Creating new friendships

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Note: This blog originally published in June 2011. Will you be my friend? How do you make new friends? Is “friending” a new person easy for you? Maybe you have so many friends you’re not concerned about making a new one. Or, do you find it hard to make new friends? Well, I’ve got my [...]

No two are the same

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Note: This blog originally published in November 2011. It’s natural; we look to our friends and peers as role models for guidance, and occasionally a slight urge of jealousy peaks. I’ve spent the last couple of years admiring a near and dear friend. While I didn’t hoister her up onto a pedestal, I admired her [...]

The first 30 days in a new job – a learning experience

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Note: This blog originally published in October 2011. Starting a job can be… well, scary comes to mind. But it’s so much more than that – exciting, nerve-wracking, strenuous; a whole ball of emotions wrapped up and embodied within an individual is more along the lines of truth. At least for this girl. Learning to [...]

The benefits of connecting with animals

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Note: This blog originally published in February 2011.  I grew up wanting a dog and begging for one every birthday, Christmas and any day I felt I could possibly win my mom over. We dog-sat, loved my aunt’s dog as our own, and even had rabbits, but we never had a dog. I still don’t [...]

Friendship changes in young adulthood

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NOTE: This blog was originally published in March of 2011. For most of my life, I’ve had a handful of good friends. They say quality is better than quantity. But, in times like now, where I’m back-packing from one city to the next, I’d wish I had more than a handful of close girlfriends. It [...]

Growing up is hard to do

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Originally published on October 13, 2011 Growing up is hard to do, especially in today’s day and age. There are so many excuses and reasons not to grow up. Bills to pay, reality to face, recession to navigate, and the inevitable Facebook addiction – you name it, I’m sure it can be a reason for [...]