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Brand New "Adult" Barbie!
Not even Barbie can explain how life changes, moves on, and slows down. Introducing Mattel's newest addition to the Barbie franchise!...

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May 9, 20233 min read
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Love That Let's Go
Dealing with Learning, Loving, and Losing I can confidently say that this year has been the worst year of my life and it's not even over...

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Dec 15, 20223 min read
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You Ruined Everything
Sometimes your greatest enemy isn't those who have hurt you, but yourself. Remember when I talked about the stages of Grief? Remember...

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Oct 26, 20224 min read
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Finding Your Peace
5 ways to help find your inner peace. No matter what stage of life you are in, it is always beneficial to have peace. Peace can be in...

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Sep 1, 20224 min read
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One Step at a Time
The steps we take after leaving grief. Picking up the pieces after grief is incredibly exhausting. You are hyper-aware of all the...

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Aug 19, 20223 min read
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This is Where I Leave You
Accepting the finality of relationships and the journey of healing Every relationship has a timeline, whether that be romantic or...

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Jul 27, 20224 min read
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Through the Looking Glass
Social Media and Self-Healing: 5 Content Creators that help through heartbreak In the age of social media, it can be very hard to...

samanthamaksud
Jun 29, 20224 min read
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Stuck In the Middle
Wanting to travel and experience the world, but being stuck in the middle of your life. I have always loved to travel. As a child, I...

samanthamaksud
May 31, 20222 min read
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Cherishing the "Lasts"
Accepting that "last moments"are meant to be unknown. No one tells you when you will experience your "lasts" until it's already said and...

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May 21, 20222 min read
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You, Me, & Caffeine: Week Four
Review of Cocoa and Cinnamon on Chapel Hill Rd Hello Readers! After a short hiatus, I am finally back to reviewing Durham's local coffee...

samanthamaksud
Apr 25, 20223 min read
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You, Me, and Caffeine: Week Three
Review of Ninth Street Bakery This weeks review is of Ninth Street Bakery located in the heart of downtown Durham on, you guessed it,...

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Mar 13, 20223 min read
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You, Me, and Caffeine: Week Two
Review of Cloche Coffee Welcome to the second instalment of the series You, Me, and Caffeine! This week, I went to Cloche Coffee located...

samanthamaksud
Mar 4, 20224 min read
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You, Me, and Caffeine: Week One
Review of Mad Hatter's Cafe and Bake Shop Welcome to the first instalment of the series You, Me, and Caffeine! This week, I went to Mad...

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Feb 27, 20225 min read
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You, Me, and Caffeine
The search for the best Mocha in Durham, North Carolina I have decided to take a break from my usual writing topics and focus on...

samanthamaksud
Feb 19, 20222 min read
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The Interview Games
As we all know, job hunting wouldn't be complete without the stress of the interview process. You can apply to all the jobs you want, but...

samanthamaksud
Feb 18, 20223 min read
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The Art of Job Hunting
Looking for a job is hard. It's tedious, it's frustrating, and most of all it can be downright depressing. In my free time, I like to...

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Jan 25, 20222 min read
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What Makes You Qualified?
I've starting thinking a lot more on what makes a person qualified. Rather what makes a person employable? Is the level of education they...

samanthamaksud
Jan 10, 20222 min read
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New Year, Same Thoughts
I'm feeling a little lost. Probably not something I should be writing about on my first blog post, but I'm trying to start something new...

samanthamaksud
Jan 8, 20222 min read
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