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Cheap Clothes and Why They Aren’t
Do you remember what you wore in college? Even though it was eons ago, I do: Guess jeans, bright-colored Esprit sweaters, K-Swiss sneakers, and a navy peacoat over everything. Every once in a while, I would mix it up and wear my crewneck “college” sweatshirt over a turtleneck. The peacoat was purchased at the Army-Navy…
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Just a Birthday Lunch
Yesterday was my birthday. (Thanks to all my Facebook friends who sent me virtual cards and good wishes — the BEST thing about Facebook IMO.) Because he’s going abroad this semester, my son happens to be home right now and not away at college (a gift in and of itself), so he suggested we have…
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What I Learned in a Himalayan Village
Back in the 90s I went on an epic trip to Nepal. Before we met our friend in Lukla for the trek to the Gokyo in the Mt. Everest region, my other friend and I flew into Kathmandu and hired a guide to take us into the Langtang valley in the northern part of the…
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So Here Are the Rules
First, I just wanted to acknowledge your incredible response to my first post. From the sound of it, this topic really resonates, and I really appreciate all the comments and statements of solidarity. It’s funny because I’ve been writing a “healthy family dinner” food blog* for over a decade, and it’s never received as many…
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Finding Out if Less Really Is More
For a variety of reasons (chief among them being money, time, personal values, and an overcrowded closet), I decided to take the year 2023 off from buying anything new for myself — no new clothes, shoes, boots, scarves, hats, coats, jewelry, perfume. While I’ve been working out the “rules” of this endeavor in my mind,…
My Secondhand Year 