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I will write my way back to you

I will wield my words like machetes, chopping through the thickest vines and jungle, through tweets and emails, through word of mouth and podcasts.

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hypocrite

Tonight: teary-eyed watching Spirited Away with my youngest sister. Thinking, 'This is what life's about, being fully present with those I love. I see her only once a year, and this is that moment! How lucky am I?' The credits roll. 'Now time to write

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Cat Person

I've always been a dog person, 100%. Never cared for cats, like, at all. Then I bought a house that unexpectedly came with a bonus-cat. I named her Cinnamon. I fell in love. Now I'm a cat person. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...I bet there are countless parts of

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Life is boring and good

I've been living a fairly boring life this month. I painted the guest bathroom and hallway ceilings tonight, and it fills me with joy to know that each day, this house is becoming a more of a home. The peach trees I planted are starting to bloom and

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Do I want to date you or BE you?

I have some crushes right now, haha! They're men that I really admire and look up to. But we're pretty different. Maybe we live in different states, or even different continents. Maybe we communicate differently, or have romantic attachment styles. It got me thinking, maybe I

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The way I experience happiness has changed.

Pretty much every single day of this year so far, I've been content. I'm happy! And even when I'm not happy, I'm still okay. I'm fully enjoying my life right now. And the coolest thing is, before, life would feel

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What are Margin Loans?

EDIT: After publishing last night, my alarm bells were ringing. 'This is too good to be true.' So asked my Dad what was up and yooooo, these loans have a VARIABLE interest rate, so the interest can shoot up at any time. Mi padre said he'd

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When I need to rest, I get sloppy.

When I need to rest, I get sloppy. I bet this happens with all of my brain work too, but with painting my house it's obvious. I painted the guest bedroom closet today and yoooo, it's a mess. Usually, I get sloppy because I want to

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So thankful to own in Austin

Austin had the hottest home-buying market in 2020, with the median price of a home going up close to 24% in Dec 2020 vs December 2019. It's also expected to have, again, the hottest housing market [https://www.zillow.com/research/zillow-hottest-markets-2021-28667/] of 2021. Apple is building a

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Bedroom glow-up photos that no one asked for 😂

I bet that you are absolutely not a bored housewife looking for 'room makeover' photos on Pinterest so... I'm sorry, but I'm proud and I want to share! I bought a house on Nov 30th. This is what the primary bedroom looked like when

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Can fatty food give you anxiety?

The nachos at Carniceria Los Amigos might be the best meal I've ever had, like omg, but they're super fatty; deep fried tortillas (chips), mounds of queso oaxaca, carne asada, sour cream... it was probably 2,000 calories in one meal alone. After my youngest sister

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Day 12: What's your 5 Second Story?

In the book, Storyworthy [https://www.amazon.com/Storyworthy-Engage-Persuade-through-Storytelling/dp/1608685489] , the author says that every story revolves around a 5 second clip, where the main character learns something that changes him/her. If you don't have those 5 seconds where you learned or grew, you don'