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54 Things I Learned in my 54th Year: #51 A Year In The Life is Spot On

September 27, 2023

(this post is full of Gilmore Girls spoilers, so consider yourself warned) The first time I watched Gilmore Girls was five or six years ago with Ingrid. She was super into it for a while, but after Rory graduated from college she kind of lost interest, and she abandonded me for Grey’s Anatomy, so I

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54 Things I Learned In My 54th Year: #52 The Climb

September 26, 2023

I’ve spent my life chasing results, impatiently anticipating that one, final, magical achievement that would give me the admiration and confidence and validation and respect I believed would follow. Until this year, I had no idea how results-driven I was or how exhausting and impossible this way of thinking and living is. This constant pursuit

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54 Things I Learned in my 54th Year: #53 The Mirror

September 21, 2023

I remember when I was younger – like in my late teens – and my mom and I had just pulled into the parking lot of Caldor. My mom found a parking spot and as she was getting out of the car she caught a glimpse of her reflection and said “I haven’t even looked

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54 Things I Learned In My 54th Year: #54 Perspective

September 20, 2023

I turned 54 two days ago. My 54th year was not easy. In fact, in all of my years, this past one might have been the most challenging. If year 54 isn’t at the very top of the Hardest Years Of My Life List, it’s in the Top 3. I wouldn’t say I’m sailing in

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A Perfect 18th Birthday

June 28, 2023

If you’ve been around here since the beginning, you know how I feel about birthday parties for kids. I’m not a fan of over-the-top parties. I wrote some pretty opinionated posts about kid parties back in the day. I still have the same opinion. I like simple birthday parties. Only now I don’t feel the

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Senior Year

June 15, 2023

The end of the school year is no joke for anyone. There are parties and concerts and ceremonies and all the regular end-of-the-year hoopla. Senior year is a whole different story. I was not sufficiently prepared for senior year. Like not even close. There are so many extra things that need to be done. They

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