Category: communication

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    Aging Is NOT Fun. I Want off of This Ride.

    Aging is something that we wish that we can do gracefully. Unfortunately, it’s not like going through puberty where you can pick up a guide that details what to expect and is mostly one size fits all. After puberty, it’s like “Okay, suckers! You’re on your own! Enjoy the other weird hormonal shit that no…

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    And Now, a Post About Societal Pressure

    I caught a prompt on WordPress that finally sparked something in my brain. Something about “having it all”. This is something that should be talked about. Societal pressures through social media and the standards we have begun setting for ourselves and those around us have become a tad bit ridiculous. Pinterest perfect weddings, Instagram worthy…

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    Sorry, BUT…

    I recently read a really great article about apologies and how to properly apologize. I think talking about how to apologize, when to apologize, and what should follow the apology is going to be a great topic to write about and that will hit home with a lot of people. My biggest takeaway from the…

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    Year One: Done!

    I completely missed posting my “Marriage: A Year in Review” post. Just kidding. I never intended on writing one. I’m too busy and this year was a little too crazy for me to even think about making a full review post about it so I’ll have to summarize. Parts of it I 10/10 would NOT…

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    Do You *Really* Want It?

    There’s something said in my office pretty regularly that got my wheels turning: You can’t want something more than the other person wants it. I can sit here all day long and wish for change in someone, but unless they’ve got it in their head that they really, really want that change too – it’s…

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    Toxic Positivity

    We hear a lot about toxic this and toxic that, toxic-toxic-toxic. *Cue the Britney Spears medley* Toxic positivity is becoming an increasing plague. I am all for pumping people up during the bad times and being excited for people when they are succeeding but we have got to cut the shit when it comes to…

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    Obligatory Valentine’s Day Post

    Valentine’s Day. Tomorrow is a day where half of the couples in the US spend their time showering each other with services, cards, gifts that cost as much as the mortgage, dinners that cost as much as a car payment … and the other half of the couples spend the day fighting because society and…

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    2022: The Birth of My New Title

    Wooooo weeee. No one ever told me how challenging being a stepmom would be. To make it even more challenging, I have no biological children and didn’t picture children of any type being in the cards for me. Ever.  I threw myself straight up into the deep end when I got married in April of…

  • Secrets, secrets.

    If communication is key, why do so many people struggle with it? Secrets, secrets are no fun. Secrets, secrets hurt someone. Remember in my introductory post the part about sucking at things? Yeah. Communication was on the list. Communicating at work to my employees, employers, or peers was a breeze. Communicating to my partner? Not…