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'18 Holiday Shopping Guide by Espresso Myself
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Holiday shopping, while fun, can be daunting for even the most avid shopper. Thankfully, I’m here to make it a little bit easier.
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Oh Ontario, I Love You
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I have a very unique history with my neighbors to the north. When I was younger, I got it in my head for some unknown reason, that Michiganders and Canadians didn’t get on and it was basically my birth right to hate them for it. I spent years trying to explain to people why I didn’t like Canada or Canadian - trying being the operative word.
Read MoreJust Remember to Always Take Care of Your Body, Friends...
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I have always had a lot of anxiety about my health.
I wouldn’t consider myself a typically anxious person, but as soon as I think I’m coming down with something, my panic level hits the roof.
Read More52 Things That Top My Pet Peeves List
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I have a lot of issues with a lot of things. Pretty much everything irritates to on some level.
As you might have guessed, I’m not much of a people person because of this. Once, at university, I was challenged to make a list of all my pet peeves and read them aloud to a group. I filled a page and then some; people were getting bored listening to them by the end.
Read MoreI Guess I’ll Have to Find a New City to Call America’s Armpit.
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One Friday afternoon, Ethan said to me, “let’s go to Cleveland”. No offense to Clevelanders out there, but without hesitation, my exact response was, “ew, why?”
I’ve heard since I was a little girl from my Ohioan mom that Cleveland was “the armpit of America.” Those are not exactly words that would inspire anyone to want to visit. But, he insisted and being the travel-lover that I am, I wasn’t about to turn down an adventure - even a questionable one.
Read MoreSometimes We Can’t Tell Ourselves, But Someone Else Can. And You Can Quote Me On That.
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I’m a sucker for a good affirmation.
For any given situation in my life, I can find the perfect quote or words of advice from someone wiser than me to compliment how I’m feeling and tell me what I need to hear.
Read MoreFor Once, Having Skeletons Was a Good Thing
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Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. And the decorations are my absolute favorite part.
Date night a few weeks back brought Ethan and I to a small-town in Eastern Michigan which boasts a celebration of skeletons for the month of October, called The Skeletons Are Alive!
Read MoreA Haunting Halloween at The Whitney Mansion
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I love everything about Halloween - the mounds of sugary candy, the extravagant decorations, and the avant-garde costumes! It’s all just extra AF. I can barely contain my excitement for October 31st to roll around. I started decorating our apartment with haunted purple and orange trees and wreaths with lights and ghosts in early September!
Read MoreThanks For Everything, Mackinac, See You Next Year.
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I’m not one for rituals and traditions - never have been. It’s just not how I was raised. But, I’m dating the King of we-do-this-every-year, so, I guess I better get used to them.
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