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::Tangent:: Previous post: Highschool Growing up, I wasn’t your typical teenager. My dad was and still is a huge IT nerd. He always gave me the latest and greatest in the world of technology. I remember I was in 8th grade when he gave me my first laptop computer. My world changed once my friend… Read more

Previous post: My childhood It was right around the end of middle school/beginning of high school when I discovered a band named No Doubt. It was a few years after Tragic Kingdom came out, but one day I heard “Don’t Speak” on the radio, and I instantly fell in love. At this time, I also… Read more

Full Disclaimer: This blog is changing, as all things in life change. I’m going back to my roots in this series. This is my story. My childhood was a wonderful one. I grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. I was born to the very definition of a white American working class family; my… Read more

Does this ever happen to you? Just when you feel like things are going your way, and everything is looking up and cheerful, you get a punch to the gut that takes you back to square one.This happened to me. And it keeps happening. I’m stuck in what seems to be a never-ending cycle, one… Read more

What does it mean to be a strong woman these days? Independent woman? Does that mean ditch the boyfriend/fiance/husband and do your own thing? Or just not depend on the significant other as much for things such as your happiness, your sense of worth, and your lifestyle/life goals?For me, I try every day to work… Read more

I’m sure you’ve heard the news. How many black lives have been lost to police? How many lives in general have been lost to police? But this post isn’t about other races, it is about the very real and terrible racism that some people have. And when those some people are also police officers, murder… Read more

Happy July! This month is one of my favorite. It’s the month of not only my birthday, but also one of my very good friend’s birthday (shout out to Joyce). This year I turn 30, and a few months ago my dad offered to throw me a big birthday party at his house. At the… Read more

Now that school’s out and the next ACT test isn’t until September, you may be left wondering what there is to do this summer. Especially if you’re happy with your ACT score and don’t plan to take it again. While it may seem like spending the summer sleeping in and doing a whole bunch of… Read more

In the past, I’ve never been a big make up user. I’ve always used make up now and then but never more than some drug store brands and a little Mary Kay after attending a party and buying too much make up (actually my mom bought it for me). Make up was always fun but… Read more

I want to extend my deepest and most sincere thank you’s to those of you who have reached out to me over the past week. I’m doing better, every day is a little better than the last. I know I will always miss my mom, but I also find comfort that she is no longer… Read more