family memories
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
You can't always get what you want. And sometimes, despite that, you still get what you need. And live a pretty privileged life.
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fashion
Oh, those clothing wars!
Remember those clothing wars you fought back in your youth? To wear what you wanted no matter how silly or outlandish?
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fashion
Making Ourselves Up
I've been making myself up since I was fifteen. Trying to find the perfect balance of too much makeup and just enough.
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fashion
That Humiliating Harbinger of Summer… Swim Suit Shopping
The dreaded harbinger of summer is upon us. Swimsuit shopping. Something that has filled me with dread since I was a child.
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adulting
When We Were Grown-Ups
When are we officially an adult? When we move away from home, take financial responsibility for ourselves, or begin to chart the course of our own life?
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bad hair cuts
A Hair Story
Is it just me or does everyone obsess over their hair? Natalie Goldberg said in her book Writing Down the Bones that when all else fails…and you can’t come up with anything else to write about… “write a hair ...
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