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kflynn80
Jan 262 min read
Dubai Chocolate Bars and Resolutions in 2025
I follow many people, topics and subject matter experts on social media and I was struck by someone who made a fairly benign list of...
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kflynn80
Aug 13, 20244 min read
Coping in Stressful Times
I don’t think I’m going out on a limb too much to say that for many of us in 2024, it has been a bit stressful. Political differences...
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kflynn80
May 17, 202411 min read
The Best Pizzerias in New York City
Everyone has an opinion about pizzerias in New York City. Some people say the pizza made in New York is so good because there are...
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kflynn80
Apr 11, 20244 min read
Getting Healthy After Vacation
All good things must come to an end, even vacations. I don’t know about you, but when I take a break, I really tend to let loose. I want...
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kflynn80
Mar 28, 20245 min read
The Swede in Me
What is it to be Swedish? This is a question I have often been curious about. We didn’t speak the language at any time in my house and...
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kflynn80
Mar 15, 20243 min read
Attending a Book Event in DC for Lidey Heuck
About five years ago around the time my dad passed away, I was scrolling on Instagram and saw a few photos of an adorable dog named...
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kflynn80
Feb 9, 20244 min read
Cooking Portuguese Food
I had the opportunity recently to hang out with my friend Kym and her daughter Caroline and we had a fun day at home making Portuguese...
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kflynn80
Jan 4, 20248 min read
Favorite Things from 2023
I was recently reading an article in the New York Times cataloguing some of the editors “favorite things” of the past year and it got me...
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kflynn80
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Making Holiday Cookies
I make a lot of cookies during the holiday season, which officially starts right after Thanksgiving. I sometimes try new things that...
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kflynn80
Nov 29, 20234 min read
Feast of the Seven Fishes
I watched a movie recently that originally came out in 2019 on Netflix entitled “Feast of the Seven Fishes” and it got me thinking about...
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kflynn80
May 23, 20234 min read
Creating Work Life Balance
I wrote this article eight years ago, when life was a bit different and my kids were younger, but guess what? I’m still struggling to...
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kflynn80
Apr 26, 20235 min read
Highlights from the Best Meals/Cocktails this Year…So Far!
I get in a rut sometimes when I am trying to figure out what to make for dinner some days, so I try to look back on some of the...
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kflynn80
Mar 1, 20234 min read
Preparing for International Travel
Note: I originally wrote this article several years ago as I used to be a frequent flyer for work, but these days I’m traveling a great...
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kflynn80
Feb 19, 20234 min read
Aging Exuberantly
Recently, I read about a book entitled “The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly” by Margareta Magnusson, that was highlighted in the New...
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kflynn80
Feb 5, 20232 min read
Celebrating Birthdays with Friends and Family
I recently turned a year older and fortunately, so did many of my friends and family members who also share winter birthdays! To mark...
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kflynn80
Jan 26, 20236 min read
Books - What I'm Reading
Besides travel and food, I can honestly admit I am an obsessed reader. I have stacks of books on my nightstand along with many magazines....
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kflynn80
Jan 1, 20235 min read
Happy New Year!
Happy new year to everyone! Wishing everyone much happiness as we begin 2023! Here are just a few things I’m thinking about as we start...
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kflynn80
May 23, 20224 min read
Gearing Up for the Inevitable: Sending My Son to College and Adulthood
I have never considered myself a helicopter parent. I wasn’t the kind of mom who volunteered much for school activities and maybe only...
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kflynn80
Jan 19, 20226 min read
Ingredients I Can’t Live Without
A long time ago there used to be a celebrity column every month at the back of Bon Appetit magazine where someone was asked what...
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kflynn80
Jan 10, 20228 min read
Dedicated Discomfort
I hope everyone enjoyed a very happy and healthy start to 2022! The end of the year brought meaningful reflections on personal health and...
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