Category: The Mix
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chief of stuff
It has been a year since my husband left his full time job and many of you have asked me how we are handling the transition to Retirement 1.0. I was holding off on writing about this until now because I wanted to give it some time to see what shook out. I have heard many spouses complain about…
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where are they now?
In February 2020, I wrote a blog post called, “The year of the throuple.” What is a little bit funny is that 2020 was the year of so many things but alas none of those headlines included a throuple (think Covid 19, George Floyd, Presidential election). In this post, I introduced the concept of a…
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wedding circuit redux
This spring, we are invited to celebrate two weddings of close friend’s daughters. These invitations mark the dawn of a new era. This is our second round in the wedding circuit but this time we will show up as friends of the parents of the bride or groom or what my daughter often refers to…
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jews on ice
Most of the time, I have an idea for a blog post and I sit with it for a while. I try to figure out if it is a little bit funny (or not) and then start writing the draft in my head. Every now and then, a blog post literally falls on me (see…
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resolutions you did not ask for
I began writing this on January 1, 2024 as my husband embarked on “Dry January.” I am not a big New Year Resolution person mostly because I believe the research that people generally do not follow through on them and then feel bad about themselves. This year, instead of making my own resolutions, I have…
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buzzed
I bet a lot of you haven’t noticed that I have not posted on this blog since I got home from New York. Most of the time during the last two months was spent getting back into the slower groove of the suburbs. I was adjusting to walking my dog on quiet, tree-lined streets, taking an extra…
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the guys’ trip
In the fall of 2019, my husband started planning his fantasy 50th birthday golf trip to Scotland for summer 2020. He asked seven of his golf-obsessed friends to join him and they all eagerly accepted, paid the fees and booked flights. He was beyond excited about the itinerary and the idea of playing the most…
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sis, I feel you.
Recently, I went with three friends to a comedy club. During this outing to see stand-up, the headliner was a woman in her 20’s. Her act has a very solid foundation in millennial humor that mostly went right over my head. There was a reference to an early 90’s website called Chatroulette that I ended…
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cabo says what?
Confession: my creative process has hit a block in the last six weeks. I have sat down to write several different posts and they just don’t pan out. I had an idea to write about a system I want to use with my husband where I post our relationship status like they do at state…
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binge report, march 2023
One of my favorite things to ask people is, “What are you watching?” I am always looking for new content because I consume more than most people. Somehow I find the time to watch a lot of shows and movies as well as listen to podcasts and read books yet I rarely sit still to…
Do I have chalk on my face? by Denise Geschke 