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If there’s one thing that’s always guaranteed to make me smile, it’s an assortment of Gerbera daisies. Something about their wild zany colors and the way they scream “Excitement!!!’ just energizes me. In fact, if I’m on a deadline, I go buy some at the store.
(Hey, we all have our own procrastination rituals.:)
It [...]

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As many of you know, my oldest kid just turned 14. This makes both of us old.
He’s leaving for sleepaway camp tomorrow, and I’m at Blogher in New York. So I called home for a long, chatty heartfelt goodbye.
Hubs answers the phone and hands it off.
Me: (heavy breathing) LUKE! I AM YOUR [...]

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In the morning, I’ll be getting up very, very early and meeting a bunch of other moms who are as insane about the internet as I am. Some of them I’ve met in real life, some I have not, but we’re all united by a common love:
Chocolate.
Hershey’s and Kraft hooked some mamas up with a [...]

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I had an amazing opportunity last week to see President Obama address the National Urban League at their Centennial Celebration. He was delivering a major education reform speech, and, as a mama with three kids to get out into the world, of course I want to know what he’s got in the works.
The Fabulous Stacey [...]

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