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Of the moment // September (opens the original)
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I have long loved the back-to-school energy of September. In the words of the great Nora Ephron, via the classic You’ve Got Mail: “Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.” This September was made even better by actually being in New York in the fall during that rare week of actual perfect weather: 70s, sunny, blue skies, no humidity. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable
My everyday jewelry (opens the original)
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When it comes to jewelry, I tend to take a less-is-more approach. I wear the same pieces over and over again, and am not really that moved by the thought of expensive jewelry. Even for fancy occasions (aka a wedding), I usually wear the same statement pieces—I’m most interested in jewelry that is simple and sophisticated and goes with everything OR something that has a little personality and pizzazz (aka I love Haricot Vert). Here are the pieces I wear pretty much every day: <a class="image-link
Booker books that I don't hate (opens the original)
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Like most people, I take note when I see an accolade on the cover of a book. A NYT Notable 100 is usually a solid pick in either fiction or nonfiction. I know a Reese’s Book Club will have a female-driven perspective (that will probably make a great movie or TV series one day). Read with Jenna is usually a little bit too light for my taste, but a good palate cleanser. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" h
What I want my daughter to learn from me (opens the original)
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While I’m not one of those people who is like—“I never knew true love until I had a child! The greatest thing I’ve ever done in life is have a baby! Being a mom is the best/hardest/most rewarding job ever!”—it is a pretty wild, very rewarding and often extremely fun thing to bring a new human being into this world and then get to witness how they grow up within it.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNLC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:st
How to meet your neighbors (opens the original)
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When my husband and I moved to San Diego from New York City nine years ago, we didn’t have any friends here. I had some college acquaintances and friends-of-friends, but we were really starting a new just-married life from scratch. One of the very first people we met was a woman who lived two doors down from our apartment complex: David ran into her right after moving in when she was walking her pug and he was walking ours, I noticed they had a pug pillow on their porch and a friendship was quic
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