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New Post Every Tuesday & Friday!
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Learning to Move Slower
Ahhh…it’s my mother’s birthday yet again. How does it keep happening that my posts seem to land on the day she was born? Well anyway, this year I don’t want to talk about her—so I won’t. The semester just ended. I took my last exam yesterday, and now I get to drown in research until…
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“Embrace The Suck”
Someone once said to me, “Sometimes you just have to embrace the suck.” I remember the moment my ears first heard those words…he was hovering over me while I sat on the edge of my bed. He was trying to convince me why we should stay together, in his own odd way. And even though…
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A Life Worth Missing
One day, I won’t live in Bangor anymore—in a two-bedroom apartment with that pink couch I’m sitting on, staring at my Christmas tree in the dark on the night before the full moon. Daisy won’t be curled up next to me while I bawl my eyes out, crying alone. One day, this will all be…
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The Magic That December Holds
It’s officially the last month of the year—December—my second favorite month to exist. I’m currently experiencing what’s supposed to be the start of a snowstorm. While I usually dislike the idea of being trapped indoors by snow, watching it fall outside my balcony window is truly magical. Even better when paired with a fresh, hot…
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The Tree, the Lights, and the Tears
After almost a decade of spending the holidays without family, I can finally say with certainty that it does get easier…not just easier, but actually enjoyable. This is the first Thanksgiving I’ve spent alone and didn’t feel sad. I even drank, and it didn’t turn me into a downer…which I thought was odd. I did…
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The Playground That Holds Decades of Me
Mundy Park—a little ballpark in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The park right behind my childhood house. The place I complained about walking just one loop with my family. The place where I first walked my childhood dog. The place I learned to ride a bike. The place with the hill everyone sledded down in winter. The…