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“Inspirational” Playlist
Teenage me from the 90s would have loved to have an iPod. As someone who bought c.d.’s for just one song, it would have been amazing to build playlists based on different themes and emotions. Mix tapes, and later, burned c.d.’s with a variety of music were definitely in my wheelhouse. Granted, middle-aged me has… →
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Things that are making me happy (part 2)
I discovered my first grey hair yesterday! I saw it first while seated at a table at the eyeglass place picking up my new sunglasses. I thought perhaps it was the bright lighting in the store that was making the hair appear white. But when I got home and looked again in my own bathroom… →
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Things that are making me happy (part 1)
I feel like much of what I have posted online and what I have said to people lately begin with “now that I’m done with grad school”… After that usually comes a statement about something that I am enjoying or something that I am going to do that I couldn’t do for the past two… →
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Just wear one anyway.
Most of my posts are about deep thoughts I have or some introspective reflection I’ve had, but this morning, something happened that caused me to think about something that has future implications. I left the house in my car to go through the drive-thru at a local chain restaurant to get breakfast biscuits and hash… →
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I could get used to this…
Grad school officially ended two weeks ago. I sat through a 4 hour long graduation ceremony in which I was jealous of our commencement speaker who passed out five minutes into her speech and got to leave early, albeit carted off in an ambulance. She’s fine by the way. Since finishing that two year jumble… →
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Three Years
I started writing in a journal when I was 13 years old and in the 8th grade. At first, each journal entry was only two pages each. As I advanced through my teenage years, entries became longer and longer and much more frequent. Teen angst had me filling up an entire journal in only a… →
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So here’s the thing…
I haven’t been in a good mood for a while. I haven’t been upset or in a negative emotional place, at least not one that lasts for very long. But what I haven’t experienced is that feeling of optimism and excitement. Sometimes in the middle of the school day, I’ll find myself thinking about going… →
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Birthday Eve
Technically it’s my birthday. But it’s almost 3 am, so my birthday hasn’t really started. It’s sort of like Christmas when you’re a kid. You may be awake most of the night on Christmas Eve out of excitement, and even though it’s technically Christmas after midnight, it doesn’t officially start until your parents wake up… →
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Sharp Objects on HBO
I had seen previews of this show and read online that there would be triggers in it so caution should be taken when watching it. That got me curious, but I ultimately ended up watching it last night because I saw that Chris Messina is in it, along with Amy Adams, who I love. I… →
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Big City Living
The Devil Wears Prada, Julie & Julia, You’ve Got Mail, Coyote Ugly, Music & Lyrics, Will & Grace, Friends These are all of my absolute, hands down, favorite movies and t.v. shows. I could watch them over and over and never get tired of watching, in fact, that’s pretty much what I do. Given the… →