Category: Life Experiences
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TV in the 90s
When I was a kid my Sunday school teacher would record tapes for us. 6 hour VHS tapes full of the greatest kids tv shows. (We did’t have many channels when I was little.) Some of the faves were… Now my Grandma also recorded tapes for us. Lots of westerns, Doris Day movies but the…
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Emotional Support Denim
Have you ever had an article of clothing that you leaned on like a baby blanket? It was comforting, it made you feel/look good, it gave you confidence? Over the years I have had several. It might just be because I’m a creature of habit, so I get reliant on things… But here are some…
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More Chicken Tales!
Saturday was the first farmers market of the season. I attended to support my friends Brenda and Nina. While I was there I wasn’t paying attention to my phone and my mom kept calling me. (Sorry mom!) I had told her I wanted some white layers to add to the flock this year. While I…
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Chicken Tales!
A couple weeks ago I noticed I had a broody hen. In the past I have struggled with this for different reasons. Thankfully Re-peck-a (as this hen was dubbed by the frat boys who raised her) stayed in the same nest long enough to hatch some eggs. Friday (after a looooong but excellent day) I…
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Millennial Comforts (or Safety Blankets)
Let’s play a game… Hold up your hand. Put a finger down if you wore a hoodie/sweatshirt growing up with thumb holes in the sleeve. Put a finger down if you went through a phase of all black because Stacy and Clinton on What Not to Wear told you black was a slimming color. Put…
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Moms
There is no one on earth like your mom. Moms are magical. Moms are the best. Moms see all the things and are always helping. I love my mom. Even at 30+ I still want my mom. When I’m sick I want my mom to know. When I had kidney stones it was my mom…
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Successful Small Talk
I HATE small talk. I hate it because it feels meaningless to me. I hate it because I crave a deeper connection and I never feel like I have anything charming to say in a 2 second interaction. So when I have successful small talk interactions I am on cloud 9. Last week, after a…
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Asian Markets
Several years ago my sister got me a Korean Cookbook for xmas and I have had so much fun trying new recipes. Unfortunately a lot of the special ingredients I needed were hard to find locally, so I would get them from amazon. It was pricey and the quality was low. I follow so many…
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Language of the Times
There is a lot that I hate about modern slang. I will never forgive the person who came up with the terms “skibbidy” or “rizzler”. It pains me to even type them. However, I do sometimes find myself using slang and feeling “cool”. But then I immediately give myself the ick. I never got into…
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Being Typecast in Life
Have you ever been given a label and it stuck with you for… well forever? I have worn a lot of labels in my life. Some good, some bad. Some I don’t worry about and others plague me. One such example: Kids. I love kids. I truly do. I think they’re cute and funny and…
Redheaded Jill 