• Amazing People,  Confessions,  Do I Really Want My Readers To Know This?,  Friends,  My Friends Have Mad Skillz

    Friends First.

    September 3, 2015

    Momo and I met online seven years ago, at some point in 2008. (In Internet time that’s virtually 575 years ago.) We met in real life in June of 2009, when I helped bring a van full of meat to her house. (The Momo’s Meat Wagon story is here.) We’ve been close friends ever since. I became her contractor at BlogHer three years ago, and for every day of those three years I have been one half of a total Dream Team. I don’t think every pair of friends could have a successful work relationship, but we do. We have worked together seamlessly, with excellent communication and just the right…

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  • Confessions,  Do I Really Want My Readers To Know This?,  Roxie,  Working On My Fitness

    Thoughts From This Morning’s Walk

    June 24, 2015

    I hope I don’t get rained on. Why does Roxie have to bark at EVERYTHING? I need someone to walk a block ahead of me, warning everyone that she’s a loud barker but harmless. I love that I can listen to music on my iPhone while walking. So grateful for Steve Jobs as well as those who invented the Sony Walkman before him. Walking with a boom box would’ve been way harder than this. I really need to make time to file the 1500 read emails that are sitting in my inbox. I’ll feel better after I do that. Maybe tomorrow. It just occurred to me that I take really…

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  • Music

    On Sad Songs That Make Me Very Happy

    March 18, 2015

    I was on the phone with Liz yesterday and we were talking about my upcoming visit, during which we’ll take a side trip to Atlantic City. I’ve always wanted to see it even though it’s not the same as it was in its heyday, and Liz says that it’s pretty much the only big stretch of New Jersey beach we haven’t checked out, so I’m in. As we were talking, I said, “I was listening to my ‘Wanderlust’ playlist on Spotify yesterday and Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Atlantic City’ came on! I LOVE THAT SONG. It’s so beautiful!” Then I thought for a second, and said, “Wait, well, I love it but…

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  • Best Thing Ever,  Confessions,  Working On My Fitness

    If You Give A Melisa A Fitness Tracker…

    March 13, 2015

    I started wearing a fitness tracker on Sunday. I never had plans to get one, even though approximately 7.6 out of every 10 of my friends are using them to track their daily steps. Then Jim, who uses one himself, ordered one (the not-technically-released-yet Garmin Vivofit 2) for me. Note: This post is not sponsored. Jim used real money to pay for my fitness tracker; I just assumed that if I didn’t mention which one I got, somebody would ask. I adore it. I adore my husband for many reasons too but in this case it’s because he’s a genius, and here’s why: He knows that I am extremely competitive…

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  • Confessions,  Do I Really Want My Readers To Know This?

    The Stages of a Cold, Melisa-Style

    February 19, 2015

    One Day Pre-cold Uh-oh. I think I’m getting sick. I can’t get sick. I don’t have time to get sick. I’m going to lay down for a little while to see if I feel better. I can’t get sick. I will not get sick. I should start drinking lots more water. Cold, Day One Oh gosh, I am. I AM getting sick. I feel it in my chest. My chest is SOOOOO congested. Ugh, the congestion. It’s so tight. And right on schedule, the cough. Fantastic. I’m not going to workout today. But just today. OMG I HATE SKIPPING WORKOUTS. I am drinking a ton of water. I should just…

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