Category: Family and Friends

College, Family and Friends, Jobs/Work, Life, Millennial, Relationships

Life After: Making new friends

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I recently sat and talked with my bf about how I felt ‘friend stagnant’. I love my friends but I want to hang out with new people sometimes. My closest friends are all of the people I was close to in high school, which there is nothing wrong with, but we always tend do the… Continue reading Life After: Making new friends

Family, Family and Friends, Life, Relationships

Food for Thought: Seperate Vacations

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Dear Followers, I was listening to the radio this morning and they got into a debate about whether it's acceptable or not for you and your significant other to take separate vacations? I think yes it's ok. Everyone deserves some ''me" time to relax and reflect without having to worry about anyone else but themselves.… Continue reading Food for Thought: Seperate Vacations

Family and Friends, Life, Millennial

What Chance encounter has changed your life?

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Wow. What a question? I found this question on some random link when I was in google looking for conversation starters. Of all 101 questions, this one stuck to me. It's interesting to think about  really. It makes you reflect on all of the people you have met in your life, and categorize them by… Continue reading What Chance encounter has changed your life?

College, Family and Friends, Life, Millennial

What do you wish you could re-do in college?

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J: "I wouldn't have listened to my advisor" B: "Not dating a girl from back home" K: "Probably get more invovled in clubs and stuff" P: "Better grades and did more fun stuff" A: "Study Abroad"  C: "Been more social early on. I think that's how you really make those lifelong connections and I wish… Continue reading What do you wish you could re-do in college?

Family, Family and Friends, Life

Should kids be paid to do chores?

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Should you pay your child to do something that they should already be doing?  No. Let me tell you why.   I understand paying a child for doing something extra, or rewarding them for working hard on something, but I don't think chores should be a part of that list. Learning to be responsible and… Continue reading Should kids be paid to do chores?

College, Family and Friends, Health and Fitness, Life, Millennial, Relationships

Bad Movie Night

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Bad Movie Night is the best thing ever. One day Edwin mentioned that while in the Army he and his friends, had a bad movie night once a week, which immediately sounded like something I wanted to do. So we planned it for Wednesdays and made it happen. We scoured Netflix for the worst rated… Continue reading Bad Movie Night

College, Family and Friends, Life, Millennial

The Summer of French 1

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An Anecdote 3 minute read I love the French language. I think it is so beautiful end elegant. In college, you are required to take a language class. Spanish has always been very difficult for me so when I saw the opportunity to try something different, I took it. French was very fun and it… Continue reading The Summer of French 1