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“Sink-in” moments…

by 8 August 2010
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During a visit to Italia a few years ago, a man by the name of Giampiero described a moment that gets in deep (and remains embedded) as a “sink-in moment”. …

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Wish upon a New York star…

by 30 July 2010
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I bought a star. That’s right. A star. Nope, not a star in the sky (that’s so 1990). My star will sit in the middle of the Hudson River running …

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You don’t know Jacques…

by 27 July 2010
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But you’d be lucky if you did. Trust me on this. You see, Jacques is someone that has taught me what it means to stretch and let yourself grow into …

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27 July 2010 1 comment
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Walking towards love…

by 24 July 2010
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I met the man I’m going to marry… This is the phrase my friend uttered to me last night when I called to see how she was doing. I know …

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24 July 2010 0 comment
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The Expected & Unexpected (New York style)…

by 20 July 2010
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Expected: Talented street performers play to crowds of NYC tourists… Unexpected: The coolest freaking traveling band EVER appears at Brooklyn’s Renegade Craft Fair… Note the unique headgear worn by the …

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If I were pretty pink liquor sitting in a rock glass…

by 16 July 2010
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This is what I would say to my beloved friend Jessica on her 30(ish!) birthday… Yes folks, I have been known to utter this phrase (more than once) back in …

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What will people say…

by 14 July 2010
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What will people say… If you leave the one you’re with for the one you truly love? So you don’t. What will people say… If you give up your medical …

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14 July 2010 1 comment
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The future is boston…

by 13 July 2010
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One of my favourite parts of any trip is the “getting there” part. I am no longer in one place. Not quite in another. It is suspended time and space. …

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13 July 2010 1 comment
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Random road trip!!!

by 8 July 2010
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Just got news a friend is attending a conference in Boston and since her husband and son are unable to join her, I win the conference perk lottery! I mobilized …

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“We are so blessed…”

by 7 July 2010
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This is something my friend Mariam and I often say to each other. And we said it again (many times) this past week during her amazing visit to New York …

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