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silly little walks
A silly little walk for my mental health. Headphones on, daylist playing “pining power ballad tuesday afternoon”. I step out onto the sidewalk, ready to distract myself from life for 20 minutes. I stop for every pretty flower. Snap a picture. Revel in spring. A neighbor two doors down reads her book in a bohemian… Read more
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i’ve been avoiding something
Well for a while I was keeping it a secret. But now that it’s out, I’ve just been avoiding it. My best friend (Elli) got engaged! And not only that, she will be married in a matter of weeks and moving to Atlanta, on the same street as my sister. Where to begin… I think… Read more
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one piece of advice for a 20-something? well here’s 8.
I have been behind on blogging lately. It’s funny because as soon as the weather got even a little nice, I was so preoccupied and have not been prioritizing it. And then it got cold again and here I am! I have been collecting and writing bits for this blog for a couple weeks, trying… Read more
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the perspective of possibility
I just finished a book called The Midnight Library. I plucked it from the Sci-fi shelves of the downtown Columbus library on a rainy Saturday morning. Nora Seed, the main character, wants to die. She sees no purpose or meaning in her life. No love to have or give. But in-between life and death she… Read more
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pen pals
It’s been years since my childhood neighbor, Theresa moved to Florida. But to me, it feels like yesterday. When I was maybe 12 years old, my sister and I played Barbies a lot. Playing Barbies meant setting up the entire basement as our universe, complete with a Barbie hot tub (Tupperware filled with warm water).… Read more
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the gals, the girls, the women I call friends
galentine’s day [ gal–uhn-tahyns dey ] “Observed on February 13, the day before Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day celebrates platonic friendships, usually among women. It originated on the show Parks and Recreation.” If you haven’t seen the Parks and Rec episode, here is Leslie Knope’s opinion on Galentine’s. Leslie, I’m with you. A day to celebrate my friendships with some of the women… Read more
Oscar Wilde said that if you know what you want to be, then you inevitably become it – that is your punishment, but if you never know, then you can be anything.
Stephen Fry
confessions of a 20 something 