Getting rid of my dreads this time was difficult. Seriously, honestly, heart-breakingly difficult. This time around, I started my dreads soon after my wedding. In fact, I returned to Turkey from Bulgaria and I stopped[…]
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Category: self-reflection
Planting Seeds and Watering Gardens
Over the past year or so I have slowly developed an obsession with owning a home. I suppose I am at that time in my life. I want stability. I want something that is undeniably[…]
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Into the Dark
I usually get nervous around this time of year. The days are getting shorter more quickly than I would like and I know that soon I will be restricted to a few hours of cold[…]
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Being a Mother Has Changed Me
Being a mother has changed me in a lot of ways. It has also changed the life I am living. I think it is still important to differentiate between those two things. I am not[…]
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To Be Young Again
When I start to feel old, I like to remind myself that I can’t even be elected president yet. I am definitely not old. I am not even to the age of real power yet,[…]
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32? Things.
I honestly have no clue how old I am. I have to do the math every time. I think I turn 32 today. I was trying to get my list of 32 things that happened[…]
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Stuck
I love my life. I love Gabrovo. I love the mountains surrounding it. I love my husband. I love my son. I love that Nikola is running an ethical business and I love that I[…]
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A Day With No Bra
On our third or fourth day in Spain my husband leaned over to me and whispered, “Why don’t any girls where bras here? Are they too hot?” I thought about it for a moment. I[…]
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