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The Lists Worth Making
In a time when eating was not an enjoyable, sustaining activity, but one that seemed to pose a threat, offer a test, and promise to destroy the goal I believed was most important—being thin—I used to list what I ate out loud. Every day, usually near the end of the day, I would pretend I Continue reading
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May & June Favorites
Hello, friends. We’re back with another edition of favorites! Didn’t we just do one of these? Is this year going 75 in a 35 and should be pulled over for speeding? Did that comparison make sense? Anyway. Here’s what we’ve got. — Podcasts To my absolute delight, my brother recently recommended The Lonely Island & Continue reading
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My Summer Bucket List
Last September, I saw people making fall bucket lists meant to help them fully embrace the season. They were lists of activities that are either only available in the fall or perhaps just the most fun in the fall. Things like drink hot apple cider, go apple/pumpkin picking, or do a Turkey Trot. My sister Continue reading
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Today I’m Staying Off My Phone
This is something I’ve been saying to myself on the weekends. Especially when I have an open day to spend at home. I leave my phone on the charger in my bedroom, and it stays there. Any calls or messages are sent to my FitBit, and I will respond if necessary, otherwise, nothing, I am Continue reading
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Maybe Just the Color of the Sky
A little over a year ago, I decided that I was going to start waking up every Friday to watch the sunrise. How peaceful! I thought. How gorgeous! What a way to welcome in the weekend! And so, I set my alarm for 5:45am. It was only an hour earlier than my usual alarm, but Continue reading
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You Can’t Be Everybody’s Cup of Tea
There is a song on Kacey Mugraves’ second album, Pageant Material, called “Cup of Tea.” The chorus goes like this: You can’t be everybody’s cup of tea Some like it bitter, some like it sweet Nobody’s everybody’s favorite So you might as well just make it how you please I’ve always liked this song. It’s Continue reading
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Shrug and Keep Going
A few months ago I was in the middle of a Jazzercise class, standing behind a woman I’d never met before. She wasn’t a regular in the class and had asked me to stand in front of her—“It’s been a while, so I won’t be very good.”—but I’d shaken her off and gotten into place Continue reading
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March & April Favorites
Oh hi! The last two months have turned me into Pac-man, racing around chomping down books, movies, and music like they are the very fuel keeping me going and I’m so happy to share them with you! Here’s what we’ve got: Podcasts Obsessed with Brooke Averick (pop culture) I am an avid listener of Brooke Continue reading
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thanK you aIMee (et. al)
Among Taylor Swift’s 31 (!) new songs released on her new album, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, is “thanK you aIMee.” Regardless of who it is speculated to be about, it is a message to a person and/or experience in the past which you’ve found a way to heal from and, in some ways, Continue reading
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Don’t Immediately Dread Jury Duty
At the end of February, I opened my mailbox to find a jury duty summons. It was only the second one I’d ever received, and there had been over a decade in between them, in which I’d moved four times. So I promptly texted this to my sister. Growing up, I always got the feeling Continue reading
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