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Losing Home

As of this week my parents have finally pulled the trigger and listed their property for sale, the home they’ve had for 30 years.  As much as I’ve been urging them to make this move for the last 2 ½ years, now that the time has finally come, I have some seriously conflicting emotions about […]

 

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Time Management

  While speaking with a co-worker during opening yesterday, he said something that very accurately summed up the current state of my life.  “I feel like even on my days off, I don’t get days off.”  I’m fairly certain I’m not the only person out here who empathizes with his sentiment.   If there is one […]

 

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Women in Service

This weekend was an extremely busy one for the restaurant where I work; probably the busiest I’ve experienced in my short time there.  And like all establishments who pay the bills servicing the masses, that high volume didn’t come without its fair share of stress and drama.  But I’ll get back to that in a […]

 

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Dating Digitally

Today I was approached by another single friend of mine with a question I get asked with a fair degree of regularity- “Of all of them, which dating apps should I be putting myself on?” I guess because I’m such a vocal and unapologetic user (or abuser) of online dating sites, some might view me […]

 

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Happy Fall Y’all!  

The Autumnal Equinox falls this week, on September 22nd at 3:21pm if you want to be precise.  For most of us, this holiday conjures up images of football, flannel, gourds of various sizes and colors, and of course Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes.  But rarely do we dive into the origins of the celebrations we hold […]

 

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A Sweaty and Painful Death

I went HARD In the gym today.  Harder than I’ve went in a long time, and it was terrible.  I’m certain the two men outside the exercise studio in the weight room thought I was being murdered based on the sounds drifting amongst the dumbbells and weight benches.  The grunts and screams of me slinging […]

 

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Gratification or Objectification

I’m about to get really real.   It’s extremely hard in this day and age of insta-reality to promote your brains instead of your looks.  Consistently, week after week I publish my column on my personal Instagram account to a whopping fanfare of 5-15 likes if I’m lucky.  However, posting a photo in a slinky dress […]

 

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Vogue 73 Questions Answered (Part 2)

Continuing my completely self-indulgent post from last week, I am here to give you the second half of my answers to Vogue’s 73 Questions. While I did make this article sort of out of necessity because I’ve been too busy for thoughtful content as of late, I will say that many of these questions have […]

 

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Vogue 73 Questions Answered (Part 1)

Some of you may be familiar with the Vogue magazine 73 Questions online videos.  If not, basically an interviewer follows around a celebrity and shoots them 73 rapidfire questions that can be answered in less than 10 minutes in only 1 take.  Since I am running short on time and inspiration as of late, I […]

 

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Summer Grubbin’- Get it While You Can

We’re already halfway through August, which means summer is quickly winding down.  The kids are back in school, you’ve probably already used all your vacation days, and if you’re anything like me, seeing all the emerging autumn decorations popping up in stores is setting your overheated heart a-flutter.   But as much as I despise sweating […]

 

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Living Rich

As a firm believer in the power of manifestation, I’ve chosen to “dress for the job I want, not the job I have” in every aspect of my life, and it seems to be working out pretty good so far.  Setting standards for potential future partners, choosing to spend my money in upscale dining as […]

 

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Dating at 30something

Now that my life has calmed to a point where I finally have free time to dedicate to dating, I’ve been actively attempting to take a non-cynical, yet realistic approach to my encounters with men.  Which is at least better than the “expect the worst, hope for not being murdered” mentality of years past. I […]