Last week, Jenny used a gift card to buy a hanging chair for her room. This has been a years-long dream. She did all the things to make it happen—things with studs and joists and
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On finding what works for you
Amidst not jumping on the January Crazy Train and having a mantra, not a list of resolutions, for 2019, I still had a handful of smaller goals I wanted to accomplish this month. One of
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On having a mantra for 2019
It’s the middle of January and I’m in the waiting place. You know the place? It’s the one where you are floating on a single stepping stone and you can’t confidently plan your next move
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On learning curves
Cue: TV announcer voice. Last week on Running the Slant, I had an Extremely Obvious Epiphany. And then I said, “Crap. I’ve been doing this all wrong.” I’ve been approaching this website as if it
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Let’s just say no to the January Crazy Train
Dear friends, Days ago—aka one single day ago—we were all riding the holiday party train, high on sugar and entertainment binges. And now, somehow, we’ve arrived at January 2nd, the unofficial/official DO EVERYTHING BETTER day.
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Advent Light
A long, long time ago—circa 2002, maybe?—I needed a new winter coat. My mom decided our best bet was to look for one on Black Friday, even though neither of us had ever really braved
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Chutes and Ladders
A few days ago, I had this thought that life is kind of like standing in the middle of a ring of knife throwers at the circus. And I legitimately started writing about that, except
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Villages
Is there a better way to kick things off than with a Martie Watts story? Of course not. My mom spent a few days in the hospital back in September. She’s totally fine now, but
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You can want everything you have!
Mission: Raspberries On a blazing hot day in late July, I decided to go hunting for raspberries at a local orchard. I love all the summer berries, but raspberries are my favorite. I had a