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On Being Boring, Reluctantly
I saw an article about being boring on Facebook about a month ago, so I clicked on it. Sure enough, I am boring. It’s official. I crave me-time. The single-Katie that lives inside of me is thrilled by...
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On Longing for Home
There are days when I wake up and my heart hurts. The sadness settles down around me, and the longing pangs begin. And they don’t go away – they are a dull ache of wanting that can’t be soothed by...
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On the Weekend Recap, Productively
This weekend passed far too quickly, but it was wonderful. On Friday night, I met my friends Jacob and Gina for dinner at my favorite Thai place. It used to be two blocks from my apartment, but now...
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On Rape and Rising, Hopefully
[There are potential triggers in this post re: rape. Please do not proceed if this may make you uncomfortable.] “Rape” is a four-letter word. I’ve written before about my journey to the realization...
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On Joy, Happily
The shameless hipster that lives in me felt the need to post this quote today. The impulsive emoter (psssh, it’s a word now) that shares the space agrees. Deal with it. “…the only people for me are the...
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On Spring, Expectantly
What is it about the first hints of spring that incite a need for motion? I feel as though the minute the scent of the forthcoming growth stings the nostrils I have the urge for adventure, for chasing...
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On Hate, Sadly but Love, Optimistically (Legitimately)
A glimpse of the “Mermaid’s Tears” nails to start your day. But more importantly, let’s chat about the gays. (I’ve scribbled a symbol for marriage equality across my ring finger.) Emily came over for...
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On Easter Weekend, Catholic Guiltily
Those of you who know me know that I’m not big on holidays. I enjoy them, certainly, but they bring such a source of stress for me that I usually pretend they’re not happening until I’m obligated to...
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On the Weekend, Happily
I truly believe that sometimes life hands you exactly what you need when you least expect it. I believe that radiant joy can be found in the strangest of places, like a crowded bar or during an...
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On Taking Time, Thoughtfully
I woke up Friday morning crying. I sobbed the whole way into work. It was ridiculously uncharacteristic, and it was in that moment that I knew something was wrong. On Saturday, I saw my therapist for...
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On Resetting
He used a metaphor of outstretched palms trying to hold an ever-increasing load of books. Every single book is a source of stress in your life. At some point, you can no longer hold onto the books, and...
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On Being Blessed, Gratefully
I’ve been posting ad nauseam about the phenomenon that is the quarter-life crisis. Perhaps it’s because I’m watching a sudden shift in not only my own perception of my world, but also because there’s...
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On Pictures, Belatedly
I look very serious. If I were Virginia Woolf, this is how I would pose for pictures. Jacob and I grabbed dinner with a friend of his one night last week. Cold feet by the fire. Jacob and Moses. That...
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On Books and Chocolate-Covered Pretzels, Hopefully
Bookstores are dangerous places for me. I go in for one book, just like I did yesterday, and I’ll come out with five. When I have the time, I devour books. As a child, I had to start borrowing books...
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On the Weekend, Quickly
The weekend went by too quickly, as usual. Friday was a stressful day for me – I had a meeting that took up a few hours in the morning, so I had a lot to get done at work before my shift at Dairy Queen...
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On Growth as a Human, Gradually
Last night, I was in the bathtub, reading Good Housekeeping and drinking wine (because apparently I’m making the leap from my 20s straight to middle age), when I had one of those moments of sudden...
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On Birthday Weekend and Beets, Happily
I’m not a huge fan of my birthday. That sounds weird, but I just get really stressed out trying to make everyone happy. This year, I decided not to stress, and for the most part, it worked out. I just...
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On the Marrow of Life, Lovely
(I don’t care that “lovely” isn’t technically an adverb. But if you were to use it as an adverb, then you would be able to attempt to encapsulate everything I’m trying to put in this post. Think of it...
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On Wedding Weekend, Spiritedly
I forgot how much I love to travel. Love. The other morning, I had the urge to just throw things into the back of my car (including the cat – who doesn’t hate the car as much as you’d think), and run...
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On De-Stressing, Gradually
I’ve been working on the concept of “me time.” Since it appears that the 60-hour work weeks aren’t going anywhere, at least for a while, and the decisions that have yet to be made hang heavy over my...
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