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Perhaps there's something to this that our communities and our world ought to embrace as well. Whatever we come back to after the quarantine, it won't be "normal". We have already changed, and probably can't go back even if we want to. That does not have to mean that we aren't ourselves as a society.  What makes you you? https://studdedsidewalks.com/what-makes-you-you/

What makes you you?

What happens when you find that you have become unmoored from your “normal” life? How do you assess and cope with a situation that requires you to abruptly rewrite the framework of what…

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If You Love Someone, You Absolutely Need to Use This Strategy

We’ve all heard the experts tell you to compare your relationship to an emotional bank account. No? Well, I’ve read those articles, and I love the concept…but I’m convinced …

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The Implications of Authenticity and How to Achieve It

You can’t find happiness if you aren’t connected to your true self. The number one question I used to get asked when I was a running a personal branding business was “What makes you dif…

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Learn to Love Your Roots

I am, at heart, a cowgirl. I know, you’ve seen all the pictures of the fashion and the cities, and you’re wondering if you’re in the right blog right now. But, the fact of the mat…

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Adulting is Easier Than You Thought, Because You’ve Been Doing It Wrong

The millennial-verse is vocal about the concept of “adulting”, specifically how hard it is. Don’t get me wrong, all of us struggle to balance jobs, houses, families, and our checking accounts. Show…

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9 Things Yoga Taught Me About Living a Better Life

The reality of all humans is this: it is quite literally impossible to find peace outside of yourself. You may find places or people that help you to fleetingly feel more peaceful; all of us do. Bu…

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The Approach to 35

“Ladies and…ladies, we are now on our final approach to 35. You may feel you know what birthdays are about, but I can assure you, you’ll want to buckle up for this one. Your flight over the last ye…

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The Secrets of the Sartorial Pick-Me-Up

Yes, you can and should improve your life through your sartorial philosophy, even if you aren’t a fashionista. Sar-Tor-What Now?? Sartorial, definitively, literally means “of or relating to c…

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Outfit Tutorial: How to Work A Statement Piece into Your Wardrobe

You know that moment when you first encounter a fabulous statement piece? Something that just screams at you in the store, desperately clamoring to come home with you lest your heart and your close…

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The Key to Happiness is to Be Who You Are

When I was a child, I used to be pretty good at listening to my inner voice. It was my conscience, my compass, and my idea of how to move forward in a world that was overwhelmingly unconcerned…

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You’re Never Too Old to Change

Today, I am 35. It’s a day, much like any other day in recent weeks. Unremarkable in its way, and yet I’ve realized as it approached that this day also has a profound significance. For whatever rea…

You grow around your injuries. You can either harden or soften around them.

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Mediterranean Probiotic Bowl

We do make all of the traditional recipes, but a lot of them are very time-intensive. So, for meals when I don't have the time or patience to spend 5 hours in the kitchen, I also like to have a few go-to quick options that remind me of eating in Egypt.

I go through phases where I crave flavors from certain parts of the world with incredible voracity. Being married to an Egyptian, our house tends to have a Middle Eastern craving more often than other types of cuisine. We do make all of the traditional recipes the way they are intended, but a lot of them are very time-intensive. So, for meals when I don’t have the time or patience to spend 5…

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