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Re: Vintage Baby Knits Book Signing & Trunk Show!

Suzyn — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:32:08 -0000

Oooh! Will those adorable bags be available online? I won't be in MA any time soon.

Re: Using Ritual to Cultivate Your Creativity

Suzyn — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:33:56 -0000

In "The Creative Habit" Twyla Tharp has wonderful things to say about rituals and habits. Glad you found your way away from Ice cream! (It was all I craved through two pregnancies, so I can relate!)

Re: Want to Keep Weight Off? Go Vegan!

Suzyn — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:32:18 -0000

I went vegan-esque after my mom had a quintuple bypass. For the first time in my adult life, my cholesterol went inyo the normal range! Check out "The China Study" - there are a raft of benefits to eating mainly plants!

Re: Find Your Color Story With Polyvore - The Website For Color Fanatics

Suzyn — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:24:53 -0000

You think I was kidding about wearing only one color? No... http://nymag.com/fashion/08/spring/44210/

Re: Find Your Color Story With Polyvore - The Website For Color Fanatics

Suzyn — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:24:35 -0000

Thank you!!!

Re: Real Men Want Name-Changers

Suzyn — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:20:29 -0000

I didn't even think of changing my name, until I had kids. It just seemed right to give them their father's name, and then it just seemed wrong to have a different last name than my kids. My husband had never pressured me to change it, but he was VERY happy when I did!

Re: Learning To Rock What You’ve Got!

Suzyn — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:56:44 -0000

A-men! I wish magazines would stop publishing "How to hide your big ugly hips" and start publishing "How to accentuate your swan-like neck... How to draw all eyes to your fabulous ankles..."

Re: Editor’s Notes: May You Live in Interesting Times, or, Suburbia

Suzyn — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:13:01 -0000

I live in the suburbs now, and what has it taught me? That a nice house is nothing to a lively neighborhood, that community and street life and having a choice of how I want to travel when I leave my house (walk, bus, car) are deeply important to me. I feel chained to my car out here.

I think you're saying that PEOPLE are interesting, and wherever there are people, there will be dramas, stories, tensions. I loved listening to all the people in New York City, too, as I savored Thai food. There's no Thai food out here. That's the real problem with suburbia. I miss my Pong S'ri!!

Re: What is a Completely Outrageous Thing You Want to do This Year?

Suzyn — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:22:26 -0000

Get a sitter and take salsa lessons with my husband!

Re: This Year, Choose to Honor Your Style Statement

Suzyn — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:22:53 -0000

Yeah - being creative can be scary -- for me it's a money thing. I need to challenge my assumption that I can't make enough money being creative.

Thanks for the love--right back atcha.

Re: If you could write one book, what would it be about?

Suzyn — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:17:13 -0000

I just finished editing an anthology about knitting circles (Knit It Together: Patterns and Inspiration for Knitting Circles, available for pre-order on Amazon!) Now I'm ready to go in a totally new direction. I've got a book about weddings that needs to be dusted off. This time, I want an agent...

Re: What will you create in 2009?

Suzyn — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:05:25 -0000

Open space for creativity and joy!

Re: A Style Statement Holiday: Gifts

Suzyn — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:56:55 -0000

I agree - I want the gift to reflect the person's feelings for me. Gift exchanges where you tell the person exactly what you want and they go get it seem completely besides the point!

Re: Happy New Year From Carrie and Danielle

Suzyn — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:57:03 -0000

One of my favorite books - I tear up almost every time I read it to my boys. I fully intend to embarrass them thoroughly by reciting the entire thing at their high school graduation dinners!

Re: Back to ‘Babysics’: Lessons Your Baby Can Teach You

Suzyn — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:28:08 -0000

The thing that amazes me as I watch my boys grow up is their determination. Both of them worked for months at getting the crawling thing down. They'd try, rock back and forth, slide down, get back up... and they both got it (then, within weeks, they both stood up and started walking around). I was chagrinned to realized that I couldn't remember the last time I'd spent months learning something. If I don't get it right away, I tend to move on (which is another word for give up.) Good thing my boys didn't give up on crawling!

