What fresh Hell is this? - Dorothy Parker A little piece of advice... If you happen to be in the Boston MFA on a late Friday afternoon walking down the short flight of steps between the Art of the Americas galleries and the Impressionist galleries: Pay attention to your feet. And to the steps. I sure didn't and look where it got me... Yep. That's right. Broken ankle  (aka...an "acute comminuted intra-articular spiral fracture of the distal fibula") Torn ligament. Impending surgery. Woohoo! As...

So, here’s the thing… This is now my fourth draft of this end-of-year message to you. Why so many drafts? Because as a coach and SoulCollage® facilitator, a big part of me wants to wrap up the year in a huge, beautiful package for you —full of wisdom, joy, and good words. But as Jennifer… as just me … the truth is that 2025 has been a really hard year personally. And I’ve felt more than a little phony trying to sum it up as if it’s been “just another year.” Please don’t get me wrong—there...

[originally written 11.26.25] I thought everyone had cole slaw at Thanksgiving. I really did. It was always on our Thanksgiving table. Turns out my mom started the cole slaw tradition because she was not a fan of most of the traditional holiday side dishes. She didn't like the mushy-ness of Thanksgiving food. So she added cole slaw to have something crunchy and fresh. But I didn't know that. So, come my first year in Rhode Island with my new husband's family I make cole slaw to bring along....