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We are not our genitalia

So I wrote the post below 6 months ago, then never got around to editing and publishing it. I am very passionate about equality, but rarely post about it because honestly, it can get fucking depressing and blogging is supposed to be a fun hobby for me. (If you follow me on Instagram, that’s where you’ll see more on the topic.) But 6 months ago, I felt inspired and wanted to share my thoughts –…

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With the wind at your back

Photo by Ian Keefe on Unsplash   Do you ever have those days where you look at your to-do list and your whole being just yells no? “#1: No….#2: Noooo….#3: That’s a no…#4: HELL NO….#5: Not today cuz no….” I have those days, a LOT. I have days where I can barely do anything productive at all, and days where I have just enough energy to do the bare minimum, or days when certain categories seem fine…

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...and then she proposed...

I was watching TV, annoyed that I had to sit through commercials – because what is this, the 90s? – and a credit card commercial (I think) came on. A young black couple sat in a Chinese food restaurant. She looked nervous. He opened a fortune cookie. It was cute. She proposed. I was like, well that’s badass. So back before we were ready, I had the idea. Aside from the fact that it would make me…

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10 Steps to Discover Your Personal Style

10 Steps to Discover Your Personal Style

Do you have a person in your life that just has it so together when it comes to style? Where you see them and you’re like – how do you look so polished, like you just went shopping yesterday – but EVERY DAY? I have a couple of people. Girls at work who I wish were celebrities so I could pin their outfits and have them as style icons… and my bff who is just as obsessive as me about clothes, but…

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Life Lessons from Laguna Beach

Life Lessons from Laguna Beach

image via It started when I was about 16, watching Laguna Beach and noticing how Kristin Cavallari seemed to be about 20 years older than everyone else. Sure, everyone pretty much hated her. But I think it was because she was on to something – and no one knew what it was. While on one of our frequent phone dates, my sister (who was in college at the time), cracked the code for me. Kristin didn’t…

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What if

  It’s a new year. Things have been shifting for a while now, and I have been focusing on minimalism lately – not like, I only own one chair and 3 shirts, but making my life full of only things that are important to me. Because why not? I also get tripped up by second-guessing myself. It’s something I’ve struggled with for a long time – trusting my instincts, trusting my feelings, trusting myself…

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Wait, why again?

I have this group of girlfriends that I see pretty often. I’ve known them for forever, and they are fun to hang out with – but lately I feel like we don’t have much in common, and even though I have fun, I leave feeling weird. I find myself giving more than I’m getting – initiating things with them, asking them how they are and not talking about myself at all… And I’m starting to wonder why I put…

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How will we fight

So I’m going to be honest with you. Election night for me went a little bit like this – I got drunk and cried at a bar with a bunch of friends, emailed saying I wasn’t coming into work the next day, and proceeded to have a pity party for myself and how this result was going to affect my white privileged life. Not my most shining moment, but it was real. I feel like I felt my feelings and that’s…

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Ghost Garland

I don’t know what’s going on with me, but it’s like I got bit by the Pinterest bug or something – I all of a sudden am fine with the idea of cooking (what??) and I had the extreme urge to craft the other day and make homemade Halloween decorations out of found items. It was kind of weird. But, I had to share this random but kind of adorable (to me) thing I did – my little ghost garland! So easy,…

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I'm back!

FINALLY! The blog has been down for a couple of months, but after multiple support calls and breathing exercises, I finally got MM back up and running! I missed you guys. And I want to catch up! So I thought I would just give an update of what’s going on and what I’ve been up to lately… First off, Anthony got a job! Yay. We were pretty concerned like, a week before he got it – we were hoping we…

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This weekend in Santa Cruz was jaw-droppingly beautiful (that's a word now, you're welcome). My body literally ached with how much I want to live another life simultaneously there. It's so weird how much I long for my hometown, all while loving my life in SB. Maybe in a next life I'll live on the east side or in a Felton cabin and have a vegetable garden, learn to surf, and walk my 3 dogs through the redwoods every day... 💭 (at Pleasure Point Beach County Park)

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Having serious plant envy at my mom's... 😍 (at Santa Cruz Redwoods)

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I'm not exactly ready for summer to be over (and in CA, it's not quite over - we still have warm weather off and on til Halloween) - but the nights are actually cold lately and cozying up in my hometown in NorCal has got me in the mood... So I'll do the white girl thing and get my pumpkin spice on. 🎃🍁🍂 (at Santa Cruz Redwoods)

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I got these @paigejeans at this swap meet thing basically for free. But then the knees were all baggy for some reason... (maybe because they were basically free? Just a thought). So I tried cutting the knees with instructions from #Pinterest. It looked weird. Took them to @emilyst.john and she was like a ripped jeans mastermind. She told me what to do and then it just all came together - now they are my favorite jeans. Yay for DIY success!! Oh, and I am kind of on the raw hem bandwagon now, because it's way easier than making myself find and go to a alteration place. And I'm short. So thanks fashion trends! #jeansrant

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Had a great time this weekend playing tourist in LA. My favorite thing is exploring nearby cities with friends. Can't think of a better way to spend a weekend. Next up: Santa Cruz once again with the oldest of friends. #cantwait (at Griffith Observatory)

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Down the rabbit hole 📚 (at The Last Bookstore)

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Stoke it. 🔥 (at Downtown LA)