys of summer
boys will be boys cousin love hiking the woods of Maine all my favorite boys School starts today, and I find myself wondering where the summer has gone. Unlike years past, when we limp through August,...
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the whole 30 yards
my first morning’s breakfast I’m not a dieter. Denying myself the delectable leads to intense cravings for said taboo items. I have done a few juice cleanses with varying degrees of success (and by...
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retail therapy, reward, procrastination
I bought a few things this week. I declare none of my purchases entirely superfluous; with one exception, I spent on a need-to-have-basis. Let’s start with my greatest online weakness: Everlane. I feel...
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remembering 9-11
The anniversary of 9-11 snuck up on me this year. (“What? It’s September?”) For once, I did not spend the days leading up to today obsessively re-watching documentaries and/or raw footage taken from...
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bendy, stretchy, zen
I’m not the most flexible person I know. Not even close. I can touch my toes but can I do a split? Gimme a break. Too many years of running and not stretching before or after have left a legacy of...
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the mother of the teen
Last night I went to bed as regular old me and this morning I woke up the mother of a teenage son. It’s hard to believe that the little baby who cried his way into the world 13 years ago, the baby...
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a funny thing happened at soccer
For the first time in his eight-year soccer career, Jack plays for a travel team. Making this big league move was just short of monumental; the time and financial commitment is greater than any...
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30 days
Sunday marked the “end” of my Whole 30 eating challenge. But it’s just the beginning of a new way of thinking about food. Over the last 30 days, I eliminated dairy, gluten, wheat, sugar (including...
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