So much of mothering is logistical and task oriented. (Schedule dentist appointments: check! Make sure they're eating their vegetables: check! Parental controls on their iPads: check! Order new cleats for soccer: check!) All that stuff is vital, but then there's the other equally vital part:
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What are you doing this weekend? My boys are with their dad (sniffle, sniffle), so I'm planning to use the quiet time to finish the first round of edits on my new novel. I'll also probably also go for a run, clean my closet (spring
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Are you a glass-half-full, or empty sort of person? I've always skewed toward the "full" (though my parents would probably argue that there were a few questionable teenager years in there, haha). Most of the time, I jump out of bed excited about my books,
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It's no secret that about five years ago, my life changed in big ways. I wrote a bit about that journey in a series for Glamour, which after writing about and interviewing other people for years, it was scary, exciting, and therapeutic--all at the same
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Guys, do you think that in about 10 years, we'll all regard avocado in the way we do 1980's/90's trends like Canadian-bacon-and-pineapple pizza, bagel bites, or sun-dried tomato pesto paninis? Deep thoughts to ponder this Sunday morning.
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I have no shame about the fact that I loooooove beauty products. I'm constantly switching up my skincare routine, freaking out my boys with the latest and greatest mud mask or wacky skin treatment, haha. But over the years, I've stuck with a few favorite
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Some of you here have been longtime readers of my books and my work for Glamour (hi everyone! And, good heavens, I just saw that when you search my name on the site, I've written something like 4,600 articles and blog posts over the years.
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Hi readers and friends! Over the last several years, I have been so fortunate to become a #1 selling author in Turkey. The outpouring of love and excitement I have received from Turkish readers has been so amazing and touching. In fact, when I visited Istanbul
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Hey guys! I'm kicking off a new series on the blog today in which I'll be sharing my best writing tips for aspiring novelists. Lots more to come here on the subject of writing (and so many more topics!), but for now, your tip: People always ask
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Hi all, It's been a while since I've updated this blog, but here I am again, saying hello from beautiful Oslo, Norway, where the temperatures hit the mid seventies today (!). I'm just finishing up the loveliest trip here to promote the Norwegian edition of my
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