Passions
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Prioritize joy with my Summer Solstice checklist
I approach each new season as an opportunity to refresh and reset — a way to honor the cyclical rhythms of life. Seasonal checklists help me stay focused on what matters most, so…
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DIY creativity retreat
Need to shake up your pandemic “quarantimes” routine and boost your creative energy? I’ve boiled down years of research about creative people, creative spaces, and creative habits into a simple way to plan…
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Planning time is boring. Create quest maps instead!
When I was about to turn 30 — and shortly after watching “The Holiday” starring Kate Winslet — I made a bold decision. I would travel to London for vacation. Alone. Just me, giving myself…
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Why does the Grand High Witch seem so … familiar?
Just yesterday, I learned a new version of “The Witches” would be released on Oct. 22 on HBO Max. The remake of Roald Dahl’s children’s book stars Anne Hathaway as the Grand High…
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How to create moments of real magic
I started to believe in real magic in 1993, when my teenage dream came true at Disney World. Up until that November day, I had obsessed about one, singular celebrity: actor Sean Astin,…
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Why I fell in love with The Witcher
I’m writing this in tears, just hours after finishing the final episode of “The Witcher Season 1″ on Netflix. My husband and I streamed the eight episodes over a couple weeks because he…
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High Spirits (1988): Halloween movies to get you in the spirit
Halloween can make you horny for ghosts. That’s probably the easiest takeaway from “High Spirits,” the bizarre rom-com from 1988 that bombed at the box office and with critics. The director, Neil Jordan,…
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Halloweentown (1998): Witchy movies to get you in the spirit
I still can’t believe I first learned of “Halloweentown” in the year 2019, more than 20 years since it debuted on the Disney Channel. Apparently it’s a classic with anyone who watched the…
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She-Devil (1989): Witchy movies to get you in the Halloween spirit
It’s the end of August, and Starbucks has *already* released the pumpkin spice … so let’s start counting down to Halloween, shall we? Movies help get me in the spirit, so I’m going…
