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The Beauty Of Morning Rituals

I love getting up early in the morning on the weekends. Let me rephrase that. I hate getting up in the morning, but I love being up in the morning once I’ve managed to drag my sleepy ass out of bed. There’s something so inviting to me about an early Saturday morning when my husband and […]

My Father….Life Is What Happens to You While You’re Busy Making Other Plans

“He opened the jar of pickles when no one else could. He was the only one in the house who wasn’t afraid to go into the basement by himself. It was understood when it rained, he got the car and brought it around to the door. When anyone was sick, he went out to get […]

In a Funk From Tamoxifen

The holidays are here. I’ve been on a roller coaster ride. Turns out Tamoxifen (which I will be taking for the next 5 years) wreaks havoc with your hormones and makes you very moody. DUH. I had sort of forgotten that in the midst of focusing on the other, more concerning side effects, such as […]

A Thanksgiving Turkey Story

Happy Thanksgiving, dear My Left Breast readers! I thought I’d share a quick, funny Thanksgiving story from my early marriage to get the merriment going. One of the first years we were married, we were hosting Thanksgiving at our place for friends and family. It wasn’t the first time I’d ever made a turkey, so […]

A Review Of Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch

“The first duty of the novelist is to entertain. It is a moral duty. People who read your books are sick, sad, traveling, in the hospital waiting room while someone is dying. Books are written by the alone for the alone.” — Donna Tartt I recently finished reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Tartt has […]

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