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Continue reading →: Reflections On My Twenty-Ninth BirthdayTwenty-eight has been a great year! At the start of this age, the CDC announced that the pandemic was officially over. After two-ish years of quarantine and lockdown, everything was finally opened back up again — no masks needed! This automatically made it a better year than the prior. I made…
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Continue reading →: Taylor Swift Releases “Speak Now” and “1989” Taylor’s Version!Following the 2021 re-recordings of “Fearless” and “Red”, this year brought us “Speak Now” and “1989.” And sandwiched in between that was the original release of “Midnights” in 2022, not to mention a worldwide tour through all of that. The woman never rests! “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” came out this…
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Continue reading →: Book review: “The Woman In Me” By Britney SpearsBritney Spears wrote a memoir called “The Woman In Me” that was released last Tuesday. I was so captivated by the book that I couldn’t put it down. I read most of it until I had to go to bed, finishing it up the following day. I have been following…
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Continue reading →: The Lore of Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift has become a modern-day mythological figure with her own lore (I’d say “folklore,” but that would be too on-the-nose.) Her romantic life is a storyline that plays out like a movie. As someone who was formerly obsessed with her and paid very close attention to her life –…
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Continue reading →: Album Review: “Autumn Variations” by Ed SheeranThis is the year of Ed Sheeran – two album releases in 2023! After “Subtract” was released this past spring, we were graced with another album this past September called “Autumn Variations.” What makes this particular album so special? This is the first album released through Ed Sheeran’s own record…
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Continue reading →: It Took A Pandemic To Make Me Realize That I’m Not AntisocialThe quarantine and social distancing taught me how much I actually value human connection. The pandemic has changed us all. For me, it sincerely showed me that I am a social being. All humans are social beings. That was what my sociology professor said to us on the first day of class:…
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Continue reading →: How Have I Changed In The Past Five Years?We are constantly changing. It’s important to look back and identify how much you’ve grown. Nothing ever stays the same. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that. The days are long and drawn out. It makes you feel like you’re frozen in time forever. Looking ahead, all you can think about…
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Continue reading →: I’ve Discovered How Passionate I Am About LanguagesLearning about different languages has opened up a portal to a much more deeper understanding of the world. When I was a kid, I didn’t really understand the magic of languages. I thought, the whole world should speak one language, and that way we could all understand each other without…
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Continue reading →: Autumn goodbyes
It’s always sad when a coworker who you were good friends with leaves. This past week I said goodbye to Mel, my coworker who left to move to another state. Her and I started this job at the same time together, one year ago. Most of us who work with…
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Continue reading →: I’m an aunt! (And I broke my foot)
Last weekend I got to meet my very first nephew, my brother and sis-in law’s baby boy named Marco. It was absolutely surreal! He is less than a month old. I drove to NY the day before so that I could fly over to Chicago with my dad and sister.…






