Author: Reese
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A story about what a pet brings to your life and what they take when they leave. She was the last thing we all loved at the same time. It’s hard to explain exactly what she meant to us but I’ll try. After several years of moving around from rental house to rental, just trying…
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I felt safer on a motorcycle with my husband than I did in many other parts of our life. Sometimes it’s hard to put into words what you give up in a divorce. There are tangible things like homes, towns, people, bank accounts. Then there are intangible things like lifestyles, identities, communities, traditions. But I…
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Did you know that a butterfly can have 70% of its wings damaged and still fly? Even that broken it can flit and fly and soar on the breeze. Now that is my spirit animal — or bug, whatever. I looked at myself in the bathroom vanity and I barely recognized myself. My eyes weren’t blue anymore, but gray.…
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My first memory of having real compassion came early in my life. A time when walking into the Long John Silvers, at age eight, was a thrilling experience. Not because of the smell of fish and french fries frying in vats of grease, or the staff members in their pirate uniforms. Not even because of…
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A reminder that sisterhood, not perfection, is what keeps us laughing. Most of my Uber rides begin the same way — with the comforting scent of someone else’s good intentions. Pine trees, essential oils, or vanilla-scented ambition hanging from the rearview mirror. It’s part of the unspoken contract between driver and passenger: you handle the…
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Guilt has a way of taking over the room. It shows up uninvited, speaks with confidence, and convinces you that you’ve done something wrong — even when you can’t quite name what it is. That’s what makes guilt so powerful. It doesn’t need proof. It just needs your attention. Feeling guilty isn’t always a bad…
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Abuse doesn’t stop when you leave an abuser. No one really talks about that. The idea is that if you just get the courage to leave, you’ll be free. Free to live your life. Free from hurt, anger, hateful words and deeds. Free from the weight of guilt and doubt. But that is a fantasy.…
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A bad day comes and goes. But when one bad week bleeds into another, at some point it starts to feel like your whole life is stuck in “rough.” At first, you keep waiting for things to level out. But after a while, you realize: This isn’t getting better. This is just rough. I’ve always had…
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Reclaiming confidence when your experience doesn’t look impressive on paper. I’ll tell you right now: I don’t look good on paper. I’ve been married three times.Two of my three children don’t speak to me. I worked as a secretary at a legal office for a few years. I worked for my mom for about a…
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🌸 BOSS BABE MORNING ROUTINE 🌸 For the week of Sept. 8,2025 ☕ First things first—coffee (or tea).I’m a coffee lover, so I make my steaming hot cup of liquid joy. The rest of my morning revolves around it. 💧 Hydrate.I keep a bottle of water next to my bed and chug about half of it first…
