How & Why to Make this New Year’s Eve Memorable, When all you Really Want to Do is Forget
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »O, that evil, conniving New Year’s Eve. Long maligned as the most overrated holiday, it nonetheless manipulates seemingly rational people into making too many plans, spending beyond their means, and creating unreasonable expectations—year after year. This December, the wiles of New ...
Playing by my Rules: Model Behavior
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in Playing by My Rules, Uncategorized, What's That Like? | No Comments »this post can also be found at www.hiving.net/buzz [singlepic=28,320,240,,left] This is a story about practicing what I preach. Playing by my own rules. Specifically: the friendship rules outlined in the book I co-wrote with my Dad, The Art of Friendship: 70 Simple ...
O Facebook, How I Poke Thee
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in ACKtivity, Girl's Eye View, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »O, Facebook. How I love thee. How to count the ways? I could write a poem with all the two-letter words I’ve acquired in my vocabulary. I could recount the number of hours and days filled with nothingness before Facebook ...
Don’t Bother Me, I’m on Staycation
Thursday, August 14th, 2008 Posted in Girl's Eye View, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »[gallery=5]Sorry for the lapse, but I’ve been trying to adjust to being back home. Back to the gym. Back to the diet. Responsibilities. Bills. Life stress. And after a week of checking out all that’s changed here – from the ...
Life’s Rich Pageantry
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Girl's Eye View, Uncategorized | No Comments »O, the pageantry. Nothing gets me more than the first notes of song at life’s auspicious beginnings. Turn to me as the lights go down in any theater, and when the overture starts, you’ll find my eyes spilling over with ...
I’m Ready for My Close-up, Mr. DeMille
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in ACKtivity, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »Yesterday, I took a Personal Hygiene Day and headed to the salon. In my normal life, these days are a necessity, not a luxury, for upkeep: repairing chipped nail polish, an unsightly blemish, unibrow, e.g. Only, I’m in Nantucket, which ...
Summer House Guest Stress: Here today, Here tomorrow
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in ACKtivity, Uncategorized | No Comments »My parents, though otherwise tastemakers of the highest regard, have an inordinate amount of quote-bearing accent pillows. “If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother” is my favorite. “You never know how many friends you have ‘til you have a ...
ACKtivity
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in ACKtivity, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »Every summer I promise myself that I’m going to be ACKtive here on Nantucket. My typical, lamely out-of-reach goals include: 1) Run daily at Sanford Farm (never gonna happen) 2) Ride my bike to Sconset (even once!) 3) Take advantage of the offerings ...
