Binders Full of Binders

I love highlighters and post-it notes

[meehanknope]

I had the Netflix’s Queer Eye playing on my phone at work for background noise and almost started crying because the guy from the first episode was so sweet and I wanted to hug him 😭

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I have an opportunity to go back to working for a team that I truly loved being a part of. I’ll be able to submit my application tomorrow. Even though I know I’m qualified, it would be such a great thing and great things don’t usually happen for me (I may be a little dramatic) I’m feel very discouraged and for some reason think there is no chance I will actually get it. I am assuming someone better will swoop in and take it instead. I wish I could stop feeling so helpless and blah. I could just really use this. It would improve my life so much and I could actually stay in a job long-term instead of all the constant change.

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I feel like a total failure lately. I want to quit my job because it’s too hard, I’ve been fighting with my husband nearly constantly because I’ve been depressed, I’ve been getting many denial letters after having submitted job applications, and I don’t have enough energy to take out the trash, clean the litter box the required 80 times a day, and pluck my eyebrows.

I’m just so, so, so tired. And stuck.

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I’ve struggled with gaining weight my entire life and have always wanted to fill out a little because I was embarrassed by being “scrawny”. For years I’ve heard that I need to eat a sandwich or “your metabolism won’t last forever. Enjoy it while you can!” and I usually followed it up with a “Fuck you, Brenda” under my breath.

Fast forward to one month ago when I turned 27 years old; I was essentially the same weight I’ve always been. In the last TWO WEEKS I have gained 15 lbs. That’s 13% of my body weight from one month ago 😳 I basically woke up in a second trimester.

WHAT THE FUCK BRENDA?!

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When you begin a job as a public servant nobody warns you how often you’ll be discussing chickens.

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Last year, as a 26-year old woman, I earned an important, well-paying job that made my family and friends really proud of me. Would you be surprised if I told you that a middle-aged white man was so upset that he didn’t get the job that he is threatening a lawsuit?

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GOP: “The Government needs to stay out of our lives and stop trying to control everything. I want to keep my guns, pay little to no taxes, and say Merry Christmas!”

But also, the internet should be locked down, I don’t want you to do that to your body, you can’t marry that person, I’m the one that decides your gender based on my comfort level, etc.

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I think it’s interesting how a travel ban will stop terrorist attacks but stricter gun laws won’t decrease gun violence.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the divided states of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under fear, divisible with liberty and justice for white men.

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I love Mean Girls but I have a whole new perspective now that I'm in my late twenties. I just keep trying to figure out which adminstrative person scheduled the Spring Fling the same night as the Mathlete competition. It's just rude.

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I was acting city clerk for the last two weeks and here are the words I would use to describe myself during that time:

Visibly exhausted

Confused

Overwhelmed

Actual words used to describe me from my boss's boss as well as a council member:

Poised

Professional

Tenacious

[meehanknope]

U.S. demographics: Males - 49% Females - 51% White - 61% Black - 12% Hispanic - 18% Asian - 6% American Indian - 1% U.S. Congress demographics: Males - 80% Females - 20% White - 81% Black - 9% Hispanic - 7% Asian - 2% American Indian - .4% Just saying.

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I was in the car with my ex-boyfriend last night and things have been a little awkward because we have to live together. Then this happens: Him: *looking at me* Me: what? Him: you looked like you were about to say something. Me: oh, no. I just had a piece of lettuce stuck in my teeth and I was trying to get it out. ..... Me: I got it though.

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Nothing like drinking and writing a paper about higher education public policy at 3 am when all of a sudden a giant spider decides to join the party. Nope. Now I'm in bed watching the Simpsons and pretending that spiders are a figment of my imagination.

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People are like “oh, it’s great that Wisconsin isn’t going to give voter info to the Trump administration" and that’s actually not what the Wisconsin commission said. They said they’d do it for $12,000.

I feel like that’s worse.

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Yeah, that's worse. Colorado is releasing the information that is subject to the open records law here..so like half of what was requested. I guess that makes sense but I'm glad I'm registered as unaffiliated.

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Guys, I found this on my phone from December of 2015....2015. I didn't even know what was coming. Uuuuuuugh, no.

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Earlier this week I attended my first "young professionals advisory council" meeting for a nonprofit I'm involved with. I was trying to make a good impression and act professional. Then halfway through the meeting my phone (that I totally forgot to silence) went off with my Law & Order: SVU ringtone. Is that not professional or is it EXTRA professional?