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Violence IS the answer
Me, back in my thuglet days Flourish in Progress on Instagram Even though violence is a lot easier, I still try to use my words. But that rule only applies to me. Words Before Shoving is the exact...
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All Gold Everything (Notes on Depression and Feeling Broken)
Flourish in Progress on Instagram I really hate being outdoors. Not the “Great Outdoors” outdoors with grass and Magnolia Warblers and shit, but “any expanse that puts me in direct contact with air...
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SMFH (Notes on Being a Bad Korean American)
I don’t like to boast about my own talents because praise always seems more legit when it comes from an outside source, but not enough people have appreciated this skill, so I’m just going to...
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How to Avoid Death and Incarceration
Sometimes, I will say things like “I don’t want to brag or anything” and “I don’t like to boast,” but I just started tacking on those additions because my husband asked me to do it. I let him win once...
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Cruel, Crude, Rude
flourishinprogress on Instagram I use words all the time without knowing their meaning or spelling. Is it really necessary to know that information for EVERY single word that comes out of my mouth?...
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Give No Fucks and Waste No Time
flourishinprogress on Instagram This is really, really important and if you never read anything else here again, please let these two thoughts linger in your head for a minute before you move on to...
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Look How Far You’ve Come (Notes on Therapy)
I’ve been going to Corner Bakery for their Loaded Baked Potato Soup once or twice a week for the past few months. Sometimes, I upgrade to a bread bowl for an extra $1.89. I don’t do it all of the time...
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Daddy Issues (aka: Girl, Why You So Typical)
One of my most…no, my #1 MOST FAVORITE activity is to devote large blocks of time making up complicated hypothetical dilemmas and then challenging myself to find an efficient solution that still has a...
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You. You. But not you. You don’t deserve any love.
I learned how to pronounce “corrugated” two days ago. A lot of people think that learning stops after you leave school, but just look at me, constantly improving and smartering myself. I’ve been...
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How to Break Your Addiction to the Past
I started this post before I left for Atlanta at the end of April to speak at Mom 2.0 Summit. It is one of the few times in 44 months that I didn’t finish and publish a post the same day I started it....
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I Choose Me (Notes on Facing the Truth About Addiction)
Ask anyone who’s ever hit rock bottom about the moment they finally realized the truth about themselves, and they can tell you in detail when they stopped believing their own bullshit. Usually, the...
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What If My Favorite Thing to Do Is Nothing? (Notes on Slug Life)
It’s hard for me to make blanket statements, especially to complicated questions like, “Do you condone violence?” Well, are we talking about someone I do or do not despise? This isn’t my admission...
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Look at the Stars. Look How They Shine for You.
flourishinprogress on Instagram One of my favorite pastimes is hanging out with young children. Not necessarily because I like children, but because I’m pretty much going to be the smartest person in...
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How to Avoid Everything (Notes on Self Care)
Keeping it real is a full-time job. This truth goes directly against my work ethic. I’m not passionate about much in life except living comfortably without toiling through all of the time-consuming,...
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I Wrote This for You (Notes on Beginning)
“The things that make us feel so abnormal are actually the things that make us all the same.” -PostSecret I worked at a dry cleaner before I married Harv. You know how sometimes you hate your job...
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Meal Ticket? I’ve Already Eaten. (+Giveaway: Jillian Lauren’s Books & Signed...
“I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be.” –Joan Didion “Everything not saved will be lost.” –Nintendo Quit Screen Message I am still caught off guard by the first-world nature...
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Just Throw Everything Away: A Compendium of Tips for Moving Successfully...
+Note: By “tips” I mean “my personal actions,” and by “successfully” I mean “without dying.” (Some people may think, “That’s not particularly noteworthy,” and to that I ask, “Oh, really? Since when is...
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