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There’s an old adage that I hear again and again, floating around with other pieces of advice from strangers and family alike, “marriage is work.” I had never really questioned this– thought, yes, maybe it does take work. But I began to think about what that word meant. Effort, certainly, but work? Sometimes the going … Continue reading “Is Marriage “Work?””

For any of you who have dance experience, don’t look too closely — my form is terrible and I don’t know what I’m doing (yet! not yet!), but I can’t keep to myself how much joy beginning ballet as an adult has brought me. Once a week, for the past 6 months, I’ve been taking … Continue reading “Ballet”

This past Sunday I was lucky enough to be a part of the photo shoot for Circus Harmony’s 11th annual confluence of music and circus arts, which has been named Giocoso, a musical term meaning joyful. It was an honor to collaborate with this amazing group of young people from all over St. Louis (and … Continue reading “Circus Harmony: Giocoso”

I almost, almost, did not blog at all for this coming week. Last week on Wednesday and Thursday, I finally started to feel better. My ballet teacher pulled me aside to say you have lost weight, dear, please rest and I assured her I would, I have been, and will. Friday morning I woke up and realized … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

Hello there! Do you have anything planned for this weekend? We’re definitely picking up our jack-o-lantern pumpkins at some point, plus the boys and I are going to the Ringling Brothers Circus this Saturday with Circus Harmony. Andrew has a big weekend planned with his brothers (the kind of shenanigans of which I’ll leave to … Continue reading “Happy Friday (and Links)”