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Practice imperfect communication (opens the original)
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There are many ways perfection can be the enemy of the good, and one of them is in relationship communication. I was thinking about this reality again when I recently brought an episode on key relationship tips out of the Edit Your Life vault.One of my recommendations during this episode — there are 8 total, be sure to go listen to the whole thing! — is to embrace imperfect communication. This is something that I work actively on to this day. The reality is, I’m a communications professional by
Make a (short!) curiosity list (opens the original)
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My mom (aka Mama Koh) turned 90 a few weeks ago and she is a testament to the power of curiosity. For example, she continues to experiment with new food techniques even though she’s long been an accomplished cook. Her latest hobbies include learning to play ukulele and harmonica. She even occasionally asks me to explain idioms or help improve her wording, because even after all these decades in the United States, she would rather ask than not understand.This week’s homework is to make a short cu
Try QRT (opens the original)
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As one of seven kids, there was no room for reading time with my parents. No grudge here — my parents worked long hours at their business, had an army of kids, and often housed relatives for long stretches of time.I didn’t discover the joy of reading for pleasure until I was an adult. Once I did, I was like, “OMG THIS IS MAGIC.” And then as a parent, “OMG LIBRARIES ARE MAGIC” (both for programming and books).When my kids were little we plowed through piles of picture books. And then there was th
Book a meetup outside your usual radius (opens the original)
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Back when I ran Boston Mamas, I was in Boston proper a lot for events and meetings.And then the pandemic happened. And between the move to virtual meetings and events, getting a dog who did not learn how to be alone periodically, and then eventually retiring Boston Mamas (not because of the pandemic, just because it was time), my willingness to go downtown went down the toilet — even though I only live 6 miles outside of the city, have immediate public transit access, and don’t mind driving in t
Batch prep a favorite recipe (opens the original)
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Preparing an unhinged amount of med school send-off snacks for Laurel reminded me that I wanted to share one of my favorite food prep hacks: batch prepping.The premise and payoff is simple: If there’s a beloved recipe you make on repeat, batch prep in order to save on time and dishes. Here are three scenarios from my house:Make mornings easier with smoothiesWhen Laurel was in high school, she loved green smoothies for breakfast but needed to leave for school super early. On Su
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