Category: Relationships
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Belonging: Mean Girls Are Terrible Role Models, Choose the People Who Want to be Around You
I got the inspo for this post after a long day at work talking to strangers. I’m in the food industry, and I was tending the window at a large coffee chain. Part of my job is to create the “experience”, or selling belonging to the customer. Something I made fun of in my youth.…
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Steering Clear of Old Roadblocks to the Heart: Navigating Relationships
Hello friends. This post is a little different in that it is a reflection of what it means to me to be in relationships with those closest. I think the inspiration for this post is due to the holidays being around the corner. And if you’re like me, the holidays are a loaded experience. I…
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Cleaning Up: Feeling at Home Around New Friends
A lot has happened in the last two months. I switched careers, found a job earning the most I’ve ever made, moved into a new apartment while I was unemployed with a person I’ve only known for three months. And I’m starting out with no money in my emergency fund. I’ve also been cleaning non-stop.…
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Building a Firepit, Building Relationships: Cozying Up to a Fire
The older I get the more I realize that the things I enjoy the most are the cozy and simple things. There’s a line in a Jay-Z song that sums up how I feel, “I don’t want much, f’ I drove every car. Some nice cooked food, some nice clean drawers”. There are few times…
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Rhubarb Pie, AKA How to Connect With Your Neighbors 🙂
To connect with others isn’t always easy. It could be due to not trusting others, or feeling as though you’re not likeable or interesting enough. So you let others beat you into the mold who they think you should be so they can feel better about themselves and hopefully you feel accepted. But this leaves…