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Too busy.

Today… I was thinking I would really like to blog more, but that I’m always too busy to do so… And then I realized that my life isn’t so much busy… as it is full… My life is full of love and friendship and gratifying work… laughter and tears and hopes and dreams. And then I thought… aren’t I lucky to be this busy? http://www.flickr.com/photos/95572727@N00/3822713102/


Oh! The Places You’ll Go…

What a year 2010 was! February 8 will be my one year anniversary at my beloved MMI and reflecting on that fact has me reflecting on many of the other things things that have happened over the last 12 months. I have a job I adore. My new blog design is beautiful. I would consider myself an almost-non-smoker. I am in love with my best friend. I have a client list that couldn’t make me happier. I got to visit
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My Happiness Project Begins

One week ago today was my last day at Schipul. After I wrote my farewell letter on our company blog, I was immediately flooded with all kinds of messages asking why. I have remained somewhat quiet on the subject up until now but I figure it’s time I explained the real reason I left a job I loved. First things first: No, I am not moving. Yes, I realize it is a recession. No, I am not crazy. Here is
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Loves Box Wine in Solo Cups

On Saturday I opened gmail expecting to find the usual emails from twitter, my sister and Monica. Those were all there… but there was also one with this little gem of a subject line: Your Six-Word Memoir is Going to be Published! Let’s rewind for a second. What is a Six-Word Memoir?!? Over a year ago, I heard the tale of Ernest Hemingway‘s Six Word Memoir and I was pretty immediately hooked. As a former bartender, the story had me
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Happy Birthday to My Oh-So-Cheesy Blog!

Wow. I cannot believe it has been a year since I started writing MagsMac’n’Cheese!! And what a crazy year it has been… In the beginning I promised to talk about Social Media and Social Media only, but as things have progressed, I have shared a much more personal side of my life than I ever really expected. I guess, like all things, blogs are meant to evolve and this happy little experiment definitely has. In a really wonderful way. Since
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