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six month city vets
We have now been living in our New York apartment for four weeks. Last night, we had the opportunity to get out of the city and see friends in Scarsdale. A third couple who we had not met before, also from Northern California, were part of our group. Coincidentally, they are in the middle of…
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an optimist and pessimist get married
On the day of my wedding, I remember very clearly thinking to myself, “What is so different about being married after you have been dating for a few years?” I really thought that I knew everything about my future husband and myself and that getting married would just make us “official.” In my brain, after…
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why did I keep this?
We have been living in the same house since May 2002 – almost 23 years ago. We moved in when my son was two years old and six weeks before my daughter was born. The house seemed huge when we bought it. I remember looking down the hallway from the kids’ bedrooms to through the…
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wanna date my son?
A few weeks ago, I was in the back row of a crowded 7:30 pm yoga class. Just to be clear, this is not a flex and I am not good at yoga. Because I have trouble staying focused about 90% of the time, my mind tends to wander during exercise classes and I think…
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about the blog
Who am I? Welcome to “Do I have chalk on my face?” My name is Denise and I write this blog as a creative outlet and an avenue for highlighting everyday stuff that seems funny and absurd to me. I have been married since the 90’s and I have two adult kids who are mostly…
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from chaos to calendar
For most of December, I was gearing up to write a post similar to the one I wrote last January: New Year’s Resolutions I’d like to make for other people. (Translation: A list of annoying habits I wish they’d quit.) This year, though, I found myself coming up short. The only subject that stood out…
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an amateur’s guide to the best pubs in london
*This post is a guest blog from my husband John. While we were in London, he immersed himself in pub culture and so I asked him (or possibly pressured him into) writing a post for my blog. Readers of this blog obviously appreciate the expertise my wife brings to the best ways to enjoy life,…
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london: week seven
Here is what I had on my to do list for our last week in London: Pimlico Road shopping, Alfies Antique Market, Nomad & Ned Hotels, lunch at Dean St Townhouse, The Saatchi Museum, and The John Sloane Museum. I was also planning to write about how to wear thick, wool sweaters underneath a winter…
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london: week six
The quote of week 6 is “This bar is for women with a past who want to meet men with no future.” The bar being referenced is where we had lunch ahead of the Chelsea vs Newcastle soccer match last weekend. We were lucky enough to get tickets to the game from our former neighbors…
Do I have chalk on my face? by Denise Geschke 