Month: November 2016
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Letting You In
Honesty. Given everything going on in the media surrounding the outcome of the election, it seems that that word has kind of lost its value recently. It’s kind of lost its meaning…like when a package of cheese puffs says the ingredients are 100% natural….suuuuure, buddy. Like, what does that even mean anymore? But it still holds a lot […]
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From Me to You
Well, here we are. Thanksgiving, 2016. I remember this exact day last year, sitting at this very bar stool in the kitchen of my childhood home, crafting this post. Nothing’s changed. And yet, everything has. Gosh, this past year…has been quite the ride, hasn’t it? And I’m not just talking about the reckless oversharing I’ve done […]
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Seeing the Big Picture
It always amazes me how the littlest thing can really set you off, emotionally. I don’t know if it was because the election has emotions running high, or because I was overly tired after a weekend of perhaps a little too much fun, but I found myself watching the American Music Awards (AMAs) last night, […]
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This Might Piss People Off
Growing up, I always knew three things: Wearing a gray shirt washed me out (I would proclaim this as a “fashion conscious” and unapologetically precocious 7 year old) We had to go to church on Sunday. My father was a good man. Those were mainstays in my life. How those things morphed into a life threatening […]
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A Moment of Serenity
Well, it’s safe to say that my last post struck a nerve… Juuuust kidding. In all seriousness, thank you to everyone who left a comment and shared the post on social media. Respectful and healthy dialogue is so needed right now, and I loved hearing – and learning – from everyone. Question for you: What do […]
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Profile of a Trump Supporter
I was going to do a cheeky post on Taylor Swift or something, but…I just couldn’t. As much as I realllly didn’t want to write about the election, ignoring the state of our nation right now just didn’t sit well with me. Scrolling through social media and watching the news today, there was definitely a […]
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7 Things I Learned This Election Season
Well, here we are, on the eve of the election. I don’t know about you, but I’m plum near ready to wave the white flag and just surrender. I can’t take the negativity any longer! We have seen, unprecedentedly, the worst of humanity. I’ve seen people on my Facebook newsfeed proclaim, “unfriend me if you’re […]
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Light in the Dark
I am heart sick tonight. Not because of the election. Not because there’s a rumor that Drake and T. Swift are dating. But because of a piece of news I heard just the other night. Over the weekend, at my cousin’s university, there was a tragedy. His roommate: a kind, loving, and incredibly smart young […]