Learning to Live Wild
When I was 36 I found myself back in college. It was the beginning of what ended up being six years of college. It was such a new thing for me that…
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No Regrets
It seems like a lifetime ago now. I was 19-years-old. I was at that age when there is a fine line between being a child, and being a woman. It was easy…
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Twenty Five Things that I Know for Sure
It seems like just yesterday I was watching my mom and her friends, thinking that they were pretty cool for old people. Truthfully, they weren’t even old. They were just parents or…
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How to Ask for Help: A Reference Guide from Kindergarten
Help. Everyone needs it, and no one knows how to ask for it. It’s a shame. There’s a stigma. Deep down in our souls, we secretly second guess ourselves, “Shouldn’t I be…
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Life Lessons From a Blue Tarp
Blood does not build a family, love does – and a family is anyone who lives under the blue tarp of your heart. That is something my father taught me, though I…
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Why an Unplanned Pregnancy Was the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Me
When I was 19, most of my friends were living off Ramen Noodles, cramming for exams, and primping for parties. Me? I was living off Ensure and Saltines, stocking up on Pampers,…
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The Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything
For those unfamiliar, the title of this post comes from “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams. First, let me confess that I have never read the book. I know…
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