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10 Ways to Handle Haters
You guys, I have a real thing for GIFs. It may even be an addiction. I can’t stop won’t stop, and I’m not even sorry. Remember when I taught you ten ways to handle one-uppers? Well, I’m back with ten ways to handle haters. You know the people I mean — the ones who are
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#IBelieveSurvivors — This is my story
I don’t know if anyone is really surprised by the Ghomeshi ruling that was announced today. Not guilty on all counts. I won’t go into the details of the case — I’m not sure it’s possible to live anywhere in North America and not have an idea of what the case was all about. And
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Delicious Paula Roy-inspired Dessert Egg Rolls
Paula Roy makes me hungry on a regular basis. Her recipes are absolutely fantastic and when I saw her Baked Banana Egg Rolls with Caramel-Rum Sauce, I knew I had to make them. I went a (way) less healthy route and deep friend mine, and made them even more unhealthy by adding chocolate, but, you
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Hearty Tortellini Soup in 20 Minutes
This soup is such a huge hit with my kids, I wanted to share it with you. You can whip this up in less than a half hour and it makes a TON of servings. (Like, 10.) But here’s the thing: I don’t write recipes, so this isn’t an exact soup science, ok? 1 large
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REJECTED.
A clinical psychologist friend of mine posted this interesting article on her practice’s Facebook page, and it really hit home for me. It’s an article about rejection and why we let it hurt us so badly. Rejection is nobody’s friend, that’s true, but why do some of us seem to feel it so deeply, for so
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I can’t remember, but I’ll never forget
I can’t remember how long you were at birth, or when you sat up on your own for the first time. I can remember those first little teeth pushing through your gums, though, and I’ll never forget how little we all slept, or how your cries pierced my heart. It’s not the big moments I remember,
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Here’s how I’m handling my period at 40
I’ve had my period roughly 350 times now and it’s possible I hate it now more than ever. Look, I’ve gone through all the stages of a female human of menstruating age: horror, pride, relief, more relief, pregnancy, and now? Now I have no use for this hormone-addled, heavy-flow, mood-altering time of the month. I’m
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Snap back to reality
I tweeted recently that being an adult is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, and I wasn’t even remotely kidding. Of course, being a parent is right up there, too. But ohhh, adulthood is just so much harder than I ever expected. I’m learning that even at 40, I gots a lotta learnin’
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There is Magic in the World
I wandered through the book store — it’s too big to really feel cozy and welcoming, but since it’s what I’ve got, I’ll take it. There were so many people there, haphazardly plunking books into shopping bags and shuffling to the cash registers. I sauntered. I had nothing better to do, really, and being there,
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Sometimes, just being is hard
What’s going on, world? What are we doing here? Why are we so filled with hate and unhappiness, confusion and loneliness? I think the saddest part of the human condition is that no matter how connected we may feel, we’re always alone. The only person we can really know is ourselves; we just make guesses
