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What Are Your Favorite Baby Names?

A CoJ reader named Apple asked a question that I can’t stop thinking about… “Can Cup of Jo PLEASE write another baby name post?? I

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Have a Lovely Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? (Also, how cute are baby puffins?) Toby is watching the Yankees game tonight, and Anton and I are

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A Few Days in Brooklyn

My mom just came to visit and the (weirdest) best part was… …I got violently ill (will spare you the gory details!) on Sunday evening

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Have a Lovely Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? I’m celebrating a dear friend’s birthday tonight, and the boys wanted to write a birthday card for her.

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Guess Who Was on Jeopardy Last Night?

Last night, my phone started buzzing. “Turn on the TV!” said my uncle. “Did we know about this?!!” asked my sister-in-law Emily. “Tonight’s Jeopardy!” wrote

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Have a Lovely Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? We’re hanging out with my dad, aunt and brother, and it has been so wonderful to see them.

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Is a Journaling Club a Brilliant Way to Make Friends?

Last week, I co-hosted an afternoon gathering to celebrate Suleika Jaouad’s new book and came away with budding friendships and the best conversation starter… First

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What Disability Taught Me About Parenting

I had been disabled for six years when I became a foster mom. In order to get a foster license, my doctor needed to attest

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What I Would Say To My Younger Self

Ruth Chan is an illustrator who lives in Brooklyn with her husband, daughter and dog. She writes and illustrates children’s books. For Cup of Jo,

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Four Fun Things | Cup of Jo

The boys and I have been cooking together (we’re all learning!), and we’ve been on the lookout for VERY easy recipes. Jenny wrote about this