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Advice for myself at 20

Last Friday I was at the bar at Label chatting with a couple of recent college grad girls I know.  I was regaling them with stories from my “Train Wreck 20s” and as we were all laughing at the near-death experiences and hijinks that me 40lbs heavier got into, one of the girls said “I […]

 

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The truth about “The One”

Last week I was in the middle of a phone appointment with Therapist when he imparted some of the most valuable wisdom I’ve ever paid $75/hour to hear.  Luckily for you, I am going to share this little grain of truth with you for free! We had run the gamut of pertinent topics in my […]

 

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The Plight of the Childless Woman

If you are a childless woman of a certain age, it is inevitable that you have experienced some degree of “motherhood shaming,” and if you haven’t you probably will. It doesn’t matter how understanding, well-intentioned and open-minded the people surrounding you are, there will come a time someone will probably unintentionally diminish your womanhood and […]

 

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The Art of Being Annoying

Over the weekend I enjoyed a night out with some friends.  I met up with them at the Country Club then dinner at Peerless followed by after dinner drinks around town.  It was a decently large group of people, 6 of us, and we were all having a great time. I’m only particularly close to […]

 

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Cuddle Buddies

I recently went on a date with a guy in Charlotte. He was 39, very attractive, worked in finance for Wells Fargo and had a British accent, so immediately I wondered what was wrong with him. Typically those kinds of credentials don’t keep you on the single market for very long unless there is something […]

 

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A Thankless Job Well Done

In the ongoing saga of me failing to live up to my full daughter potential, when submitting my article for last week’s deadline I did not realize that it was the week of Mother’s Day and I did not get to properly honor Queen Gail like I had planned.  So this week I am doing […]

 

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Girl Power

I’ve never been someone who has a strong sense of “girl power” or female unity. My mentality for the most part has been of the “every man for himself” variety which has made me more of a lone wolf, save a few very close friends I’ve had for years. Like most women, my experiences with […]

 

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Keeping Fear in Check

A couple months ago I discussed my goal of conquering irrational and rational fears. Since beginning my journey of checking things off that list, I’m happy to say it hasn’t decreased in size. That may sound counterproductive, but I’ve actually been adding things to that list weekly, so every time I tackle one mission I […]

 

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Time For A Little Spring Cleaning

Whenever the seasons change, it seems everyone gets the urge to purge. Something about fresh air and bright sunshine always brings to light the clutter in our lives, be it literal or metaphorical. I am a firm believer in the theory that your personal spaces (i.e. home, cars, desk, etc.) completely reflect what is going […]

 

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The Truth About Lies

I very recently received a message from someone I loved and respected a great deal that, within its 4 short sentences, was able to completely extinguish any shred of emotion I felt for them except shame, anger and disgust.  This person was reaching out to me requesting I do something that goes against everything I […]

 

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A Southern Summer to Remember

Today has been one of those tantalizingly warm days of early spring. The type of day where the thermometer climbs all the way to 72 degrees and lures everyone out of doors to languish on restaurant patios and stroll their dogs around the park for the first time in 6 months. And although the 40-degree […]

 

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It’s Time to Level Up

I am so sick of victimizing. I’m sick of seeing people in the media doing it, I’m sick of seeing people I know online doing it to themselves and I am WAY sick of choosing to make myself a victim. Because that is the cold, hard truth- we make the choice to either be a […]