Category Archives: Personal

A LITTLE GIVING BACK

It’s something I’ve pondered for a long, long, looooong time. It has been on my “30 before 30″ (also known as TBT, more on that later) bucket list as long as I can remember. It was something that has always seemed so crazy, so daring to me. But, now – now that it’s done and...

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HE CAME. HE SAW. HE LEFT PRESENTS.

I have to say it: experiencing Christmas with a little one isn’t quite like anything I’ve ever done before. The childish anticipation the night before. The glorious expressions the morning of. The unbridled enthusiasm while unwrapping presents. Everything about it is amazing. We were lucky enough to get to spend the occasion with my 2.5 year-old...

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HI. MY NAME IS ADELE.

My lack of posting this last month can be directly attributed to this. But, like any Cancer (the astrological sign, not the disease), I firmly believe in new beginnings. So much so that I’ll use any excuse to call it a new beginning. And, hey, look at that – it’s November 1st. Here’s to catching...

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AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR

No, I’m not pregnant (much to many people’s dismay). Don’t be expecting that one for years and years and years a while. But, we did expand our family just a little bit more. Those of you who have read my blog for a while know that I have professed my utter obsession with my pup...

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THE LUCKY ONES

I have typed out at least three posts on the dreaded topic of “Mean Irene” and always get to the end of them… about five pages in…. realizing that I don’t know what I’m saying. I’m just doing a lot of saying. To be blunt: Last weekend was nuts. When I moved to Philadelphia from...

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