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In the Aftermath, Just Be There
A while back I wrote about an inspiring episode of the podcast My Unsung Hero, and today I wanted to share another one that seems particularly relevant. In Kimberly Godsey’s episode, she tells the story of her time training to be a nurse practitioner and how physician, Dr. Joe Seibert, gave her advice that has… Continue reading
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17 Goals for 2025 (List-cember #5)
One of my favorite parts of the year is setting goals for the next year. It gets me excited for what is to come and helps center me in the impending unknown. It gives me a list of go-to answers to the question that comes up hundreds if not thousands of times every year: what… Continue reading
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5 People I Had a Crush on this Year (List-cember #3)
Since social media gives us access to nearly anyone and everyone at all times, and since so much entertainment and parasocial interaction comes from influencers, YouTubers, and other social media personalities, it is easy to form passing crushes on people day after day. And I don’t mean romantic crushes, at least not typically, I mean… Continue reading
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Things I Tried this Year (List-cember #2)
Every year gives us the opportunity to do what so many signs in so many homes suggest: live, laugh, and love. And if there were a fourth L in that equation, I think it would be learn. Every day we have the opportunity to start learning something new, and every year we have the opportunity… Continue reading
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Best Things I Bought this Year (List-cember #1)
Hello and welcome to List-cember! My own version of a year end roundup series, where all the posts are lists. Since Christmas shopping is in full swing right now (at least for me) I thought this would be the perfect way to start! Whether you’re looking for a gift for yourself, or for someone you… Continue reading
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A Thanksgiving at Our House
My parents’ T-shaped kitchen counter has two bar stools sidled up to it, and on Thanksgiving they offer VIP seating to the organized chaos of the cooks. They also give perhaps too much access to the assortment of chips, salsa, and M&M’s set out to help bridge the gap between breakfast and Thanksgiving dinner, and… Continue reading
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September & October Favorites
If you can believe it, it’s the last favorites post of the year! I do a Rec Roundup in December that recounts my top favorites for the whole year, which is fun, but the next time I’ll pop in with a bimonthly favorites post will be in February 2025!! I don’t need to go on… Continue reading
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200 Day Time Capsule Blog #12
Well, well, well, if it hasn’t been another 200 days. Or, techinically, 400 days if you read #11.5, which confessed that I forgot to send myself a letter last time. My bad! In the panic of realizing that I broke my streak, I filled out the questions back in April and mailed them off, and… Continue reading
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I Threw a Tiny Tantrum
It was all fine. It was a good day with no complications. I went to work, I took an evening exercise class, I had endorphins running through my veins as I mixed together spices for a homemade taco seasoning—life. was. good. Then I realized that the ground turkey I planned to brown was still in… Continue reading
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