Tag: friends
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What’s Wrong With Being
This week’s thoughts are going to require some context, so please get your popcorn and settle in for a multi-part story. Ready? Great. I was at the gym recently and my coach paired me with a woman I didn’t know well. As she and I prepared for our partner workout together, she said, “I have…
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The Perfect Gift Conundrum
Presents. Do they stress anyone else out? You know. Like, gifts that you give people. They’re especially common at this time of year for some reason, which we won’t get into. But they stress me out. I feel like there are three typical ways that gift-giving can be stressful: Budget – How much is too…
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The Absence of Gratitude
We all know I’m going to write about gratitude, so let’s just get it over with. It’s obligatory not only because it’s Thanksgiving week, but also because gratitude is one of the values I’m working on this year. See, every year when we get close to December I have an, “Oh shit” moment where I…
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‘Til the Wheels Fall Off
I had some car troubles recently – my old and faithful steed simply stopped functioning. Like, I drove it to a restaurant, ate lunch, and when I went to leave the restaurant my car did absolutely nothing. He didn’t even act like he was trying to work. Through a network of friends (and their mothers,…
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Medication Side-Effect Roulette
There is just so much sleepy in my life right now. Fall weather, working out hard, and a medication change have all combined to make me one blink away from a long nap at all times. And I am not enjoying it. Now, we’ve previously discussed the topic of medication changes and how frustrating they…
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What’s In Your Cavern?
There’s a deep, dark cavern in my brain where blog post ideas go to die. It’s not supposed to be where they die. What the rest of my brain sees is a medium-sized cabinet where I tuck my ideas for next week or “sometime later.” I open up the cabinet, write an idea on a…