Category: Life Experiences
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Who Reads the Instructions?
Who actually reads the instructions when it comes to tasks like staining the deck? Not me… that’s for sure. So when I told my friend that I stained the deck when it was almost 100 degrees outside and she said, “Isn’t that going to turn into maple syrup and never dry out?” I said, “What?”…
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The Dark Side of (eye)Shadow
When I was a freshman in high school I started playing tennis. Not because I like it but because I had to choose a sport and the tennis season is the shortest of all the athletic seasons. (And half the time it would get rained out.) When I was about a freshman in high school…
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We Get What We Hate
I recently listened to a lecturer who said we get what we hate, and what we hold grudges about come back to us. So… I was thinking. What do I hate? Spiders. And I see spiders EVERYwhere. What do I hold a grudge about? My former friends abandoning me after college. And I know for…
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Moral Obligations to Our Siblings
I love to harass my siblings. And they also pester me. It’s the law. An unwritten but universally understood law. Harassing your siblings is a necessary bonding experience. The best example of this is with my youngest brother who has autism. He’s a gentle giant and likes the simple things in life. Movies, snacks, and…
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Where Are the Men?
I read stats once that said Kansas is a place people came to settle down with their families, it’s not a great place for singles to find love. I believe it. Kansas is my favorite. I want to stay here forever. Unfortunately, I don’t want to stay here forever alone. But all the men are…
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Glow Up Guide
There’s this IG personality, Nicole Neesby, who I adore. She is a mom, does essential oils, comes from a big family herself… She’s a hoot and a half. I love seeing her content. Well a mutual friend started doing this dirty carnivore diet to heal her relationship with food and help heal her weight. I…
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Getting Past the Awkward
I was recently talking to my extroverted friend at church and I said, “I just have to tell you… If you are trying to set me up with so and so I will NEVER be able to speak to them because I will be paranoid. So… if you want us to be friends please don’t…
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Inexplicable Rage
Is there anything that fills you with rage that you just can’t explain? I’m sure you have a list, because I have a list and… my guess is all God’s children got lists. So here’s mine. Are these rational feelings? Probably not. But they’re real.
Redheaded Jill 