Category: Lists
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Why I Became a Writer
When I started college in 2010, I thought I’d end up as a missionary, a housewife, a teacher, or some combination of the above. I assumed I’d write a little, but I didn’t foresee writing as my main career. By the time I graduated in 2017, I’d cast aside my missionary, housewife, and especially teaching…
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Things I’ve Been Googling Lately
As a glimpse into the random things I’ve been thinking about lately, I thought I might do a blog post discussing my recent Google searches. I google things all the time. Who doesn’t? Here are some of my searches: 1. Norman Rockwell white Backstory: I collect other people’s diaries. I find them sometimes at thrift…
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My Top 10 Moments of the Decade
Today is the last day of 2019. The last day of the 2010s. It wasn’t quite the decade I expected it to be. I thought I’d publish books, and fall in love, and get married, and maybe move to a different country, and perhaps have a baby. None of those things happened. What happened, instead,…
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7 Things to Do While You’re Still Single
1. Live with your best friends Once you or your best friend get married, you will never again have a chance to be roommates. And it’s SO MUCH FUN. 2. Take financial management classes Singleness is a great time to sort out your finances, save money, and maybe make investments and start businesses. But they…
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15 of my Favorite Feelings
Today, in honor of a youtube video I watched once and quite liked, I decided to write down 15 of my favorite feelings. That feeling when, in the middle of some stressful or generally unpleasant situation, I get a cup of tea and a little space of time where I don’t have to make any…
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7 Ways To Maintain Friendships in Adulthood (ABC Day 11)
One of the many topics of conversation that came up during my trip to Montana with my Aunts was friendship. I found it surprising how many people get to adulthood and feel friendless. So I decided to write a post about friendship. But first, a couple caveats. A. I am very aware that being single…
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MOP April 17: A Few Things I Dislike about the Internet
Complaining about technology/the internet/smartphones seems to be the latest trend. Of course there’s irony in the fact that most of these complaints happen ON the internet. Also, most of the complaints center on the way that virtual communication is destroying real, face-to-face communication. Or the way that people project fake versions of themselves online in…
The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots 