Category: Personal Essays
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What I learned by drinking mostly responsibly over the last 10 years
This whole no alcohol thing has become the new cleanse. The new paleo. The new panacea to every ho-hum, lackluster, I-thought-I’d-be-more-successful-by-now life. I’m not buying it. While I whole heartedly support people re-evaluating and creating the lives they want to lead, people have a tendency to go overboard. You don’t have to totally stop drinking. You…
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47 Resolutions Better than “Lose Weight” or “Get Healthy”
Originally posted on Trynia Kaufman: If your resolution is to “lose weight” or “get healthy,” let me break the suspense for you – you will fail. Setting our intentions is half the battle of achieving our intentions (obviously, I know). But hold up, before you go wasting your time with blasé intentions, take time to…
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If we all gave a little more of ourselves…
A couple of weeks ago, I went to happy hour with a co-worker of mine. We had never hung out before, but ended up really connecting and having a great time. When we went to say goodbye, we hugged. I am not really a touchy feely person and don’t usually go for the hug unless…
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Poll time! Tell me what you like.
It has sadly become pretty obvious to me, at this point, that I am not going to be able to maintain the twice weekly postings on here… as much as that devastates me. This blog had really started gaining some momentum in my life, but we all have to prioritize things. Sadly, at this time,…
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