Category: The Mix
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when did you know?
Last fall, I conducted a “deep dive dating survey” which was an effort born out of hours spent with friends discussing dating in the age of apps. Instead of just guessing about dating successes and misfires, I decided to gather some data about how people find true love in a digital world (especially since my…
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happy birthday! and that’s it.
If you are a regular reader (or even a semi-regular reader) of my blog, you have read about my fabulous group of college friends. These women have showed up in several different blog posts including: our Austin Weekend in 2019, attempts by me to break up two of these women from their boyfriends, an obsession…
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unsure about your relationship? call me (or maybe don’t)
About a month ago, a friend asked me if I knew a guy from UCLA – someone who is close friends with her husband. He seemed vaguely familiar to me so I sent the photo to a college friend and asked, “Do we know this guy? His photo looks so familiar.” She quickly responded: “Don’t…
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the big bangs theory
For the last 45 years, I have hung onto the belief that because of the shape of my face, size of my forehead and how fine my hair is, I had to have bangs. Whether these beliefs were based in any fact is now entirely debatable. Because over the last 6 months, I quietly grew them…
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write your wishes: sunflowers and pops of color
A few weeks ago, I was catching up with my friend Liz about her summer vacation and this discussion led to the most interesting revelation. Here’s the backstory: Liz’s family plus her brother, sister-in-law and nephew began their trip in Dublin where, following her Dad’s directions, they spread his ashes in the River Liffey. She…
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binge report: retro edition
In May 2020, I wrote a post called “streaming in place” about how my husband and I were having issues navigating and communicating about which shows to watch together and which to watch separately. Since 2020, our circumstances have changed significantly because of the end of Covid quarantine, our kids both living on their own…
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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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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…
Do I have chalk on my face? by Denise Geschke 