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Everything I Learned at Her Conference 2015
This past Sunday I attended the last day of the 2015 Her Campus Her Conference with my sister Carly. I went last year, and it was so much fun. I learned a lot, got a lot of AMAZING free swag, and met … Continue reading
Creative Writing Exercise II: Dixit
I was able to assist teaching my second writing workshop today at my internship, and it was so much fun. I’m in a workshop with two nine-year-olds from New York City. One of them loves to write fiction, and another one … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging 101, Creative Writing
Tagged blogging101, card games, creative writing, dixit, writing
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An Explanation.
Hi! I’m back. I haven’t posted on WordPress in about 2 weeks, and this is my explanation blog post as to why. (I hate doing this because I hate excuses and this seems like an excuse post. I’m going to … Continue reading
Blogging 101 Day Nine: Get Inspired by the Neighbors– The Harry Potter Tag
Today’s assignment: write a post that builds on one of the comments you left yesterday. Don’t forget to link to the other blog! I’m going to be doing this post a little differently, considering that I’m a couple of days behind on … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging 101
Tagged blogging101, books, Harry Potter, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the goblet of fire, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, harry potter and the sorcerer's stone, Harry Potter Tag, J.K. Rowling, reading, writing
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I was leaving Target.
I had made a plan with my friends to meet them for dinner, but I’d gotten off of work early and decided to head there to kill some time. I browsed for a while, and then picked out a face … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging 101, Feminism
Tagged blogging101, cat calling, feminism, harassment, writing
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The Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award
Hooray! I was nominated for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award by driftinglexi. Thank you so much Lexi, it means so much that you thought of me/considered me for this award! I’m honored. I love reading your posts and I’m happy … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging 101
Tagged award, blogging101, feminism, Sisterhood of the World Bloggers, writing
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Happy Father’s Day!
Today is Father’s Day, so I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about my dad. My dad is one of the best people I know. He is an upstanding guy– he’s an outstanding guy. He’s always thinking about five million … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging 101, Memories
Tagged blogging101, dad, dads, family, Father's Day, love, writing
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The Encouraging Thunder Award
Samantha over at The Chemist’s Journal just nominated me for the Encouraging Thunder award, for which I am so honored and grateful. Thank you so much Samantha for thinking of me and my blog! From what I can tell, the Encouraging … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging 101
Tagged award, blogging101, encouraging thunder, nomination, wordpress, writing
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Friendly Reminder: Don’t Expect People to Change for Ya
I’m a very sensitive person. I take most things seriously, everything makes me anxious, and I’m a classic over thinker. These are a few faults that I have, on a list of many more. Another one of my faults– I assume that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging 101, Life Lessons
Tagged change, friendships, life lessons, lifestyle, love, writing
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Gratitude Journal 1
Joyce over at Sitting Idly (who I met through Blogging 101) introduced me to a new type of blog post called a Gratitude Journal. Basically she explained to me that a Gratitude Journal is where you list 5 things you are grateful … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging 101, Gratitude Journal, Memories
Tagged blogging101, gratitude journal, writing
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