life
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2019 Goals Check-In
Hey y’all, happy June! I’m really at a loss for words that we’re halfway through the year already—but then again, it seems like New Year’s Day was approximately 600 years ago. So. That’s where I’m at with 2019. But I set some excited goals for this year and I thought it was about time I checked… Continue reading
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Just Live the Day
A little while back I read The Grapes of Wrath, and like in many of the classics, I found a great nugget of advice. It was simple, easy advice, which to me meant it would be almost impossible to follow, but it’s stuck with me over the last few months and I wanted to share… Continue reading
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To My Fellow Tough Eggs
Often when I meet someone new, or when I see someone for the first time in a long time, or sometimes for no reason at all, I feel very shy and quiet and unable to start, continue, or enjoy a conversation. I put a lot of pressure on myself, demanding, THIS IS ON YOU, and… Continue reading
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31 Good Things that Happened in May
Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world. Let’s dive… Continue reading
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5 More Things I Do Incorrectly
Coming up on a year ago now I posted this blog, listing 10 things that I do (at least seemingly) incorrectly. Since then, I have (not surprisingly) discovered a few more things that I do, if we want to put it nicer this time, differently. Anyone with me out there? . 1) Chewing Gum One of… Continue reading
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My Google Search History (Part 4)
So you know how I have that tendency to keep Internet windows open? Well I have officially reached a new level of insane. When I scrolled through and looked this past week, I had over 80 windows open. EIGHTY. I must be stopped. OR I must continue. Because continuing means more of these posts, which,… Continue reading
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30 Good Things that Happened in April
Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world. Let’s dive… Continue reading
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A Lesson from Claire Wineland: Love Your Life Your Way
Last month my sister and I went to see the movie Five Feet Apart in theaters. It follows two people with cystic fibrosis, who fall in love but are forced to keep their distance from one another. The director of the film, Justin Baldoni, recently posted a video on his Instagram (that you can find… Continue reading
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If I Had a Nickel…
So I know it’s usually a joke or a cliché or whatever you want to call it, but the other day I sat down and really considered how rich I could be if I ever did get a nickel or a quarter or, can you imagine, a dollar for every time I did or said… Continue reading
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Give Thursday a Chance
So it’s Thursday. Which means it’s almost Friday. Which means it’s practically the end of the entire week. Which means there’s no point in starting anything now. Right? All those goals you’ve been meaning to start pursuing. That something new you’ve been wanting to try. Those chores you’ve been needing to get done. There’s no… Continue reading
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