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Happy Birthday, Grandpa
It was a Saturday afternoon, right when the Camarillo breeze started to creep its way through the trees, when my dad pulled up in front of my grandpa’s house. We made sure not to park in front of the mailbox—that was one of grandma’s biggest rules—and then we open and shut our doors, carrying in… Continue reading
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Start with Sweeping the Floor
Lately I’ve been feeling a little disoriented. There are so many things on my mind that I’d like to get accomplished and so many steps forward that I’m feeling motivated to take, that my brain has become somewhat of a chaotic mess, wondering where to even start. Amongst this chaos, even going so far as… Continue reading
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Stay at the Table, the Chips Will Come
While accepting the first award of the night this past Monday—and the first Primetime Emmy of his career—Henry Winkler quoted something he was once told by a friend in Hollywood: “If you sit at the table long enough, the chips will come to you.” I’ve never been much of a poker player myself, but I… Continue reading
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It’s Not Time to Worry Yet
If you’re anything like me, you’re a worrier. And not just your average worrier. A professional worrier. But who could blame us? There’s the past, the present, the future, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of variations of those three that feature the what if’s, the could be’s and the should have been’s. Plus,… Continue reading
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A Kim Pop Quiz for My Family
As a way to continue my birthday week festivities, I decided to put together a series of questions about myself to quiz my family on how well they know my newly 28 year old self. Going into the quiz, my brother, Troy (who is 7 ½ years younger than me) was feeling extremely confident. He… Continue reading
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A Few Challenges for My Birthday (Update!)
Remember a month ago when I wanted to start my 28th year off with a bang, so I decided to set a bunch of 30 Day Challenges for myself, causing most everyone (including myself) to worry that I’d gone too far and might possibly start my 28th year off feeling like a failure? Well, I… Continue reading
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31 Good Things that Happened in August (2018)
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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200 Day Time Capsule Blog #2
Greetings, past selves, we’ve once again made it to the future! If you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out this post, which talks about the first time capsule blog I did, and if you’re interested, join in on the fun below! This is the second time capsule blog, and I’m happy to… Continue reading
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A Small Collection of Small Thoughts
Sometimes when I’m going about my day I come up with questions and ideas that wouldn’t necessarily work as full blown blog posts but still have a way of distracting me for the better part of the day. They all start with a “what if” or a “you know what, I’ve never thought of that”… Continue reading
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A Bummer of a Step in the Right Direction
A few weeks ago I applied to a job that sounded like it would be the perfect fit for me. Not only was the company one that I’d volunteered for in the past, but the job itself was one I believed I was completely qualified for and could offer a lot to. It had been… Continue reading
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