I ran across this post I wrote back in February that for some reason was never published. Here, for the record, is how I met…
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On the move again
Published March 9, 2013 by Heather
I’m surrounded by way too much crap to fit in the few boxes I have. I thought I’d saved more of the many boxes my…
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Comments closedHow I got engaged — and why
Published February 13, 2013 by Heather
In early August, I believe, Drew took me on a dinner date to Chinatown, where I had chicken curry in a coconut and he made…
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Published December 17, 2012 by Heather
When I was four or five, my parents acquired a piano out of sheer misfortune. Someone owed them some money, and instead of paying, gave…
Comments closedDeadline in five minutes? That leaves four minutes to drink coffee.
Published December 16, 2012 by Heather
I am continually running late, to my own dismay and that of the people around me. No, that’s inaccurate. I am continually just in the…
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One CommentTrib Apps in tiaras
Published December 6, 2012 by Heather
I looked at my boss, sitting next to me in a hanging acrylic bubble chair, and then at my project manager, enthusiastically showing off her…
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Comments closedShopping for the silly
Published October 21, 2012 by Heather
He’d had way too much coffee; he admitted that much. So as he hugged me, kind of swaying to his own internal beat, I grabbed…
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Comments closedHulk goes ninja
Published October 13, 2012 by Heather
I’d expected to eat too many sweets, sing an off-key “Happy Birthday,” and stand around awkwardly at the party. I hadn’t anticipated to be furtively…
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Comments closedHappy anniversary, Chicago <3
Published September 13, 2012 by Heather
On Sept. 11, 2011, Mom and I took a redeye to Chicago. I started work Sept. 12. Today, I felt the fall chill in the…
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Published September 11, 2012 by Heather
It’s been so great having Mom here for the last couple of weeks. When a visit lasts a weekend, or even the better part of…
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