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Jahi McMath: will “nutrition” really help?

Most of us are now familiar with the Jahi McMath case (google it: I can’t bring myself to rewrite all the painful details). I’m taking a break from my usual rants about living in paradise and dating...

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I threw an air mattress out the window and accidentally hit a golf cart

This post could also be called “why moving to and from a pacific island is no joke.” When my work assignment in Maui came to a close *sigh*, I was actually relieved and excited. I longed to go back to...

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How I Did Not Find Love on Southwest Airlines

A few weeks ago, I flew to the Midwest for a wedding, an arduous trip that involves multiple non-direct flights to St. Louis, several hours in the car with various crabby family members, and no cell...

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Why you should visit a labyrinth

Recently, my boyfriend and I decided to escape the city and visit Vashon Island, a small hippie enclave a short ferry ride away from Seattle traffic. Our car screeched to a halt when I saw a simple...

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Dumped!

Well folks, it’s happened. After 38 years of living on this planet and thinking I finally understood a thing or two about people, life, and possibly even men (*gasp* “not possible, you say?”) Well, I...

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You want me to wax my hoo-hah for what?!?!

I am not sure why this topic came up at my professional and overeducated workplace one day, but it did. Apparently many men who are dating (in addition to believing they have the goods of a 25 year old...

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My fiancé left without saying a word

I found out my fiancé was still alive when his ex posted on Facebook (complete with pics of the two of them together…yay!): “celebrating ***s last night in (random city here) together.” I had spent the...

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Why living in Seattle sucks

  I moved to the Seattle area 3 years ago for my job. I heard about the rain and the antisocial people well in advance and thought that was nothing a positive attitude couldn’t fix. With a little...

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Sh*t I Wish I could say to my Ex

Well it’s been nearly two years since the one I thought I had waited for my entire life discarded me without caring enough to even say goodbye. I’d like to say I’m not broken…that I don’t care anymore...

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Gratitude, Girls, & too much Makeup…

This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful to be at home spending time with my parents who are a living history museum of all things good. Long before school shootings were a thing, we grew up volunteering to...

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