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I Don't Date, Don't Ask me

I am nearing the end of my twenties, and throughout this partial decade I have been on four first dates, that stayed as first dates. Here...

Blowing Bubbles

Let me preface this story by saying that a) we've just finished moving a butt-ton of furniture and boxes back to our place and b) it's...

The Ten Year Curse

When I was 16 my dad took me on a trip to England and Greece. The trip was lovely. What wasn't lovely to 16 year old me was a comment we...

Listen to Your Spellcheck

I have been humbled by my spelling skills, or lack thereof. I usually ignore all Spellcheck suggestions, partially because of the wrong...

Me and My Big Mouth

This is the story of how I got the front of my sister's vehicle ripped off. Okay, backstory: our neighbours are certifiably scary and...

Aggressive name calling

I do not normally leave my office. It's too bad we're short staffed this week. But the front counter advisors need to have lunch, or...

Wax on, Wax off?

This post could be viewed as a PSA, so any readers please learn from my experience. You know when you're young and the mysteries of...

An Unexpected Intimate Encounter with a Nurse

To preface this story, let me start by saying that I don't have intimate encounters with anyone. I am 26 and the only person I've been...

Self-doubt

I’ve always found it really hard to like myself, which is why, I suppose, I always assume other people won’t like me either. I constantly...

The life of a people pleaser

As far as I can tell (or maybe as far as my therapist tells me), a lot of my anxiety stems from wanting to please absolutely everyone. I...

When your filter doesn't work.

In hindsight, I'm pretty proud of this comment, but at the time it was absolutely mortifying. Anyone who works in customer service will...

Why does my anxiety make me sound like Princess Peach?

Ok, this story is only going to make sense if you have every played Super Smash Bros. What a weird intro. But let me back it on up. In my...

New Beginnings

What a cliché sounding title. So pretentious. Starting from the beginning doesn't feel like a fresh new day; it doesn't feel like waking...

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