Re: Marlboro Mon Amour: How to Quit Smoking Without Losing Your Mind

Suzyn — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:19:41 -0000

I've often wished that non-smokers had a socially-sanctioned excuse to go outside and breathe deeply on a regular basis! Good for you - parades and flowers coming your way!

(By the way, I felt the same way about a monologue I had in a truly horrible college production of Henry VIII. I fully expected a baseball-stadium roar every night, and never got so much as a peep!)

Re: How To Thrive and Survive in the Face of Adversity

Suzyn — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:54:10 -0000

How inspiring. I'm grateful every day for my healthy children, but I need to make sure they have marvelous memories as well!

Re: 4 Ways to Save Money by Spending Less OFTEN

Suzyn — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:48:36 -0000

Check out your local library. Mine even lets me search their catalog online and place holds on books. I get an email that a book is sitting waiting for me. And then I get to take it back and I don't have to find a place in my house to store it. Love it!!!

Re: New Year”s Eve Traditions - Old and New

Suzyn — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:25:54 -0000

My husband and I aren't ones for a lot of noise and parties. Even before we had kids, we tended to stay at home on NYE. We have our own little ritual: just as the ball drops on tv, my husband hits "Random" on the CD changer (I guess we could start doing it on the iPod!). Whatever song comes up is the theme for the year. The year it was "The Ballad of John and Yoko" was a very good year!!

I love your idea of burning your hopes and grudges. When I was little my godfather did a similar thing on the Winter Solstice, only he'd give everyone cedar branches to tell our troubles to - then everyone would throw them on a bonfire - the smell was divine!! Then we'd get candles to tell our hopes to. A lovely idea, however you do it.

Re: Why My Daughter Has Crayola Tattoos or, Balance and the Work at Home Parent

Suzyn — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:17:56 -0000

I just started an office job after 4 years of working at home. Although I miss my two little boys like crazy, the experience of hours of quiet, focused time is quite thrilling! I've got to look into a slow cooker.

Re: What word describes your desire for 2009?

Suzyn — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:11:15 -0000

Recently I sat down to work on some journaling, working with a set of questions I read on someone's blog. One was "what do you really want out of life?" I sat with the question for a moment, expecting to come up with a laundry list of awards, accolades and accomplishments. What burbled up into my mind, though, was "a peaceful heart."

So in 2009 I'd like to move towards a peaceful heart.

Re: The Perfect Gift for a Friend: Intuitive Beading

Suzyn — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:18:14 -0000

Thanks, Pearl. I agree with you - not having the end in mind, but simply diving in often gives the best results. Hmmm... maybe I should contemplate that for other areas of my life!!!

Take for example the beaded comb I make for my mother-in-law every Christmas. This year, I had to re-start it three or four times before I got it to work. I ended up going back and buying some charms, even though I had no idea how they would fit onto the comb. In the end, it was the best one I'd ever done for her.

Re: http://carrieanddanielle.com/keep-on-keeping-on-how-to-stay-positive-during-tough-times/

Suzyn — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:22:46 -0000

I agree... Writing is really helpful, too - when I'm stuck in my head, writing it all out in my journal is a way to move on.

Re: What would you like to be a master of?

Suzyn — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:15:59 -0000

Color! I want to be part of the Color Marketing Group, meeting in high secrecy to decide what colors everyone will be surrounded by 4-5 years in the future...
Oh, and according to a psychological test I took a few years ago, I'm perfectly balanced between extrovert and introvert - I love to work by myself, then tell everyone about it!

Re: Get Your To-Do List Done at Your Local Coffee Shop

Suzyn — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:56:06 -0000

I knew I had moved to the wrong neighborhood when I discovered there were no coffee shops within walking distance! I read that Jennifer Weiner does most of her writing in coffee shops, too.