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Giveaway! Because FREE stickers are objectively better than non-free stickers

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 emvaro

Everyone knows free stickers are the best. So here’s how you can enter to win some yourself! But first: A quote — Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are. — Mason Cooley Doesn’t … Continue reading Giveaway! Because FREE stickers are objectively better than non-free stickers

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RE-emerge: Summer art shows (yes, for real)

July 27, 2020July 26, 2020 emvaro

Think back to the beginning of this year. … No, I don’t mean March 13. I mean, actually the beginning of January (even though it feels like three lifetimes ago). Did you have a “word of the year”? I did. … Continue reading RE-emerge: Summer art shows (yes, for real)

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BLM: All men are created equal*

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 emvaro

As a white girl, I’ve been kinda quiet for the past few weeks, trying to listen and learn, as #BlackLivesMatter has taken center stage. Because the narrative isn’t about me (I’m not the hero of this story, and don’t want … Continue reading BLM: All men are created equal*

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Take it outside

May 25, 2020 emvaro

Quick thought: With everyone stuck at home — don’t forget to go OUTSIDE. Today being an exception (since it’s chilly and cloudy) we’re heading into glorious-er weather here in New England. (We won’t talk about the fact that it was … Continue reading Take it outside

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3+ME: Kids’ birthdays in quarantine

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 emvaro

Birthdays and holidays are tricky enough to make special during average times. Figuring out the right activities, the perfect restaurant, who to invite, what gifts to get… Now add in a quarantine. Tricky becomes even tricker. Especially when kids are … Continue reading 3+ME: Kids’ birthdays in quarantine

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Post-layoff: Week 1

May 11, 2020May 25, 2020 emvaro

How’d your first post-layoff week go, you ask? Aw, how kind of you to check in! In long: I remembered on Monday that Mother’s Day was in ONE WEEK 😬(use. a. freaking. calendar.) promptly made/posted a small handful of Mother’s … Continue reading Post-layoff: Week 1

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So, I got laid off

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 emvaro

I found out on Friday. The newspaper job I’ve had for ten years (first job out of college) has come to an end. I’m not entirely sure how to write this, because I don’t know how to present it properly. … Continue reading So, I got laid off

Just Thoughts, Sketchbook, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Random thoughts: When you’re too many things at once

April 24, 2020April 23, 2020 emvaro

If you’re juggling multiple hats (who ISN’T?), how do you focus on it all? Continue reading Random thoughts: When you’re too many things at once

Three+Me, UncategorizedLeave a comment

3+ME: Laugh. It’s good for you (and your stepkids. Even after you almost punch them)

April 21, 2020 emvaro

I bounce.I sing.I snack.I overshare.I overthink.I laugh.I hug too tight and feel too much.I procrastinate and don’t text back and get distracted (squirrel!) This is me on a normal day. It’s also me in quarantine — except, my family is … Continue reading 3+ME: Laugh. It’s good for you (and your stepkids. Even after you almost punch them)

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Chapter 27: The beginning

April 17, 2020April 15, 2020 emvaro

Ethan smiled as he watched how happy the boys were to see Rothan. They tussled and played and laughed, and they made him smile, too.  Kierah had brought the boy again. His brother. He hadn’t told Rothan about that yet, … Continue reading Chapter 27: The beginning

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