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July Update: New Business

Hello, lovelies,

How have you been faring? We are starting to open up again slowly. I know some of you are locking down again. What a crazy time.

I’ve been keeping myself busy building a divorce coaching practice, which combines everything I’ve done over the past twenty-some years, both personally and professionally. My coaching and finance certifications are almost complete and I’ve been…

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit

Literally. I went to check on my tomato planter and saw a giant ball of fluff. At first I thought it was a bird, but then I realized that instead of growing tomatoes, I’d grown 5 baby bunnies.

Usually they are all covered up with fluff but I was taking Teddy out when we startled the mama who was tending to them and she left them a little uncovered. (Don’t worry, she came back and covered them…

Random Things While Distancing

How’s it going? Staying sane?

We are still fairly locked down in Ontario. They are opening up a few more things for curbside pickup but that’s all. It’s odd how quickly one adjusts though. I’ve been able to get most things I need. We are having a minor panic with a failing fridge but I have a bar fridge on the go (thanks for dropping that off, mum and dad!) and LG is having me troubleshoot a…

Another Monday, J. Crew, and bad TV

Hello! It’s another new week that feels exactly the same as the week before. So weird. At least we had gorgeous weather yesterday and I chatted with a friend who dropped by for a car visit and with the neighbours who were out on their driveway so I got in some not-over-Zoom social, which was nice.

Paulina Porizkova is featured in a gorgeous photoshoot by Alexi Lubomirski in this month’s…

Beverly Hills and Skunks

Happy April 30th. So, I guess this was not all some elaborate month-long April Fools’ Day joke or someone would have told us by now.

It rained most of the day, so no gardening. Instead, I’m catching up on reality TV. Has anyone else changed their work and sleep schedule? I now tend to do chores and watch TV in the day and work at night, often quite late. Weird, since I’ve never been a night…

How does your garden grow?

Happy Tuesday! Still hanging in there? I’ve been gardening my heart out as exercise, stress relief, and vitamin D all in one.

My new gardening goal is Kathy Rayner’s Hamptons garden in Town & Country. I love everything about this photo. (Town & Country’s entire May issue with Gwyneth on the cover is terrific.)

via Town & Country

I spread 7 cubic yards of mulch and overseeded the lawn…

Let’s Get Shallow

I cannot with the news. Honestly, it’s just such a horror show these days. I feel like buying the full size Ostrich pillow and waking up in 2021.

Let’s talk fashion, because, for those of us who are not political leaders, is there anything so wrong with fiddling while Rome burns?

Today, I’ll take a page from this medicated high fashion mama, focusing on blowing bubbles and her look while…

Happy Sunday. I hope you are keeping well.

I think I’m over the shock of the pandemic and now just feel sad for all the losses. It’s really shone a light on where there are holes in society. Never before have I been so grateful for our healthcare system. Stories of people worried about the cost of being treated are heartbreaking. Mind you, everything is heartbreakingly good or bad these days:…

Hello lovelies.

Happy Thursday! (Do days seem irrelevant now other than for the purpose of scheduling calls? It’s not like we are counting down to Sunday brunch…)

I guess the days are also relevant for Bravo fans. This week, not only do we have our New York Wives back again, but Beverly Hills kicked off last night too. Yes, I know that BH is NY’s tacky, Botoxed cousin, but I’ll still take…

How’s everybody holding up? As someone who suffers from anxiety, this time feels so strange since I don’t feel any more anxious right now and the world suddenly seems to feel the way I often do. There are articles in The New York Timeson surviving a panic attack and there are meditation and deep breathing guides everywhere. Because I’ve sought these things out in the past, they are already my…

Happy Saturday. Hope you are still upright. That’s really the goal these days, isn’t it. It feels odd that it’s Passover and Easter since nobody is really able to get together with family.

Did you catch this week’s RHoNY? Oh Dorinda. I do feel for her, but she does unleash. But her white Chanel sweater this week? To die for. Also, about US$4,000 retail so if her Berkshires renos are stressing…

Happy Saturday. I hope you are all faring well.

After spending the morning receiving an online grocery order, running to the store (I wore my cloth travel mask) to get the things not in the order since they were sold out (milk, coffee), disinfecting everything and thoroughly cleaning the house, I flopped on the sofa and watched The Last Time I Saw Paris. That has always been one of my…

Happy Thursday, everyone. I hope you are all still hanging in there.

We decorated for Easter and I’ve ordered a tiny ham and some Easter treats so we can have a scaled back home-bound celebration. We can have a Zoom dinner, perhaps, with the relatives.

In the end, I got pulled into watching Tiger King: the FOMO was simply too great to avoid it. While it discusses many acts of cruelty,…

Happy Sunday. It is Sunday, isn’t it? How is everybody coping?

I’m starting to get into a routine. I still wake up early and get ready for the day with actual clothes and makeup. I take the dog for walks and work on a website I’m building and a new book idea. Every few days, I dash out to pick up a few fresh things at the grocery store (although, as a germaphobe, I feel like I’m running the…

I hope you had as good a weekend as possible. We had a lot of sunshine, which helped.

I made a brief trip to the supermarket since we were running low on fresh food. I avoided the first hour since they are rightfully reserving that for seniors. I worried it might be busy, but it was quite empty of customers and quite fully stocked. Milk was the only item on my list where there was very little…

Everyone still hanging in there? Are you getting used to things yet? I am, for the most part. Every once in a while, I feel a sense of sheer panic, but I think that’s pretty normal given the circumstances. At least we are all in it together.

I find myself gravitating toward signs of hope: they’ve seemingly beat this virus in Wuhan and are celebrating with fireworks, the French are applauding…

Is everybody hanging in there? I hope you are all healthy and keeping a distance from everyone. It’s easier for introverts like me. Extroverts must be going crazy.

Today we are having Armageddon-like winds and rain (and I used to be on Christian television so I knowabout these things.) I’m trying to keep my anxieties away from the kids. The other day, my son was bemoaning the lack of…