Life Lately
A hodge podge of stories, pictures and updates on life right now.
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My Little Traveling Humans
Looking through our travel pictures is one of my most favorite post-vacation chores! Today, as I review all the hundreds of pictures we took during our most recent Puerto Rico trip, I thought of something important I want to share with you. I often receive comments that applaud our commitment to travel so much with…
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An Afternoon at the Carolina Ballet
Last weekend, Asha and I went on a date to watch Carolina Ballet’s Love in the Times of the Day at the Duke Performing Arts Center in downtown Raleigh. Ballet, or live theater in general, often seems like a fancy thing that adults do on special occasions. But it doesn’t always have to be so.…
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Happy New Year + Happy Birthday to me!
I don’t know how it is possible to feel younger, stronger, and more capable with each new year, but hey, I’m not the one to question these kinds of things! I celebrated the New Year by turning a year older, and feeling on top of the world. Mr. Gujarathi who had strict instructions to keep…
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Transfer Co. Food Hall
Yesterday, we spent our evening at the soft opening of Transfer Co. Food Hall in downtown Raleigh. Housed in the historic Carolina Coach and Garage shop on Davie Street, it is a mind-blowing space that at once feels like a perfect mash-up of a huge industrial barn, combined with the warmth and coziness of your…
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An Epiphany
My home office looks something like this – Computer on back kitchen counter. No office chair (where would I put it?). Shipping materials and paperwork in kitchen cabinet. Printer on third floor. Book inventory in second floor bedroom. Supplies for illustrations and product development in master bedroom closet. Yesterday, while running between all the floors…
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Life Lately: Thanksgiving Edition
My Thanksgiving tradition started back in 1998, in Charlotte, where my cousins and I would celebrate the holiday with an all-night movie marathon + planning for our Black Friday shopping extravaganza. This is before online deals existed and planning involved looking through all the newspaper leaflets, manually comparing deals, making a list, figuring out who…
The Antibland Chronicles 