Month: March 2017
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Seeing RED
*sigh* This post is going to be difficult to write. The saying goes, never judge a person until you walk a mile in their shoes…or something like that. And I’ve learned over the years that as much as I hate those cliched little nuggets, they actually hold a lot of truth. Stand the test of […]
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Tipsy Typing
I’m writing this post after two vodka/sodas. And if you know anything about me, then you know…I am properly pissed. #LightweightForLife I actually have never written a tipsy blog post before. Believe it or not, even the Feminism post was written stone cold sober. Stone Cold Steve Austin…I wonder what that dude is up to […]
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Revival
Today was a bit surreal. I feel a bit like I’m living someone else’s life. Being back in New York after my mom’s stroke, even though just for the weekend, it’s hard to believe that this was my life for almost six years. It feels so foreign after nearly three months of being home with […]
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Challenging Feminism
Lately, it’s been really weird to be a woman. Not because of any fashion or makeup trends…although, I will say…I don’t quite understand the reemergence of the shoulder pad. But because of all the recent hyper focus on…feminism. The Women’s March, International Women’s Day, protests, walk outs, I mean, we get it already… But to be honest, […]
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Top 5 Lessons from my Father
My dad has taught me a lot of things over the years. Everything from a mean cross-over dribble in basketball that’ll make a defender fall on their keister, to how to handle online banking, to how to decode and respond to a guy’s text message with just the right amount of sass and interest. And […]
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Rear-View Mirror Christianity
What. A. Weekend. Well, I’m currently crammed in a middle seat on an airplane. I’ve got a neck-pillow, mouth-breather on my left and a tuna sandwich-eater on my right. And despite my current state of being sensorily accosted, I’m in a sheer state of bliss. I just had one of the best weekends ever. I took a “mental […]
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A Defining Question
Over the past week or so, my brother has gotten really into our family’s history. My ancestry. Genealogy. And I’m not gonna lie, it’s pretty awesome. We’re talking 16th century London – ancestors who were contemporaries — and practically neighbors – with Shakespeare! But soft… But I think it’s really fascinating how all of these DNA […]
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Coincidence??
It’s kind of funny…scrolling through Facebook has become, almost a bit of a luxury here recently. Before, in NYC, it was just another time killer when I was bored or waiting for the subway. But here in Ohio, it’s an extravagance if I have a free 3 minutes to scroll through my FB timeline. There’s […]
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The Passing of Time
It’s a breathtaking morning here. One of those mornings that happen only when it’s right on the cusp of spring. Kind of like winter’s last stand. 6am. And there’s this thick blanket of fog that is covering the backyard, with only the faint shadow of the spindly tree branches cutting through. It’s as though the […]