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Continue reading →: A Date By Myself
pop. Pop. pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop beeeeeeeeeep! The smell of butter filled the kitchen so beautifully that the air felt yellow with artificial flavor. I walked over to the drawer next to the microwave and grabbed a bar of Trader Joe’s 73% dark chocolate, and held…
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Continue reading →: A Friendly Reminder
It’s always funny meeting up with people I haven’t seen in awhile or don’t know very well and having them tell me how great my life has seemed lately. I also love hearing people who I haven’t kept in great touch with have kept up with my writing. Reading is…
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Continue reading →: Military Love
Since I started dating someone in the Army I’ve been hyper-aware of military in the media and as a source of entertainment. One thing I’ve found particularly interesting is the way deployment love is portrayed in music. I absolutely love writers and musicians because I think they can connect so…
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Continue reading →: Survivor
I love Destiny’s Child’s song Survivor. It played as my anthem when I was going through a really difficult breakup, and I have even listened to it when I needed extra motivation to work towards getting better from my illness. The overall message of the song is that people can…
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Continue reading →: POTS And The Election
No, I did not mean to write POTUS and am not writing about a connection between Barrack Obama and this election. I wanted to share a personal experience of mine (shocker!) in hopes to bring anyone worried about the outcome just a little bit of comfort. Sometimes life doesn’t go…
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Continue reading →: My Second Love
People always make a big deal about how your first love will always have a special place in your heart. While I believe this is true and that you learn a lot from your first love, I’d like to focus more on my second. I have some special memories with…
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Continue reading →: Dear Soldier,
You tell me not to worry about you and that you’re safe where you are — that’s cute. If I didn’t worry about your safety I would worry about our relationship. You are in a country I would not be allowed to travel to even if I wanted to. I…
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Continue reading →: Going Cruelty Free
I love animals. I always have and grew up having a bunch of different pets. We fostered 2 dogs when I was really young — a Golden Retriever, then a German Shepherd, and then welcomed Gracie, our sweet Boston Terrier, into our home. She lived with us until she went…
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