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May There Always Be More Music
I spent a lot of time in my teens and twenties perusing the music aisles at Target. Aisles, plural, because they used to be rather sweeping. Sorted by genre and alphabetized, I could lose time tip-tapping my fingers through each stack, looking for names I recognized and covers that caught my eye. I had slots… Continue reading
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These Gray Hairs
I have a few gray hairs that have sprouted right along my hairline. And while I’ve read that it’s not necessarily “good” to pluck them, occasionally I do. When I’m putting my hair up in a ponytail or a high bun and I have a troll doll-esque spikey hair sticking straight up, I pluck it,… Continue reading
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March & April Favorites
But, like, what do you MEAN it’s already May?? *resists urge to make *NSYNC joke* Here are some favorites. . Podcasts After what felt like a long drought of discovering a new podcasts, I hit the motherload! First, Against All Odds, which tells stories of unbelievable survival. The first episode I found was called “Lightning… Continue reading
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The Things and People that Stick
A while back I bought a razor that came with a stand you could suction cup to the shower wall. I’d already hung a rack for shampoo and body wash, as well as a command strip hook for my loofa, so I figured it would just be another shower decoration. But it didn’t stick. No… Continue reading
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A Good Reminder from Ryan Coogler
A couple months ago, I was listening to Amy’s Poehler’s podcast, Good Hang, with now Oscar winner Ryan Coogler. He was talking about his film, Sinners, and the importance of seeing movies in theaters. “What’s dope in the theater,” he said, “is that you can’t pause…So when something’s happening that has you feeling like you’re… Continue reading
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Going Back to Basics
On Saturday morning, the swell of the sunrise filled my room up with bright light. I opened one eye, thinking it might be the headlights of a car, or the motion sensor of the house across the way. But no, it was the day announcing its presence seemingly all at one. While I hadn’t had… Continue reading
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January & February Favorites
It’s the first favorites post of the year! *fires confetti cannon* Let’s jump right in. . Books One of my goals this year is to read all of Lily King’s books, and I started the year with Writers & Lovers, which instantly became my first five star read of 2026. It follows Casey, a writer… Continue reading
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We’ll Miss You, June.
I have a piece of bank stationery framed on my bedside table. It has a picture I drew on a family trip to Arkansas when I was 10. It’s a map of my great Aunt Evelyn’s property, with labels like “the bell”, “tree mania” and “the bug palace.” It is a memory and trip I… Continue reading
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Push Past the Fear, I Beg
About three years ago, I flew to Nashville to be a writer on the 100 pages movie. And about two weeks ago, I flew back to Nashville to be on the set of that movie being made. And while it’s impossible to really describe everything that has happened in between, one constant, for me at… Continue reading
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200 Day Time Capsule #14
One of my favorite traditions here on the blog is my 200-day time capsule. It’s a catch-up session with myself that allows me to be amazed at the passage of time. It’s where I fly my freak flag a little because yes, I AM AMAZED AT THE PASSAGE OF TIME AND I WON’T SHUT UP… Continue reading
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