Go Green!
I was on the phone with my Sister, Christina, last night when Kristian got home. He'd barely uttered the phrase, "Do we want free tickets to see the Celtics?" when…
Dognappers!
On Monday afternoon, my new coworker (L) and I took a trip to Southie to drop off some donated computers at the Boys and Girls Club there. (Altruism + field…
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Some Random Thoughts for Election Day
First things first, make sure that (if you're a US Citizen) you vote today! I'm pretty sure that anybody who has internet access would have a hard time forgetting that…
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Happy 75% Off Candy Day!
So, Halloween happened. I knew that every other girl was going to dress like Snooki this year, but I also didn't really care. I wanted an excuse to paint my…
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Ruby + iPad = Love
Last weekend, I visited my Sister and her family in NYC. I discovered that, not only is my niece now running around (she could walk last month, but not like…
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Where I’m At
It's been an odd week and I think I'm in a weird place right now. I'm at a point where my Grandfather's death hasn't reduced me to lying on the…
Goodbye, Grandpa.
My grandfather, Albert F. Wild, passed away Friday at the not-so-tender age of 95. He lived a long and amazing life, was happily married to my grandmother for 66 years…
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Book Report Friday: The Hunger Games Trilogy
Suggesting that people read the Hunger GamesTrilogy feels a little bit like suggesting that they go out and read Harry Potter. And not just because they're both, technically, books written…
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The Human Spirit Has Some Endurance
Note: Thank you all so so so so so so so much for all of the donations, tweets, facebookings and offers to help me bake cookies in support of PAWS…
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Gracie: A Primer. A Plea. A Giveaway.
This is Gracie. Gracie is our (adorable!) Siberian Husky that we adopted last year from PAWS New England. Gracie was rescued from a shelter in Tennessee that has an astounding…