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We had a *SUPER* time at Marvel Universe Live!
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Feld Entertainment’s latest live-action show, but Marvel Universe Live knocked it outta the park! My son is 5, and he and his 6-year-old buddy were totally thrilled with the production from start to finish. Thanks for the tickets, Feld Entertainment! It was jam-packed with action for nearly two
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It’s ok to not be ok
Listen to me: you’re not alone. All those things you’re feeling? They’re not weird, they’re not strange, they’re not your own bizarre quirks that should be shuffled into dark corners and hidden away. Those are the very things that make you human, they’re the things that gnaw at you, reminding you you’re real. Those are
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I’m the opposite of brave
I’ve always liked living inside my comfort zone, and I have a history of not challenging myself. If something’s not a breeze, I always walked the other way. I’ve been a very big fan of the path of least resistance. But as it turns out, all those annoying motivational sayings are true. . . Living
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You’re not a writer, you’re just a blogger
I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember, and blogging since around 2002. I’ve watched the blogging world change and develop (and watched myself do the same). Even though blogging’s been around a long time now, I think we’re all still learning how to effectively use blogs for a number of things — to
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Blissfully Unaware
Sometimes I wonder what it’s like to wander through life completely unaware of things. I over-analyze everything: strange glances, body language, use or lack of emoticons in text messages, time it takes for someone to reply to me. . . it’s pretty tiring spending all this time trying to decode the world around me, but
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Stumbling Back to Myself
I guess 40 is as good an age as any to reflect upon ourselves. It seems that so many of my peers are going through Really Big Things now. There are deaths, and losses, and breakups and challenges, and big moves, and. . . It suddenly really hit home that the years are flying by and it’s
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Homemade Ice Cream Cake
With this super easy recipe, you’ll be an ice cream cake superstar in less than 15 minutes for under $15. Awesome, right? I use Chapman’s ice cream (the stuff in the box) because it’s nut- and peanut-free, but if allergies aren’t a concern for you, go wild! Ingredients 2 1L boxes of Chapman’s nut- and
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So I had my cards read…
I’m a skeptic more often than not, but that doesn’t mean I don’t believe in things that can’t be scientifically proven. I mean, sometimes I just can’t explain away a gut feeling, or deny that sometimes it seems like miracles really do happen. So it was with that in mind that I had my tarot
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How I Found My Birth Family: No Stone Unturned
I’ve never been a fan of mysteries — no Nancy Drew or Murder, She Wrote for this girl. But at the same time, I cannot stand unfinished business. I can’t leave a book unfinished, even if I’m not enjoying it. I can’t stop a movie midway even when it’s a stinker. I always wonder where paths
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“One Autumn”
Sometimes she would just sit, lost in thoughts about how life may have been had she turned left instead of right; how all the little pieces fell like confetti from the sky to form this life in just this way. Rocking slowly in her chair, on the porch of the house on the hill she sat,
