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I’m in Awe of You Too, Dads
If there’s one thing I noticed growing up with my Dad, it’s that anything, ANYTHING, can serve more than one purpose. Having spent a good portion of his life working in a machine shop, my dad has learned more than the average number of ways to make a creative fix. And while not every father… Continue reading
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How to Have Fun at a Wedding
This past Saturday I had the privilege of being a part of my cousin’s wedding. And though I’ve been to quite a few weddings over the years, I can honestly say it was one of my favorites. I won’t get into the specifics of why, but let’s just say I greatly admire the bride and… Continue reading
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To All the Girls I’ve Ever Compared Myself To
I’m sorry. I’m sorry for all the times I looked at you like an object when every moment of every day I argue why no one should ever do that. I’m sorry for looking at your body and wishing I had the same one. I’m sorry for making assumptions about you based on our differences.… Continue reading
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Stop Trying to Be Relatable
Have you ever been hanging out with a group of people you only kind of know, so you’re trying your best to come off as someone completely normal and confident and witty and friendly and successful—in a completely casual way, of course—and then suddenly they start talking about something you know absolutely nothing about? You… Continue reading
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10 Life Hacks I Learned the Hard Way
If you are unfamiliar with the term “life hack”, Merriam Webster defines it as “a usually simple and clever tip or technique for accomplishing some familiar task more easily and efficiently.” In other words, they are the cheat codes for our every day lives provided to us by our innovative peers. Now, over the… Continue reading
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An Open Letter to Mom’s On Their Way
If there’s one thing I’ve noticed growing up with my mom, it’s that she always seems to be on her way somewhere. Whether it’s to work, to the store, to school, to one of our softball games, to the bank, back to school because someone forgot something, and then back home to cook dinner, go… Continue reading
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#ShoutYourStrong
Throughout our lives, possibly even multiple times a day, we will tell ourselves, “I can’t.” It’s too far, it’s too high, I’m too weak, I just can’t do it. Well, to put it lightly, we’re wrong, so wrong. The truth is, we can do anything, you can do anything. In today’s world, we are not… Continue reading
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How to: See Portland in One Day
So it was 9:14 pm on a Friday and we’d just arrived in Portland, Oregon. It had been a long (fun, beautiful, delirious, 14 ½ hour) drive and we wanted nothing more than sleep. Why were we here? Pancakes. If you read any of my posts about my trip to Hawaii last summer (especially this… Continue reading
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How to: Road Trip
Have you ever watched one of those movies with an epic road trip and suddenly felt like there was piece of you missing that could only be discovered on the open road? Are you someone that, even with that deep seeded desire, has no idea where to start so you just hit the pine and… Continue reading
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Dear Thomas, Love the 2115’s
I’m going to be honest, it wasn’t easy hearing the news about your car accident. It was just a normal day, an ordinary Sunday afternoon, until suddenly it wasn’t. Suddenly there were phone calls and texts and articles online and they all seemed to say something, but not enough. They said you were okay, but… Continue reading
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