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Learn to Gracefully Take Criticism
I’ve always wanted to have grace, especially under pressure. I want to be a person that can keep a cool head and glide through stressful situations and criticism. As a clumsy child, teenager, an… more →
Life Before Noon: A Millennial's Manual
Apply Tips From the Workplace To Your Romantic Relationships
showson2 wrote 4 days ago: I traveled to Chicago with Jordan this past Saturday to visit his family for Thanksgiving. We arriv … more →
The First In-Person Interview: Embody Your Cover Letter
showson2 wrote 1 week ago: This past Friday I had an interview for a position in which I am extremely interested. To prepare my … more →
Small Workplace Sacrifices Can Reap Rewards
showson2 wrote 3 weeks ago: Everyone always complains about how work makes them fat. They claim it’s because they are working s … more →
My Vacation
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Erin wrote 1 month ago: I flew out of Toronto and literally over my apartment building. I held in the urge to shout to my s … more →
Busy, busy
searchingforquestions wrote 2 months ago: Life is good. In the last week I’ve worked both of my jobs (a huge celebration, though I feel … more →
Nocturnal
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Erin wrote 2 months ago: I just spent the last 4 nights doing overnights at the shelter. My apartment is a disaster and I hav … more →
A Lesson in Subway Etiquette
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Erin wrote 3 months ago: As you all may or may not know, I live in Canada’s largest city. I live way in the west end, … more →
The Whole World is Moving and I'm Standing Still
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Erin wrote 3 months ago: I’m bored. I’ve been out of school and working for 8 months now. I barely get enough sh … more →
Lost Without You...
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Erin wrote 4 months ago: It’s time for an update in bullets: Worked the overnight shift Tuesday night. I hate overnigh … more →
The best weekend ever
searchingforquestions wrote 5 months ago: Thursday I left for Great Lakes with Katy’s parents and the weekend got better from there. On … more →
Update in Bullets
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Erin wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been at my parents’ house since Monday. Why? Well, I came for a surprise party fo … more →
My most sincere apologies
searchingforquestions wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been awful at updating this. My excuses are lame, I know, but with three 50 hour weeks i … more →
On Death
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Erin wrote 5 months ago: I don’t deal well with death. I’ve been lucky so far, I’ve barely had to deal wit … more →
My Day in Bullets
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Erin wrote 5 months ago: Today was such a crazy day, and I feel like I should share it with somebody. That somebody is you, … more →
Co-workers
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Erin wrote 6 months ago: I’ve been working at the shelter long enough that I’ve started to really bond with my co … more →
My Bag
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Erin wrote 6 months ago: Remember that bag I wanted? Well, I redeemed my Air Miles in order to get $60 from Roots. They arr … more →
Update gleaned from a letter to Katy
searchingforquestions wrote 6 months ago: I’m too lazy to type this twice, so here’s an excerpt from my most recent letter to Katy … more →
Just a Small Town Girl
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Erin wrote 6 months ago: Growing up, all I wanted to do was get the heck out of my hometown. It’s a city of about 12,0 … more →
Pieces coming together?
searchingforquestions wrote 6 months ago: In the last week I’ve gotten a little good news regarding my job search and move to Kansas Cit … more →
