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Oceans

July 24, 2019 | Chicago, Dating, Domestic Violence, Family, Growing up, Mental Health, Writing

Life is weird. The choices we have to make to navigate that weirdness are challenging. The change that follows the choices is jarring. Then we adapt and get comfy… until life starts to feel weird and the cycle begins again. That’s the thing about cycles– they’re cyclical. They’re a loop, an expansive ocean of highs and lows.

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The Last Days of 2018 (Pt. 1)

January 7, 2019 | Chicago, Dating, Family, Growing up, Music, Travel, Writing

Intentionally or not, I had no expectations for the 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…

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10 Life Hacks for your Twenties

November 13, 2018 | Growing up, Mental Health, Music, Writing

It’s been more than a month since I’ve created any blog material. The blockage began accumulating after the broadcast of Kavanaugh’s Senate hearing. The drop of that emotional rollercoaster reverberated echos from my memories and unearthed most of my self-doubt. My reaction to any emotional instability is consistently to loath myself. I mean, LOATH. How do…

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Challenging Ideas Pt. 2

September 21, 2018 | Chicago, Dating, Growing up, Nannying, Politics, Writing

In case you missed the first post earlier this week, make sure you read Challenging Ideas Pt. 1 before you start reading this. I mean, you don’t have to but context is definetly a concept to befriend… Here’s the second half: A few months ago, I met this guy who told me that he was…

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Challenging Ideas Pt. 1

September 18, 2018 | Chicago, Family, Growing up, Politics, Writing

When I got home from work last night, I was overcome with a foreign amount of energy. It could have something to do with the fact that I arrived to a piece of mail from the city and was convinced I’d been given a ticket for running a red light or something. Turns out it…

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Left To My Own Devices

September 10, 2018 | Growing up, Mental Health, Music, Writing

While I know I should probably be doing things differently, I don’t write these posts in advance. If I’m having feelings that I can organize, I’ll write, edit, pick out some pictures, and publish. That being said, I just wrote 700 words of a pity party for myself that I couldn’t turn into anything worth…

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La Luna

September 4, 2018 | Astrology, Growing up, Nannying, Writing

Today is the first day of school for my nanny kiddos; and while it’s 95 degrees, terribly muggy, and Fall doesn’t begin until September 22, I’m bidding Summer adieu. Autumn and I have been best friends since the womb when I overheard my cesarian arrival was scheduled for November 10. September always flies by with…

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Addressing Old Problems

August 23, 2018 | Astrology, Dating, Growing up, Writing

For old times’ sake, I’m taking this post in the direction of dating. Remember when I started this blog and I’d fill you in on just about every guy I met? Yeah, me too. That was fun. If you’ll recall this post, I mentioned a new dude and wrote that I wasn’t ready to dish…

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