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Category: The Examined Life

When I asked last month on the MMD facebook page what you all wanted to know about blogging, I got

Last weekend, my dear friend got married. I got married at 21, and it was the difference between our experiences

Welcome to the Perspectives on Life and Love Carnival! Today we’re offering up stories about life and love that are

Not long after I started blogging, I stumbled upon 5 rules that have shaped nearly every post I’ve written

Next month, one of my oldest and dearest friends is getting married. She’s 34. I’ve been thinking a lot this

After blowing through Tana French’s book The Likeness last week, I immediately started French’s first book In the Woods, expecting more

I just listened to Gretchen Rubin’s keynote for Alt Summit, called “Designing Your Life.” Gretchen’s well known for her excellent

Two years ago, I planted blackberry bushes along the fence in our backyard. I bought them on a whim on

7:10 I wake to the sound of my toddler clomping up the steps, yelling “Mommy, I’m ah-way-yake! Usually I’m an

When I pulled the latest Atlantic out of my mailbox and saw the words “Why Women Still Can’t Have It

Buckle Up!