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Call It A Day: Sara Jensen
By Gabrielle. Photos by Sara Jensen. I was speaking with a friend who had recently spoken with her friend whose everyday activities seem so – for lack of a better word – difficult! It isn’t that she’s...
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Call It A Day: Christine Navin
By Gabrielle. Photographs by Heidi Selch. I know firsthand how hard and yet how rewarding it is to find your groove as an expat. There are different languages to master – at least enough to procure...
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Call It A Day: Erin Allan
By Gabrielle. Do you remember Erin Allan’s home tour? If you need a refresher, she was the one living in the outskirts of Nairobi, running a community-empowering company and…hmm, what else was I going...
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Call It A Day: Kate Twitchell
By Gabrielle. All photos taken by Kate. Kate’s first letter to me included three short and sweet sentences, one of which was “I’m a hippie mom in Oregon who’s blind.” And my immediate thought was how...
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Call It A Day: Sara Fritsch
By Gabrielle. Family photos on bikes by Lily Wanderlust. All others taken by Sara. Sara Fritsch lives in Amsterdam with her husband Oliver, their six year old son named Winter, and a daughter who is...
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Call It A Day: Beth Ogden
By Gabrielle. When Beth first wrote to me, she mentioned that she might not resemble my typical reader. After getting to know her better these last few weeks, I sure hope she’s wrong; I would love a...
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Call It A Day: Emily Harden
By Gabrielle. I’m fascinated by Emily’s life. As a nanny currently caring for two little ones in Washington, D.C., her life sounds equal parts Nanny McPhee and The Pacifier: magical and incredibly...
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Call It A Day: Anonymous
By Gabrielle. Glowing log lamps (next summer project?!) by Duncan Meerding, shot by Jan Dallas, via This is Colossal. I wonder how many of you spend your days unable to tell anyone how it’s really...
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Call It A Day: Maggie High
By Gabrielle. If I ever feel like my day is overflowing with challenges, I’m going to re-read Maggie’s account of her day. She’s a Peace Corps volunteer currently serving in Ethiopia, and her daily...
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Call It A Day: Misty Brough
By Gabrielle. I started my Call It A Day column for one reason and one reason only: I am fascinated by how each of us travels through an average ordinary day. We all seem to carry along a little...
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Call It A Day: Stephanie Lawrence
By Gabrielle. A friend told me just about the most unique and jaw-dropping story about a meal she and her husband enjoyed in Vietnam a few months ago. The concierge at their hotel understood they...
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Call It A Day: Mary Heffernan
By Gabrielle. If you don’t follow Mary Heffernan on Instagram, you are missing out! Her life, from the time she wakes up until the time she calls it a day, is jam-packed with ranch life. That means...
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Call It A Day: Kim Burns
By Gabrielle. Kim Burns’ day sounds like the perfect mix of whirlwind and ease. I’m sure you’ll relate! Some aspects are pure and simple, while other moments seem straight out of the Jetsons. As the...
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Call It A Day: Amy Richardson-Golia
By Gabrielle. Amy Richardson-Golia owns the cutest shop. It’s called June & January, but you may also remember it as Little Hip Squeaks, a fast-growing company whose beginning happened in a...
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Call It A Day: A Chat With Blye Faust
By Gabrielle. Nicole Rocklin (l.) and Blye Faust (r.), the production duo behind Spotlight. My dear friend Isabel of Alpha Mom fame introduced me to Blye Faust, one of the producers of the...
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Call It A Day: Amira Rahim
By Gabrielle. Photos by Ekaterina Ivankina and Ingrid Nielsen. Amira is an artist in Abu Dhabi, creating her vibrant work up high on the 30th floor of a skyscraper. I wondered what her daily life was...
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Call It A Day: Samantha Hahn
By Gabrielle. Today we’re peeking in on a lovely and talented friend of mine, Samantha Hahn, a Brooklyn-based illustrator and author (her newest book just came out!) and all-around interesting person....
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Call It A Day: Kirsten Jackson
By Gabrielle. Every so often when I’m browsing Instagram, a painting pops up that makes my heart dance. It is usually one of Kirsten Jackson’s. Please settle in for a colorful, inspiring,...
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Call It A Day: Amanda Paret
By Gabrielle. Amanda seems like the sort of person who is running through life with open arms, trying to take as much of it in as possible. Her day is a flurry of distinctly diverse activities and she...
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Call It A Day: Jaime Rovenstine
By Gabrielle. I could listen to Jaime talk about her day job…well…all day. What is it about museums that seem so romantic? In addition to that career, she is also an artist and a mom. How does she...
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