Tag Archives: career

The Force Is With Me

Posted on April 28, 2012 by stacy

I am in an airport. It is late and the stores are closed. I am tired, so tired. And I have two hours to go before my red-eye takes off. I have a bit of a sore throat, and am … Continue reading →

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Join Me In A ReTreat! (Capitalization Intentional)

Posted on March 2, 2012 by stacy

I’m always looking for a way to have a little time to myself. And one of the truly bizarre truths of being a working mom is that business trips = time to myself. I’ve been at the BlogHer offices in … Continue reading →

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What Makes A Good Life?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by stacy

I stumbled across an unbelievable combination of informations today on the internets (Thank you, Twitter!), and my mind is still reeling. First, there was the new truth of how American demographics are changing, ousting the married-with-kids as the central building … Continue reading →

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Statue of Limitations

Posted on June 21, 2011 by stacy

It’s been a wild and wandering year, jam-packed with days of… something. I mean, I know I was doing *something* most of the last 365 days. But mostly I feel as if I were frozen in time, while the calendar … Continue reading →

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Getting Grounded In Life: A Tale of Two Shoes

Posted on June 8, 2011 by stacy

So this weekend I took an interesting—perhaps even bold—step toward whatever it is that might be coming next: I divested myself of a rather large quantity of my former-life fancy-girl clothes and shoes. As I went through my closets and … Continue reading →

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Living in the Drift…

Posted on May 13, 2011 by stacy

There’s a difference between being stuck in life and being in a drifting phase, not knowing necessarily what you’re doing next. (And sometimes even what you’re doing today.) This is where I am: in the drift. And I can’t say … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Lost

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stacy

We all lose our parents, eventually. But I’ve discovered that the very ordinariness of it flies in the face of the actual experience. And describing that loss is almost as challenging as describing what happens to you in the first … Continue reading →

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