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- Sep 27, 2026
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Happy, sad and everything in between (opens the original)
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As soon as I wake up in the morning, sit at my desk at work, walk in the door at home, there is music. It makes my life feel good and full. While I am Gen X and my old stand-bys are very old now (haha), thanks to younger friends and nieces and nephews, many current favorites are younger and newer artists. I can’t listen to old stuff exclusively. My brain needs variety. Lately, it’s Gracie Abrams, Ella Langley, HAIM, Maggie Rogers and then, the heavy hitters on my Spotify, Harry Styles and TSwift
Hitting the wall. (opens the original)
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I thought this would happen. After running at full speed emotionally and physically for the last several months, I hit a wall. That’s the thing about carrying heavy emotional weight—eventually, something has to give. For me, the light and inspiration slowly evaporated, and I started to retreat. Now that my brain has allowed me to notice it, I’m starting to make steps to get my spark back. The noticing part is the key. Because of life and work commitments I have had to miss my favorite weekly yog
Caregiving is not for wimps (opens the original)
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I’ve said it before but taking care of my mom after having several mini-strokes last winter is the most exhausting and meaningful things I have ever, ever done. My brothers and I are plowing on every day.The good news: She is making physical strides and her brain is remarkably solid. Yet, everything that has happened this year is making me confront the future. Her future. What’s next? Staying in her apartment in the little retirement community she lives in and then, later, having someone come in
What grounds me. (opens the original)
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I’ve been thinking a lot about rituals lately, the seemingly little things we do over and over again that somehow make our lives feel a little more manageable.The way I used to think of rituals? Routine. And to me (well, younger me) routine was the most boring thing ever, ever, ever. But now, when I think of things like . . .Boiling the eggsMaking the bedClearing the counterI think of these sorts of things as rituals. And that shift in the way I see them, it’s huge. It’s sort of like that thing
How do you identify? (opens the original)
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A few weeks ago, I ran into an old coworker and they asked, “Are you still writing your food blog? I used to love your restaurant stuff.”I let them know that I am, in fact, still writing, but my life has changed a lot over the last several years. I retired my old blog and now write on Substack, and it’s not really focused on food.Their answer?“Hmm. That’s interesting.” (And the tone was not warm. It was more judgmental.) “But you’re the Charm City Cook. That’s how I see you and I think that’s ho
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