Category Archives: family

expansion pack: back to the future + into the glorious unknown

Hello Friends! Gosh, it’s been a while + I hope this post finds you currently thriving. In case you do not immediately recall (given the passage of literal years haha), you are receiving this blog post, because you kindly elected … Continue reading

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Light It Up: The Winter Solstice

I know it’s holiday season and we’re all mad busy so I’ll make this short. Today is the Winter Solstice.   The day where the darkness over-powers the light. Many of us may feel extra tired or worn down; perhaps feeling … Continue reading

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Ghost of a Chance: How I Was Taught to Face My Fears

I am no stranger to fear and anxiety. In fact, we’re old friends. Some of my earliest memories are of exceedingly frightened moments, which in hindsight  are held together in my psyche like a shadowy abacus — dark beads adding … Continue reading

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Viva Geek Power! The Path of Con

My daughter, 14, proudly describes herself as a “geek.”

And last year, along with her brother, 12, they began lobbying hard for my husband and I to take them to ConnectiCon in Hartford, Connecticut.

What is ConnectiCon, you may wonder?

Why it’s the Constitution State’s answer to Comic-Con (the seminal comic book convention incepted in San Diego, CA in 1970). Continue reading

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The Hidden Splendor of Messy

I like things neat and tidy.   In my space, my relationships, and my communications. I need order to thrive. A teacher once explained, “To you, order is holy. It’s literally holy order.” This revelation banged like a gong of … Continue reading

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It Can Be A Wonderful Life

It should really come as no surprise that It’s a Wonderful Life is not only my favorite holiday movie, but one of my favorite movies of all time. The story of the utterly decent George Bailey and his delayed dreams … Continue reading

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