Song of the Quarantined Neighbors
An ode to the five kids who are bored to death next door.
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real life
Dethroning the 6th grade queen of the playground
There are two stories that stand out for me in my childhood memories. In the first, I’m in 6th grade, standing off to the side while the new girl, surrounded by the most popular girls in my class, decided who was cool enough to hang out with her, and who wasn’t. We all played the
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Stepping out of the shame storm to embrace confidence
At the start of 2018, I dedicated this year to confidence. I aimed to build on my confidence and become more surefooted in my endeavors, my path, and make solid steps toward my future. A few days after making this vow, I agreed to be my mother-in-law’s caretaker for a week. That week turned into
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Today is a new day.
Hi. I’m back. Negative Nelly took over my blog yesterday, apparently, and had a field day. She does that sometimes. I think it has something to do with letting off some steam, so I allow her the space to do that, mostly in my personal journal, but sometimes here, as well. She wants me to
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Meeting my baby niece
This past weekend, I was able to meet my new niece, Adeline, for the very first time. She’s already 8 weeks old, but because she lives in Southern California and I’m in Northern California, I haven’t been able to meet her until now. She’s still little, which means many of our conversations consisted of me
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A story about a girl who let fear keep her from blogging.
Let me tell you a story. It’s about a girl who grew so afraid of what people might think of her, she became paralyzed in that fear. It starts with a back story. This girl was born to be a storyteller, stemming from an early love of reading. It began with stories read to her
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