My first pandemic blog post made it seem as if every day were a day of nothing but leisure. And while that is largely true, and there is nothing wrong with that, I do feel compelled to say that Allan and I have accomplished several productive tasks during these months as well. Perhaps this productivity …
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The Accidental Nester
Like most of America, or for that matter, most citizens of the world, we have become accidental “nesters” for the past month and will remain so, most likely for another month. Confined, within certain limits, to our homes, to the grocery store, to the pharmacy. Like many of our peers, the adjustment has not been …
The Accidental Road-Weary Traveler
Just back from an 8-day road trip up and down both coasts and through the middle of Florida, complete with our little Emma the beagle in tow. During those eight nights, we slept in four different beds and visited seven distinct groups of friends and family. It was a wonderful trip, and it was an …
The Accidental Journal Writer: A Daily List of Gratitude
Those who know me know that I write; in fact, I was a journalist by profession who morphed into marketing. But those who know me, and those who don’t know me, may be surprised to learn that I keep a journal, and have now done so for about 13 months. For several years, the idea …
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The Accidental Puzzler
I have a confession: I am an addict. Over the past two years, I have become addicted to jigsaw puzzles, primarily bright, graphic puzzles of 1,000 pieces or more. And you can blame this addiction squarely on my husband! The first time I went to Allan’s home in 2016, I saw a hallway filled with …
The Accidental (Gym Rat): It’s Never too Late
Today, I set a set a new PB, or Personal Best, in my spin class. Now these numbers may not sound impressive to you, but in 60 minutes of spinning, I clocked 16 miles and burned 400 calories. Now there were other spinners in the class who undoubtedly went further and burned harder, just as …
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The Non-Accidental Worshipper
In a few short hours, I will enter my synagogue and join Jewish worshippers around the world who are observing Yom Kippur. For 24 hours, we will abstain from all food and drink, a fast that culminates 10 days of repentance and introspection as we ask forgiveness of those we may have wronged over the …
The Accidental Pet Therapy Mom: From One to Many
According to the paperwork, I “rescued” my beagle Emma from a shelter in Franklin, TN, where she had been relinquished by her owners. Through the mercy of a rescue organization that ran a transport to the Northeast twice monthly, Emma and I met at an I-95 rest stop in southern Connecticut. Other dogs were being …
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The Accidental Clean-up Crew
#Hurricane Dorian is finally over. For days, that giant storm teased those of us who lived along the southeastern coast of the United States. We experienced a mandatory evacuation (those many of us paid no need), days of anticipation, binge-eating hurricane snacks, and then 36 hours of rather relentless rain and some mighty powerful winds. …
The Accidental (Newlywed): Never Say Never
Two years ago today, the Sunday morning of Labor Day weekend, 2017, I walked down an aisle at Charleston’s Mills House Hotel and said “I do” to Allan Benezra, a lifetime New Yorker who in his wildest dreams also never expected to remarry or to relocate to the Southeast. But despite having said “Never again” …
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The Accidental Blank 