Since the beginning of the year, my family (excluding my dad who rarely gets sick) has been plagued by cold, flu, and sore throat. One of us would catch it from somebody else, we…
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culture & community pregnancy & parenting sisterhoodA World Without Water (Or: Living in the Present)
By now, it’s a familiar story – the housewife who has lost her way. I just never knew it would happen to me. I’ve been opening myself up to joy – whether it’s finding…
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home & lifestyle relationships & love sisterhood travelWeightlifting, Wanderlust and Vicissitude (or: The Heart As a Muscle)
Goodbyes never get easier, or perhaps they do if you say them often enough. There are times when I think I’ve figured out how to deal with people who bemoan my departure long before…
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I’m dreaming. I know I’m dreaming, because I’m at Opera Camp. I’ve never been to Opera Camp, not really, don’t even know if such a thing exists. I’m dreaming I’m at Opera Camp.…
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From boobs to brains! What a transition! But hey girls, we’re talking about our best assets here. Being a little more on the smaller side of the boobie scale, I’ve never been as adventurous…
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I. AM. WEARING. NIPPLE. ENHANCERS! My guts shout as I thump loudly down the street. A woman stops me and says, “Smile, you’re beautiful.” Her boyfriend nods in agreement. I want to scowl at…
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I don’t care much for Valentine’s Day. This isn’t a radical statement. Take almost any day to which there has been attached some significance by way of history, Hallmark-greeting-card executives, or producers of awful,…
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I’ve been busy. Really busy. Designing, re-designing, further re-designing, adjusting and modifying costumes for the Hong Kong Ballet’s premier of The Frog Prince: A Ballet Chinois. When I have time for gratitude, of course…
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After I finished writing my post, I sat back and read it a few times. As I was reading it a song had come into my head. It was Meredith Brooks’ Bitch. This song…
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After almost two years of not boarding a plane, I finally set off to Singapore with my family; my parents, sister, grandma, husband and of course my 15 months old, Chloe. Five days, four…