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the cabin
Before I was born, my grandpa bought land with acres of green forest and hilly pastures for his horses (they are all in Georgia or horse heaven now). He had a cabin built on the land, a real-life Lincoln Log cabin. It’s a place I’ve always been proud to show my friends because it’s absolutely…
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weeds
My garden is overgrown A green chaos Stealing nutrients from the plants I’m nurturing Time to weed the weeds Shallow roots give way to my bare hands Others have grown deep, prickle at my touch Should I leave them? Let sleeping dogs lie? My splintered trowel forces its way into the earth I won’t let…
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why I stopped wearing my apple watch (sorry mom)
Her mom gave her the watch for her birthday. She loved it. She just didn’t know how much it would matter. She’s pumping her first in the air, lapping the house, dancing, skipping, anything to close the last ten calories on her Move ring. It was set to 560 calories per day and some days…
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divorce hamsters
Have you ever heard of a divorce hamster? Okay, maybe it’s not always a hamster. Could be a puppy. A cat. Maybe even a fish. The apology pet. My dad dropped them off around Valentine’s day, a “sorry for not showing up to our visits, but here’s a hamster” kind of gift. My mom resisted taking…
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on moving , moving on
A continuation of the big changes in my best friend’s life that affect me… One month ago, Elli moved to Atlanta to join her now husband and one of my closest friends, Isaac, in their new apartment. This past weekend, I flew down to help her get settled in. This was the first trip I’ve…
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my best friend’s wedding
No, this is not a blog about the movie, My Best Friend’s Wedding with Julia Roberts. And no, it’s not about my attempt to break up the wedding (the plot of the movie). But my best friend really did get married. In April, I told you she got engaged. In May, she got married. Despite…
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silly little walks
A silly little walk for my mental health. Headphones on, daylist playing “pining power ballad tuesday afternoon”. I step out onto the sidewalk, ready to distract myself from life for 20 minutes. I stop for every pretty flower. Snap a picture. Revel in spring. A neighbor two doors down reads her book in a bohemian…
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i’ve been avoiding something
Well for a while I was keeping it a secret. But now that it’s out, I’ve just been avoiding it. My best friend (Elli) got engaged! And not only that, she will be married in a matter of weeks and moving to Atlanta, on the same street as my sister. Where to begin… I think…
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one piece of advice for a 20-something? well here’s 8.
I have been behind on blogging lately. It’s funny because as soon as the weather got even a little nice, I was so preoccupied and have not been prioritizing it. And then it got cold again and here I am! I have been collecting and writing bits for this blog for a couple weeks, trying…
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the perspective of possibility
I just finished a book called The Midnight Library. I plucked it from the Sci-fi shelves of the downtown Columbus library on a rainy Saturday morning. Nora Seed, the main character, wants to die. She sees no purpose or meaning in her life. No love to have or give. But in-between life and death she…
diary of a 20 something 