Soapbox
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I turned 32 last Monday – and since I had an amazing pre-birthday Vegas getaway the weekend before (because I had to get the “party” side outta the way), I was happy to spend a birthday at home for the first time in 9 YEARS. It was a chillaxed day of manicures, pedicures, and my…
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“I’m leaving on a jet plane” …and I’ll be back when I can afford to live in NYC without a roommate. On Friday, I left my beautiful Upper East Side apartment and came back to the West Coast for a much-needed sabbatical in Seattle (technically Bellevue, but New Yorkers always assume I’m referring to the…
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I think it’s safe to say our new president’s transition into office has been… rocky, at best. And since I’m a female minority with a college degree who has lived abroad for several years, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that I’ve never been part of the Trump bandwagon. But instead of placing…
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As I tackle this year’s stack of Christmas cards, I’m reminded of what I keep hearing nowadays: “I never send Christmas cards.” “Nobody sends letters anymore.” “Nobody cares about that stuff.” “Email is better.” Yeah, no. I don’t care if I’m part of a dwindling population. I will always believe in the importance of handwritten…
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After a yearlong hiatus from podcasts, I couldn’t keep my trap shut about this topic. I had to speak out about this, because I’m so tired of individuals ironically calling the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag “ignorant” when #AllLivesMatter was literally created because people couldn’t UNDERSTAND the original slogan. It’s like calling Newton’s law of universal gravity ignorant…
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What a good looking boy. This is Harambe – a Western lowland silverback gorilla who, as most of you probably know by now, was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 4 year-old boy climbed/fell into the gorilla enclosure on Saturday. Harambe had just turned 17. There’s already enough information circulating the internet…
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I did nothing to deserve this – Her. Her love. Her strength. All the cuddles and affection, All the bandaging my pains. Her dreaming of me before I was born, Being all that she visualized. My soul was in a crap shoot And I won the ultimate prize. I did nothing to deserve this –…
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Birthdays are always a good time for reflection. Being a “personal development” nerd, I’m always listening to podcasts and journaling, trying to figure out what the hell is wrong with me and/or how I can better myself going forward. One barrier to happiness I finally noticed is this: I always look at the past as…
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‘Tis the season, everyone! I just finished writing out my Christmas list; but this year, it’s different. Rather than listing out a bunch of “stuff” that I’d like to receive on Christmas morning, I have decided to make a list of several different organizations that I will be donating to during the holidays. From monetary…
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