The Things I Don’t Talk About

Vulnerability hooks me. It calls me close. It’s a brave act. A demonstration that the thing being shared is more important than the perceived safety of holding it inside. That the thing needing to be revealed is far more important than the discomfort of revealing it. It’s a sacrifice. An unfolding. A blessing. Vulnerability comes […]

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Unexpected Obstacles and the CA DMV

Clerk: “That will be four forty.” Long pause. Me:”As in, four dollars and forty cents?” Clerk: “No, Miss, four hundred and forty dollars.” Me: Gulp. And THAT is how my trip to the DMV went yesterday. After some grumbling and a few exasperated looks thrown at the clerk, I reached into my wallet and took […]

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26 Things I Learned at Twenty-Six

1. Cultivating a better sense of self-not everybody’s doing it. Not everybody gets more mature,  driven, or self-aware as they grow older. Don’t waste your time on these people, there’s too many awesome ones to surround yourself with. 2. Sometimes you’ll hate your day job. Don’t give up. 3. Follow your passions. They are the surest […]

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10 Things I’ve Learned from a Year Without Alcohol

Next month marks one full year since I last had a drink. It’s astounding, really, what can change in a year. Everything has changed: who I am, the way I look at life, and who I am becoming. Choosing to live a life without alcohol has been eye opening, challenging, at times soul-wrenching, full of […]

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