Category Archives: Personal

Confessions of a Chocoholic

“She loves food.” That’s probably the first thing anyone who knows me well would say if you asked them about me. Then they’d probably tack on “Especially dessert.” Maybe even go on to say “Particularly warm chocolate cake. And brownies.” Just call me a chocoholic. All of which are completely true. I’ve always loved dessert. For […]

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Watchdogs

Jake got a phone call from one of our neighbors a couple weeks ago, telling us that Zuka and Akiva were barking in the evening while we were out. Consistently, loudly barking for long periods of time. Well, of course we felt awful. They never bark much while we’re home, so we had no idea. […]

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Glad

I spent all day Thursday on the couch. Literally. I could not move without my head spinning, and I used enough kleenexes to fully stuff a giant teddy bear. (Not that anyone would stuff a giant teddy bear with dirty tissues.) Yesterday I made it off the couch and into the real world, but just […]

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Lattes Are Good, Colds Are Bad

Yesterday I had my first pumpkin spice latte of the season. And it was good. Really good. Fall is here! Sadly, though, that was one of the only good things about yesterday. I woke up Monday with a sore throat. Yesterday it became worse and my nose decided to run. Today? Well let’s just say […]

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Baby Bear’s Porridge

He likes it to be cold. I mean really cold. I think that if I agreed to it, Jake would keep the house temperature at about 63 degrees. I know right?! FREEZING! I prefer a cozy 70 degrees. Not too hot or too cold. Juuuust right, like baby bear’s porridge. Or the oatmeal I had […]

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