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FOMO Everywhere
Last week, I was in training for work on Wednesday and Thursday. I spent all day, both days, surrounded by 100 of my closest colleagues. Although I enjoy their company,…
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Fighting Imposter Syndrome
(Grammatical note on imposter syndrome: both imposter and impostor are ok. I go back and forth sometimes, but lately have seen imposter more frequently.) Ah, imposter syndrome. It’s plagued me…
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Low-High Summer Sandals
I can (for the most part) restrain myself from buying too many clothes, but I struggle more with shoes. I think it’s because I still haven’t quite figured out how…
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Gift Ideas for Teachers
This post contains affiliate links, and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This is the first year I’ve had a child in school and therefore the first…
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My #1 Practical Tip for Becoming a Minimalist
I’ve written before about the day I first realized minimalism might be something that worked for me. Before that experience, I felt that the minimalist lifestyle was too stark and…
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2018 Mother’s Day Gift Guide
This post contains affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase after clicking one of the links, I will earn a small commission. I have a weird relationship with…
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April Progress Report: 18 for 2018
The first item I published to this blog was my 18 for 2018 list, which was inspired by Gretchen Rubin and Liz Craft’s lists that they shared on the Happier podcast.…
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Thoughts on Honesty in Blogging
On Thursday I published a post that was simply a run-down of my mom’s last day on earth. It was told from my perspective – just a “day in the…
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My Last Day of Her Life
I wrote this five years ago and published it on my first blog, which focused almost exclusively on processing the events of my mom’s illness and my grief after her…
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A Little Boy’s Nursery
I can’t lie; I’m pretty pleased that the first room I’m able to share and call “basically finished” (because nothing is every really finished) is my son’s room. I didn’t…