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Growing up as a middle child (the loser of the all sibling situations possible), sensitive, introverted, and very cautious in making decisions, I found myself tumbled through life like I was part of the laundry. I’d say yes even if everything inside me said no. My need to make everyone around me…
Ahhh, vacation. When else can you justifiably wake up at 9, lay in bed until 2, and do nothing but scroll through facebook and read books all day? (Without feeling guilty, that is.) Now that school is back in session and Fall is right around the corner, there’s a summer-lovin’ part of my heart that […]
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