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Networking for Introverts, in 28 Easy Steps

Admit the need to network. Accept there is no shame in this. Make a list of potential networking opportunities. Feel good about this positive first step. Re-sharpen your pencil. Switch to pen and better paper, with lines. Because this is important. Stare at the list, thinking deep thoughts about a better, more polished, you. Picture…

Dreaming of Demi

In honor of Valentine’s Day, a made up holiday I hate, I invite you to partake in another example of a normal relationship, to counter the Hallmark-induced stupor in which you possibly find yourself as we near the dreaded day of ridiculous heart-shaped everything. You may remember I wrote this post about actual conversations between…

Marriage Conversations

I’m writing a series of essays, collectively called “Marriage Conversations,” around the real-life conversations John and I have on any given day; conversations about anything and nothing. These snippets of dialog are common to people in long-term relationships. I felt compelled to do this to combat the ridiculousness of the Hallmark Channel. As much as…

Messy

  This picture. This perfectly sums up my life and who I am. Look at it closely…doesn’t it look a little odd to you? Like maybe it’s a photo of an image on a screen? Like some idiot took a picture of her picture on her laptop? Because that’s what it is. A picture of…