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When I got sick five years ago, my birthday became synonymous with hospitals. One year I had internal bleeding so bad, I was a millimeter’s measurement from urgently needing blood transfusions. Then there was the year I got a spinal tap and it took six jabs to finally get it right. Another year, I got…
Three weeks ago today I was crying unconsolably. I couldn’t accept or even fathom the idea of my five year relationship being over with a man whom I’d pictured forever with. I loved him with every brittle bone in my body. Every unreliable fiber of my being. All I wanted was him – I could’ve…
Some things never change. Six years ago I started my first blog to document initial thoughts about online dating after reeling from a breakup (that took longer to get over than the time we actually dated). I treated it like a science experiment – unbiased, painfully honest blog posts about every date and my day…
Two days into my last semester of law school and I already have an exam (tonight), loads of reading in books that haven’t arrived yet (despite ordering them back in December), and an anxiety level of a 10/10. Before I delve into why I’m stressed, I’d like to point out that in spite of everything…
3LOL is what third-year law students fondly refer to the final year of law school. There’s a saying that the first year they scare you to death; the second year they work you to death; the third year they bore you to death. Thus far, I’d say this is pretty accurate. It’s the eve of…
I was inspired to write this post after watching a YouTube video about Amazon finds, so here it goes! When I first got my Amazon Prime account, now, nearly 10 years ago, it was mainly out of convenience to purchase books for school. Now, Amazon is like my holy grail for shopping. I price-compare everything,…
I’ve been dealing with IBS symptoms on and on again (I’ve never really had an “off” period) for the last several years. My reactions are sensitive enough that I get sick even from small amounts of food that I know irritate my stomach (e.g. skins on fruits and many vegetables, seeds, nuts, the list goes…
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