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Early Morning Musings: The Elijah Edition
As I type this, my partner in crime, Elijah, a 10 year old toy poodle, has made his resting spot on my lap. He has played a big part in my life and some of my choices over the past ten years, keeping...
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Losing my Focus
Well, I'm mostly losing my mind right now.Every time I have to go through the whole job search process again and again, I lose my focus and then I go a little bit stir crazy.Since last Saturday, I've...
View ArticleMy Two Cents: Online Prostitution
I'm going to have to be real honest, I've never really understood why there has been a struggle to get rid of online ads for prostitution. To me, these sites break laws that are already in place and...
View ArticleHelp Support My Sister's Kickstarter!
As you may know, my older sister, Kimberly started up her own business last year designing wallpaper. This eventually grew into pillows, trays and notecards as time went on. Now, Kimberly is working...
View ArticleSomeday I hope to be a Sassy Older Woman...
I really get a kick out of older women. I'm not talking 50's or 60's, but 70, 80 or 90 year old women. I'm sure this is not a trait that all of them possess, but I love those women who are just...
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AVON Calling...
In my quest to find a job that would fit with my grad school schedule, I've come up short thus far. I'm not giving up just yet, and I will find a part time job in the next month; but for now I will be...
View ArticleA Quick Update
So I am officially a graduate student at Boston University. After the dust settled, I am also officially in both the Public Health and Social Work programs. Yippee!This means that over the past month...
View ArticleManaging a Hectic Schedule
Now that grad school has started, I'm beginning to realize that time management is key. I kind of already knew this, but have tried to convince myself that coming home and wasting 3 hours on Facebook...
View ArticleAre We There Yet?
My field placement for social work is located at an organization about an hour from where I live. Not too bad, right?The trouble is that there are two routes I can take to get from point A to point B...
View ArticleMy New Sleep Routine
I think most people will agree that waking up in a cold sweat and in an immediate state of fear is a bit off-putting. This has been my nightly experience for the past week.And its not just that I wake...
View ArticleSelf-Care
Self-care is an important concept in social work. As you can guess, it essentially means taking care of oneself in order to better be able to do your job, i.e. fill the role of a social worker. This...
View ArticleWanderlust
I have the travel bug.I wouldn't say I just caught it, but instead I continuously want to travel. I lust for it. I read travel blogs, stare at beautiful photos of far off lands, and then after checking...
View ArticleWanderlust, Pt 2
I've spoken to this in the past, but one of the places I wanted to visit in high school was England. I set my sights for attending school there, but never actually followed through. Why? --...
View ArticleThank You
For those of you who have known me for a while, you know I appreciate my friends a lot. We might not always see each other, but I make a big attempt to keep in touch as much as possible through letter...
View ArticleI am thankful for...
The yearly tradition of announcing what you are thankful for has come and gone, so I thought I would write a bit about what I'm thankful for this year.The past year has been a bit of a challenging one...
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There and Back Again...
With December beginning at the end of the week, it seems like a great time to reflect on the year's events thus far. It has been yet another year filled with change and adventure. I have met a lot of...
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Roommates, Man.
I love how some things are completely universal...although "completely universal" might not be the correct phrase. What I mean to say is that in all my years of living and in my most recent group...
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West Virginia Bound
Tomorrow I am heading down to West Virginia for a few days to visit friends before the holiday. I have a break from my internship and I am going to take full advantage of it. Shepherdstown, WV is...
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West Virginia Trip
Well, I've come back from West Virginia and my trip was wonderful. The drive down was great, I left at 3AM and managed to get into Shepherdstown before noon. Perfect.My trip was mainly filled with...
View Article2012 - 2017 Bucket List
I have two different bucket lists - one contains things that I want to do at some point during my life, while the other has things I want to do in the next few years. I started it at the beginning of...
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