Life
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The Little Things
Things I miss about Italy now that I’m back:– proper coffee– the big wooden dining table and the fireplace in our villa– waking up to see a view of the Italian countryside out of the bedroom window– constant company– seeing and experiencing new things every day Things I missed while I was away:– solitude– the
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Too Early
Heading to the office early to finish prep for my 9:30 Pro Bono Committee meeting (followed immediately by yet another meeting). Seriously — I am no good at this hour. Plus, I’m still reeling from the amazing dinner I had last night with the Epicurious folks at Del Posto. I’m hoping a little extra coffee
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Friday on My Mind
Courtesy of the genius that is the Onion: Tuesday’s arrival stunned a nation still recovering from the nightmarish slog that was Monday, leaving some to wonder if the week was ever going to end, and others to ask what was taking Saturday so goddamn long. "Ugh," said Wagner, echoing a national sense of frustration over
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Fall is in the Air
Got my first taste of fall yesterday with a hike in Harriman State Park with Lauren, Frank, Caroline and Tara — the colors of the foliage gave me a little home decor inspiration. The rest of the weekend involved an excellent dinner Friday night at foodie, and recovery and Italy-related errands on Saturday. After returning
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Art-y
I came home last night after a loooong day (training, meetings, no breakfast, conference call, two events) to find several packages waiting for me. One was a promotional poster for Alice Waters’ new book, The Art of Simple Food (interesting timing, as Alice was mentioned quite a bit at last night’s Julia lecture). Not only
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Words of Wisdom
I went to see a lecture last night on Julia Child (before heading to the PJ Harvey show) and was reminded of how much I admired Julia’s attitude towards life. One of my favorite Julia quotes (I read her biography last year) is her recipe for a healthy and happy life, "Moderation in all things
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Baby Steps
As I’ve mentioned, I’m waaaay behind on the Apartment Therapy, but I did make some minor progress this weekend. First and foremost I brought my old computer, monitor, keyboard and printer to an electronics recycling event on Saturday — considering I bought my new one close to two years ago, it’s about time I got
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Practical, or Reliving My Youth?
Since college, which was about a hundred years ago, I have always had a bottle opener on my keychain. Now, in college and shortly thereafter, this made a great deal of sense. As I’ve gotten older, I never really questioned having it there, although people often made fun of me. "What are you – still
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Follow Through (or lack thereof)
Courtesy of Gaping Void I am realizing very quickly that, given the amount of time I am dedicating to it, my eight-week Apartment Therapy project will end up taking more like 12-16 weeks. Sure, I’m clipping things for my style tray and have made some minor progress, but I am not slowing down my life