Prenatal Yoga

One of my pregnancy challenges has been to make sure I get enough exercise. During my writing retreat back in August/September, I started a regular walking routine and have (mostly) continued that schedule since my return to NYC. But about a month ago, I started really missing yoga.....

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Organic Cooking Class

You can't keep me away from the Brooklyn Brainery! I took my first cooking class (um, since home economics?) there last week. It had an organic 101 theme, so it was right up my alley. And what's not to love about a cooking class that tells you to bring tupperware? Here's what I learned and what we made...

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Chicken Class

As part of my ongoing challenge to learn lots of random new things, I took a Brooklyn Brainery class last night on chicken ownership. I know, I live in Manhattan and won't be buying chickens anytime soon. But my sister has chickens and, well, I'm a writer after all, so who knows when this info might come in handy? Here are some things I learned...

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Programming Languages Class

This year I challenged myself to learn some new things. Random stuff, helpful skills, whatever. So yesterday I took a two-hour class on computer programming languages at Brooklyn Brainery...

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