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Archives for February 2018

Thoughts on Friends Pt. 2

February 28, 2018 | Chicago, Dating, Domestic Violence, Growing up, Writing

We’re halfway through the week, ya’ll, and it’s time for some stories from back in the day. The theme of the week is friendship, and I like to think I have a lot of experience in the field. For us to get to where I want to take you, we’re going to take a pretty…

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Thoughts on Friends Pt.1

February 26, 2018 | Astrology, Chicago, Dating, Growing up, Mental Health, Nannying, Writing

Scorpio date on Friday was fun, but it’s going to be a no-go. I was not feeling him. While I was trying to cope with my discomfort, I made friends. Little background– we went to an arcade bar, (it was super cool) but the guy was trying to use quarters instead of tokens; so, nothing…

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Call Me Carrie

February 23, 2018 | Astrology, Chicago, Dating, Growing up, TV, Writing

Have you ever watched The Bachelor? Don’t judge me– it’s entertaining. Anyway, if you’ve ever peeked at it, and are anything like me, you’ve wondered how in the world one person dates so many at one time. If you’ve done more than peek at the show, you’ve probably heard the Bachelor or Bachelorette say that…

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Times Are-A-Changin’

February 21, 2018 | Growing up, Nannying, Politics, Writing

I graduated from high school in 2011. While I was in school, there were still buttons on our phones, and Instagram didn’t exist. It wasn’t long ago; but man, the world seems so changed. While I was in school, we only had a lockdown drill once every other year, and they were only in high…

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Stuff You Need To See

February 19, 2018 | Politics, TV, Writing

This weekend I had the opportunity to head to the movie theater. I love movies, and I haven’t been to as many as I’d prefer lately. Black Panther is a film that I wanted to make sure to support in theaters. I knew little about it other than it being a Marvel movie with a black…

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On Being Unwanted

February 15, 2018 | Chicago, Dating, Domestic Violence, Growing up, Mental Health, Writing

I don’t share writing like this. The purpose of this blog is to be uplifting and positive. I have said that I’ve struggled; I say that I continue to battle depression, but I’ve never shared the hurt as I feel it. I’m doing this today because I find myself in tears when I don’t want…

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V Day

February 14, 2018 | Astrology, Dating, Family, Nannying, Writing

Another year wasted without a Valentine… HA. Just kidding, I could care less. But, I did get a kick out of Galentines’ day yesterday. I was at home sick with Bronchitis, and my incredibly generous friend, Shannon, brought me Panera, roses, and chocolate. I kid you not, that actually happened. If my sinuses weren’t so…

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Flock of Birds

February 12, 2018 | Chicago, Coldplay, Dating, Music, Politics, TV, Writing

Hi all, Sorry to have kept you waiting for this post. You probably didn’t notice its absence, but leave it to me to feel bad about it anyway. I’m not going to lie to you, I had a pretty cool weekend. On Friday, I woke up with the realization that my new Libra friend and…

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Hi, I'm Morgan. I write about my past, thoughts on current events, anecdotal nannying adventures, mental health craziness, and what it’s like to be a single 25 year old trying not to flail around Chicago.
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  • what a whirlwind weekend of bachelorette-ing 🍾🖤💍
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so grateful to celebrate such a beautiful friend
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finally made it to Paris 🇫🇷 head to the link in my bio to check it out!
  • the greatest thing you’ll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return 💃🏽🖤
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and in the spirit of love, please forgive me for pushing the Paris blogpost...again. after falling down the stairs yesterday, packing for a weekend out of town, and arriving to work today to find that I’d forgotten my laptop charger and my battery is at 11%, this picture is all I have for you. but come what may, the 🇫🇷 post will be live on monday!
  • so much triumph 🇫🇷
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blog update:
the post on Paris is taking a while to get just right (I also had another writing deadline that took precedence) I promise the end of 2018 hasn’t been forgotten! thank you to those who have expressed that you miss my content and writing ❤️ look for a new post on friday, merci beaucoup ✌🏼
  • intentionally or not, I had no expectations for my ten days of travel. I suppose we can call it my subconscious guarding me from any letdowns, missteps, or emotional ambiguity. 
I fell in love with London in 2014 after having been there for approximately one minute. Returning this December reminded me of how intensely I love and how much love I have for England... and if you wanna keep reading, head to the link in my profile. 
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  • it’s almost the end of longest three day week there’s ever been!

ps. new blog posts coming next week... yay 2019 ✌🏼
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