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Gimme a break

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You know what the phrase “gimme a break” does to me? It creates total chaos on my head, which starts playing two tunes at once. One is the awful Kit Kat jingle — even more awful when they do the instrumental version made up of the sounds of breaking Kit Kats. How did a candy brand manage to […]

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blogs and blogging, memories, pop culture, TV

This Sh*t’s Hard. (Or, 13 things I’ve learned from blogging every day)

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Par-tay! Today I’m celebrating having blogged every day (OK, weekday) for a straight month. I started mid-August, but then I took a vacation, so I’m only counting since after the vacation. Because I’m that tough on myself. I’m my own tiger mom. No praise for you! Get back to your piano scales! Four more hours […]

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I have nothing to say today.

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I knew this day would come. The day when I feel like I have nothing to say. Sometimes I get inspired on my morning walk – like, check out the chick at the farmers market wearing diaper jeans. That’s a blog post! Sometimes I get inspired the night before when I’m watching TV with Steven. […]

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blogs and blogging, my dad, writing my dad

Is there hope for an undisciplined person?

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You know how some people are just naturally disciplined? Like, finished college papers before anyone else had started, and then went on to vacuum the house and go to the gym, always get to the restaurant 5 minutes early, have nice nails, change every lightbulb right away instead of flicking the wall switch five times a day […]

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blogs and blogging, self-help-y stuff

Can I do this every f*cking day?

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OK, I have two things to confess. Jesus, I already hate this post. I hate when bloggers say they’re going to confess something and you get all excited for something juicy, like “I make out with my dog and I don’t just mean first base” or “My real hobby isn’t painting watercolor landscapes, it’s shoplifting Lanvin handbags […]

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blogs and blogging, business, writing

Who’s your robot butler? And other Seldom Asked Questions

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All the blogs on blogging say that to “create value” in your content, you should listen to your readers: What are they saying in the comments? What questions are they asking? Answer them! I couldn’t really find any questions in the comments, so I reached out to you and asked what you wanted to know. […]

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blogs and blogging, my dad my dad

Three reasons we should all shut up about “passion”.

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What’s your passion? Is it a passion for passion? Do you make money from that passion?

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blogs and blogging, self-help-y stuff, TV, work

10 familiar faces who need to call it quits.

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See the lady in this photo? Keep an eye out for her. She’s going to be famous – for being the internet’s hardest-working “frustration” model.

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blogs and blogging, success, things that annoy me

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