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• This Post Is Completely Awkward

  

  Ironically, even spelling the word “awkward” is, well, awkward. It’s just one of the small annoyingly awkward things that we’ve all faced at some point in... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Advice For the Class of 2015–Welcome to Adulthood!

  

  Hello Class of 2015!Congrats on moving that tassel over to the other side and grabbing that diploma. Now I know you’ll be getting tons of great advice about... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Funny Notes, Cool Cakes, and the Cutest Animals on the Internet

  

  True story.Anyway, it’s been a couple weeks since I dropped a bunch of GREAT links on you from 22 Words that I highly recommend you click on, read, and share... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Girl Has To Have Standards

  

  It was the moment when he reached down into the console of his truck, picked out a used golf tee and started using it as a toothpick that I learned a) to... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Change Your Sheets in Under an Hour

  

  We all have certain chores that we don’t mind doing. Some people prefer washing dishes over vacuuming or taking out the trash over dusting the shelves. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Things You Should Spend Your Time on the Internet Reading

  

  In my defense, it IS my job to look at the Internet.At any rate, if you’re going to go look at the Internet for the 103rd time today, I have some suggestions... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Just Enjoy the Walk

  

  My mom’s dog Chauncey is allergic to bees.We didn’t know this until he got stung for the first time a few years ago, which unfortunately, was when I was taking... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Adventures at the ATM

  

  There’s a good chance the Pope and his posse could pull up behind me in the Popemobile at the ATM and I would still think they were plotting to mug me or judge... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grilled Cheese, Pie and Some Kids With Really Bad Hair

  

  So…we meet again.I’ll be honest in saying that I’m still trying to get my thoughts together on a more introspective post, but lately my thoughts by the end of... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Home Depot: You Can Do It. He Can Help.

  

  Hi! I’m Jake—not from State Farm, ha ha—and would like to welcome you to Home Depot. I couldn’t help but notice you looked a little bit lost, so please allow... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• From PB & J and Sriracha to Adorable Animals and Inappropriate Books

  

  I’ll have a real post for you next time, but I figure most people are either on Spring Break or suffering from a hangover that involves deviled eggs and... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Tooth Fairy: Get It Together

  

  A text I got from my mom the other day that might give you a bit of insight into my early command of authority:“I was cleaning out some drawers of mine and foun... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• How To Go Through a Car Wash

  

  I’ve made no secret of my driving pet peeves.But one of the things I find most difficult about operating a motor vehicle is the car wash. In fact, at times I... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Balance, Burnout and Other Things That Don’t Start with “B”

  

  A few of you have asked for an update on how things are going with the new job, so instead of a lame attempt at humor today, that’s what you’re going to get. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Confucius Would Say Today

  

  If pressed to give an answer, I would have to say that Confucius is my favorite Chinese philosopher whose name sounds like my constant mental state and who... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Some News and Some Links

  

  I’ve been waiting almost four months to write this post and now I’m not quite sure what I should say so I’ll just blurt out that I finally have a new job! Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Senior Citizen Bingo: They Play for Keeps

  

  Have you ever spent the day playing Bingo with 25 people over the age of 75 on the medical side of an assisted living facility? If not, I’ll let you in on just... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Engagements, Oversharing and Butt Facials

  

  This picture has nothing at all to do with this post, but seeing as today is Friday I thought I would throw it in here anyway. Actually, considering the random... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Application for Flavortown

  

  Given the amount of time I spend looking at employment ads, I think I now qualify as an expert in terms of reading job descriptions. Sometimes I see one and... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Letter to My New Vacuum

  

  Hey there, bagless buddy!Welcome to the family! Before you get too comfortable in the front hallway closet, I think I should let you know what you’re getting... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION