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Divorce
by Shannon Lell
I got lucky. So lucky.
A couple of months ago, just after my first appearance in family court, when I was at my lowest of lows in life, I also took on a new job. Shortly after, my boss started rumblings about a conference in Vegas....
"Mommy, mommy, tell us about the time you got hit in the face with a fish!" My 4-year-old exclaims.
"Yeah, yeah! Tell us mom!" My 2-year-old adds.
My kids love stories. I love that they love stories. This story is one of their favorites.
"Well kids, one time,...
You know that moment near the end of the Disney movie "Tangled" when Rapunzel's sitting in the tower; it's after her big adventure and now she's sad because she thinks Flynn Ryder has betrayed her trust. Rapunzel has returned to the safety of the only...
You know how "small talk" is supposed to be easy? Asking and answering surface questions like, "how 'bout this weather?" and "so what do you do?" and "where'd you go to school?" is supposed to be a safe and simple exchange.
Well, I hate it.
I get...
Yesterday my daughter and I had an exchange that brought me to instant tears. Big, sudden, happy, relieved, awe-inspired tears.
A couple of weeks ago we were in Hawaii. Much of it was a wonderful experience, but there was one particularly poignant and memorable moment with...
***I didn't post a blog last week because I couldn't bring myself to post this in the aftermath of the enormous natural disaster in the Philippines. As someone with a platform, I feel it is my duty to hold space for their stories, not my...
I work on the Internet. Last week, it felt as though everywhere I turned the women of the world were talking about body issues. From the viral photo of the fit and unapologetic Maria Kang that prickled many woman's spine either in outrage or defense,...
I have a family member who is a partner in a large firm. One night, during a holiday dinner he casually mentions that his firm created a special "non-equity partnership" position for peope who deserve to be partners, but for some reason aren't able to...
I've been thinking a lot about time. I suppose fall does that to me. With all the leaves falling and the ground decaying under my feet. It's Mother Nature's most in-your-face reminder that time marches on, things change, release, fall away. And I suppose I...
Posted at 18:00h
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Design
by Shannon Lell
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is...