life

  • Broken Pinky promise: how a broken finger ended a bad relationship for good.

    I broke my pinky finger once. I didn’t break the bone, but I tore a ligament pretty badly which required me to wear a splint on for a few weeks. It happened when I was back in college, working full time as a night-shift janitor. I was sleep deprived, and distracted because my on-again-off-again boyfriend

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  • Working My Way Back Up: Returning to work after a winter hiatus.

    I am going back to work. In November I quit my corporate job after 5 years working my way up the ladder. I gained a lot of valuable skills and experience in my time, and am truly grateful for the opportunities that job offered me. But, I don’t regret my decision to leave. After working

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  • 15 Minutes with myself: what I would tell my teenage self

    There’s a Book Series I really Enjoy called “Before the Coffee Gets Cold” This modern urban fantasy is about a tiny cafe in Japan with the unique ability to send a drinker back to the past for a short period of time- the length of time it takes for a cup of coffee to get

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  • A Whole Love: Why My Partner Isn’t My “Other Half”

    I don’t need my partner. I love my partner deeply. He is considerate, patient, goofy, talented, smart, and attractive. As far as heterosexual dating goes, I hit the jackpot. In the 18 months we have been dating, he has added to my happiness and emotional health by leaps and bounds. I don’t want to imagine

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  • Less is More: learning to want less

    I find myself wanting less as I get older. It seems to be a common symptom of growing maturity, learning the true value of things. The more you see and experience, the more context you have to assess your life and circumstances. If you are lucky, that perspective will help carry you through seasons of

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  • Another Year of Changes

    Another Year of Changes

    2024 has already been a year of changes. So far this year I’ve: started a new job, launched a new website, and sold my old car- and it’s only the second week of January. This might look chaotic from the outside, but it’s par for the course for me. Every few years I have a

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  • How the Year Flies By: changes from year to year.

    Once upon a time, each year seemed to drag on. Each month feeling as separate and distinct from each other as winter as a decade. Now the year flies by in a blur of passing seasons- a kaleidoscope of changing leaves. It’s only when winter comes again, painting the landscape as white as a blank

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  • Spinning the Yarn

    Spinning the Yarn

    Can you capture a person in a handful of stories? Summarize a life in a few anecdotes? If our experiences are the threads that weave our lives, and tell tales turns back wheel of time, Do we continue to exist when the yarn is spun?

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  • Single Stigma

    Single Stigma

    Being single in Utah is an unofficial sin. Anyone who has ever lived or tried to date as an adult in Utah will know exactly what I’m talking about. Once you are 18 you are expected to be looking for your life-partner. The sooner you are hitched, the better. By the time you are in

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  • Things Are Going Well, So Why Aren’t I Happy?

    I am doing great. I finished school, have settled into a job I enjoy, I have a beautiful place to live, and wonderful friends. I have every reason to be happy- but deep down I’m not. I have depression. I have been formally diagnosed at several points in my life, and I’ve yet to see

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