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New Job, No Friends

Does anyone else hate starting a new job? I do, big time. In addition to figuring out how to perform ...
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On my way, don’t know where I’m goin’

I am in a bit of a strange place in my life right now. Old things are ending but new things ...
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Today I Asked For More

Speaking of work, because that is all I have to talk about apparently, I asked for equity today. When I ...
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How Much Do You Work At Work?

A month or two ago we hired a new person at the company I work for and since we are ...
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It’s Me Again, Infertile Myrtle

So…it’s been a while since I posted, not that I’m the only one (ahem). But Mother’s Day just passed, and ...
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Please Connect

This week I've been reading Amanda Palmer's book, The Art of Asking, and everyone needs to read it. I mostly ...
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Secrets Aren’t a Girls Best Friend

Secrets aren't my favorite. By nature I'm definitely inclined to provide more information rather than less. I want to make ...
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Today I Failed

Today I bailed. When I think of bailing on something, I think of totally and completely failing. To bail is ...
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Too Much to Do and Too Little Time

It is crazy how difficult it can be to start writing again after taking a long break. Everything looks cheesy ...
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COTM October: Election Meltdown

This month we decided to talk about what, well, everyone is talking about. The US presidential election! All the princesses ...
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The Desire of My Heart

It’s been over five months since I last posted here. If you asked me what I’ve been up to in ...
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Getting Pregnant is Harder than I Thought

I wish I had happier news to share. But the truth is I cried yesterday because wanting to get pregnant ...
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Leveling Up – ADULT

In my mind there are three things that make an adult, and as of one week ago I officially have ...
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One Red Line

Last week I took a pregnancy test for the first time in my life. I’ll spare you the suspense—it was ...
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COTM February – Talent Show

Have you guys been watching The Bachelor this season? Ben isn’t the most interesting of men, but he’s tall, kind, ...
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Condition of the Month–January

What’s the best and worst thing that could happen to you this year? Surely that question has crossed all our ...
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Condition of the Month: Taylor Swift

The condition of the month this month features another millennial figure, the legendary singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Born in 1989, Taylor has been ...
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I Went Off the Pill!

So…I’ve officially taken my last birth control pill for a while, presumably until after I give birth to my first ...
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Say Yes Even In A Blizzard

Saying yes isn’t always easy. But I think it is worth it. We had much needed snow storm on Monday, ...
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This Week I’m Doing Something That Scares Me

The last thing I like to do is go to large parties where I don’t know many people. Another thing ...
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I Might Actually Want to Live Alone

I've never wanted to live alone. To me living alone has always seemed like a bad idea. I don't want ...
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I Don’t Want to Go Back to High School

Recently one of my high school basketball teammates posted a photo of the team from our senior year, 2007, with ...
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Leaving the Nest (Politically)

Guys- my mom likes Donald Trump. I don’t mean that she is crazy about him or thinks he is the ...
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Condition of the Month – November: Do you say Yes or No?

For this month’s COTM I’ve asked my fellow princesses how they feel about the words YES and NO. Which one ...
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Condition of the Month – October: What Makes You Unique?

I love learning about people's quirks. Everyone has a million little things that make them unique. So I thought we ...
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Sometimes I’m an Ass

My husband and I had a fight the other night. It was the end of the week, and we’d just ...
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Have Courage, Be Kind

To me, it’s always seemed like the story of Cinderella has a pretty obvious theme – it is better to ...
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The Inexorable Onset of Adulthood

The twenty-something condition. It all seems to come back to that—as much as we enjoy blogging about anything and everything ...
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Condition of the Month: September

High school friends, college friends, work friends, family--have you ever wished two people from separate spheres of your life would ...
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Work Friends vs. Real Friends

It's an age old struggle. Making friends at work. At first you feel like the awkward new kid and you ...
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A Wife from Another World

Hi blog friends! It’s been awhile. I just got back from a fantastic trip home to Seattle, and I’m settling ...
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Condition of the Month: August

Hey there 20 somethings! I know, I know-- t's been a long time! Sorry for that. Ariel was in charge ...
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My Old Car

Driving is one of my least favorite things about being a grown up. In Seattle I didn’t have a car ...
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I Don’t Want My Daughter to Be a Dancer

If I ever have a daughter, I know this dilemma will be many years away yet, but it’s something that’s ...
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Entitled: Part Two

Most days I work fairly hard not to feel entitled. Life is tough for everyone, but I am fully aware ...
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